12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Coffin Island Nature Reserve

County

Queens

Size

50 ha

Classification

Nature Reserve

Status

New

Conditions Apply?

No

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Overview

Offshore island in Liverpool Bay

Ecological Values

Large beaches

Small salt marsh

Protected cove

Winter habitat for national species of special concern and provincially endangered harlequin duck

Outdoor Recreation Values

Boat moorings; trail to access lighthouse on south end of island

Duck hunting

Forestry Values

Low importance for forestry

Other Resource Values

Low mineral potential

Low petroleum potential

Medium wind potential

Conditions

Exclusions and Vehicle Access

Additional Comments