Bonheur River Kame Provincial Park Explained

Bonheur River Kame Provincial Park
Iucn Category:Ia
Location:Ontario, Canada
Nearest City:Ignace
Map:Ontario
Coordinates:49.3994°N -91.2336°W
Area:800ha
Established:1985
Governing Body:Ontario Parks

Bonheur River Kame Provincial Park is an 800ha[1] provincial nature reserve in Ontario, Canada. It is approximately east of the town of Ignace,[2] and north of Burk Township. It became a nature reserve in 1985 via provincial legislation, primarily to protect the kame it contains, which is an important earth science feature.[3]

The park features a distinctive and "spectacular moulin kame"[2] which surges above a peat plain. The undisturbed kame, essentially a cone-shaped hill, lies in forest cover typical of the southern portions of the Boreal Shield ecozone.[4]

As a nature reserve, the only acceptable human activity in the park is the observation of wildlife and birds. Development is banned, as is tourism and even subsistence activities such as fishing and hunting.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Natural Areas Report: BONHEUR RIVER KAME PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2008-02-11. 2006-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20061219003453/http://nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/areas/areas_report.cfm?areaid=3024. dead.
  2. Web site: Bonheur River Kame . Ontario Parks, Ministry of Natural Resources . 2008-02-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080211092503/http://ontarioparks.com/english/bonh.html . 2008-02-11 .
  3. Web site: Ignace District Land Use Guidelines – General Resource Areas. Crown Land Use Policy Atlas, Ministry of Natural Resources. 2008-02-11.
  4. Web site: Regional Green Spaces of Northwestern Ontario. Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University. 2008-02-11.