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Wildlife Area Attractions In Springwater

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Springwater is a township in central Ontario, Canada, in Simcoe County near Barrie. It is the County seat of Simcoe.
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Wildlife Area Attractions In Springwater

  • 1. Minesing Wetlands Conservation Area Minesing
    Minesing Wetlands, previously known as Minesing Swamp, is a Ramsar boreal wetland in central Ontario, Canada stretching from the western periphery of Barrie to Georgian Bay. It was identified and classified through the International Biological Program. It is the largest and best example of fen bog in southern Ontario, one of the most diverse undisturbed wetland tracts in Canada and is a provincially significant Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. The term minesing is of Ojibwe origin and means island, referring to an island located within Lake Edenvale, which encompassed the present-day wetlands and surrounding areas.The swamp’s hydrology provides for an interconnected network of swamps, fens, bogs and marshes. It acts as a reservoir that absorbs floodwater during spring thaw, from ...
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  • 2. Tiny Marsh Elmvale
    The Tiny Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area, located in Simcoe County, Central Ontario, Canada, is Ontario’s first provincially owned and managed wetland and is one of approximately 1200 Important Bird Areas recognized in Canada. The marsh is situated near Elmvale, approximately three kilometres inland from Nottawasaga Bay. Open to visitors year-round, the area consists of 8.5 square kilometres of marshes, open water, bog, and upland forest. There are 25 kilometres of trails taking visitors to dikes, two observation towers, a marsh viewing mound, and a boardwalk. There is a nature centre, featuring displays of the marsh and its flora and fauna. Around 250 species of birds have been observed at the marsh, including the provincially threatened least bitterns and black terns. Ospreys nest at th...
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