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Environment Definitions / Wilfrid Bog / Map
Areas of Natural and Scientific Importance (ANSI):
ANSIs are areas of land or water with natural landscapes, and environmentally important features providing habitats for wildlife, plants, etc. ANSIs are land science or life science. They may include wet lands such as marshes and swamps which are vital to maintaining the environment of this area, and provide places for endangered species to live and grow.
Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA):
Important wildlife and fisheries habitat and provide sanctuary for rare and unusual plant commodoties. The Durham Environment Network (DEN) has indentified 105 ESAs in Durham. Many other areas qualify for ESA designation but have not yet been nominated.
INFORMATION ON LOCAL AREAS OF NATURAL AND/OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
Located near Wilfrid, on Durham Regional road 12, due West of Cannington. The Wilfrid Bog is the last remaining spruce bog in Ontario south of the Canadian Shield, and a home to many rare plants (mainly orchids). It is also a home to species of rare animals, primarily birds.
The Bog itself was formed as a result of poor drainage in an area surrounded by drumlins that caused the water to pool and create the bog, which has huge amounts of spruce trees growing in it. A portion of the Wilfrid Bog has been excavated for peat by a local firm; Pefferlaw Peat.
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