Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve Explained

Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve
Iucn Category:Ia
Area Km2:6.13
Established:1999

Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve which is the largest island of Whitemouth Lake in Manitoba.[1] It was established in 1999 under the Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act.[2] [3] It is 6.13km2 in size. The island is the most western example of a largely undisturbed deciduous forest of the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes region in Canada.[1] It contains eight examples of eastern deciduous plants that are considered rare in Manitoba such as Dutchman's Breeches, green adder's mouth, blue cohosh, New Jersey tea, and enchanter's nightshade.[1]

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49.2616°N -95.698°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve, Backgrounder . Government of Manitoba . 26 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Whitemouth Island Ecological Reserve . Protected Planet . IUCN . 26 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Ecological Reserves . www.gov.mb.ca . Government of Manitoba . 26 December 2019 . en . 7 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191207223642/https://www.gov.mb.ca/sd/environment_and_biodiversity/ecological-reserves/index.html . dead .