12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Tennycape River Nature Reserve

County

Hants

Size

343 ha

Classification

Nature Reserve

Status

New

Conditions Apply?

No

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Overview

Two mixed forest patches with karst features

Ecological Values

Sinkholes

Some stands of old tolerant hardwood and red spruce

Much of the forest is mature although there are small areas of recent harvest

Adjacent to important bat hibernaculum

Outdoor Receration Values

Forestry Values

Mature softwood and mixedwood

Small plantation and a few clearcuts along boundary

Other Resource Values

High mineral potential

High petroleum potential

Low wind potential

Conditions

Exclusions and Vehicle Access

Additional Comments

The area overlaps with a regional agreement for petroleum exploration