12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Dochertys Brook Nature Reserve

County

Cumberland

Size

12 ha

Classification

Nature Reserve

Status

New

Conditions Apply?

No

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Overview

Softwood forest with eastern white cedar along Docherty’s Brook

Ecological Values

Provincially vulnerable eastern white cedar

Wetland complex along brook

Outdoor Recreation Values

Brook Fishing

Forest Values

Includes small amount of mature softwood

Contains 2-3 ha of plantation

Other Resource Values

High mineral potential

High petroleum potential

The area overlaps with a regional agreement for petroleum exploration

Low wind potential

Conditions

Exclusions and Vehicular Access

Additional Comments

Electrical infrastructure requirements to be addressed in consultation with NSPI.