12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Hectanooga Cedar Swamp Nature Reserve

County

Digby

Size

124 ha

Classification

Nature Reserve

Status

New

Conditions Apply?

No

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Overview

Area of mature forest buffering a rare cedar swamp

Ecological Values

Helps to buffer a unique eastern white cedar swamp with globally rare lichens and several species of rare plants

Hectanooga cedar swamp is an International Biological Program site

Provincially vulnerable eastern white cedar grows in swamp

Outdoor Recreation Values

Forestry Values

Young to mature hardwood with some softwood

Other Resource Values

Unclassified mineral potential

Unclassified petroleum potential

Unclassified wind potential

Conditions

Exclusions and Vehicle Access

Additional Comments

Electrical infrastructure requirements to be addressed in consultation with NSPI