2010 06 04 Smh Overview V4
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Paul Renaud
Coalition To Protect South March Highlands
[All photos in this presentation were taken in or of the South March Highlands]
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SMH
Shirley’sBay
GatineauPark
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30 Eco-TypesOf Vegetation
10 DistinctHabitats
Visible CanadianShield
Old Growth Trees > 100 Years Old
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Over1 Billion
Years Old
BeachfrontProperty40,000
Years AgoWhen
ChamplainSea
Covered Ottawa
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South MarchHighlands
Shirley’sBrook
Shirley’sBay
KizellDrain
SMHHeadwaterFeeds 50%
of Shirley’s
Bay Wetland
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SMHNatural Eco-Connection
ToShirley’s Bay
Wetlands
Fish of Special Concern(Bridle Shiner)
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SMH = Densest Bio-Diversity In Ottawa[Brunton, 2008]
Unknown Number ofInsect & Bryophyte
Species
Over 679 Species:440 Native Plants
164 Avian75 Mammals, Fish,
Amphibians, Reptiles
All Within anArea of 3 x 4 km
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895 HectaresRated ANSI
440 SpeciesNative Vascular Plants
2 Endangered6 Provincially Rare64 Regionally Rare
50 UncommonNative Vascular Plants
5.08 = Highest Coefficient of
Conservation in Ottawa
Highest Floristic Diversity of Any
Natural Area in Ottawa
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114 HectaresRated ANSI
164 Avian SpeciesObserved
136 Avian SpeciesKnown To Nest in SMH
1 Endangered3 Threatened
5 Special Concern30 Regionally Rare
Avian Species
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Over 26 identified species of Herpetofauna
3 Threatened Species2 Special Concern Insect of Special Concern
(Monarch Butterfly)
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Endangered or
Threatened American Ginseng Butternut Loggerhead Shrike Blanding's Turtle Whip-poor-will Golden Winged Warbler Western Chorus Frog Olive Sided Flycatcher Eastern Musk Turtle
(suspected not observed)
Special
Concern
Bridle Shiner
Short Eared Owl
Black Tern
Common Nighthawk
Snapping Turtle
Eastern Milksnake
Monarch Butterfly
Bald Eagle
Red Headed Woodpecker
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UnprotectedSteady Loss ToDevelopment
Already Lost Since PhotoWas Taken
PiecemealProtection
Gaping holein centre
Urban Clear-CuttingScheduled for July 17
Terry Fox DriveExtension Creates
“Berlin Wall”
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NorthMarch
ConstanceLake
SMH
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CreatesNational Symbol
OfStewardship
StonySwamp
SMH
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StonySwamp
SMHLeitrim
MerBleue
IslandsGatineau
Park
11 Eco-Corridors Linking
7 EcologicalReservoirs
Shirley’sBay
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