Carden Alvar Provincial Park

Carden Alvar Provincial Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Carden Alvar Provincial Park
Location City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Nearest city Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 44°37′51″N 79°03′17″W / 44.6308°N 79.0548°W / 44.6308; -79.0548Coordinates: 44°37′51″N 79°03′17″W / 44.6308°N 79.0548°W / 44.6308; -79.0548[1]
Area 1,917 ha (19.17 km2)[2]
Established 2014[2]
Governing body Ontario Parks


Carden Alvar Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a non-operating, natural environment park and was established in 2014.[3] Natural environment parks protect outstanding landscapes, ecosystems and other elements of the province’s wilderness to provide high quality recreational and educational experiences for visitors.

Important Bird Area

The park lies at the heart of the Carden Alvar Important Bird Area (IBA) and contains breeding habitat for the eastern subspecies of the Loggerhead Shrike, a species listed as endangered both provincially and federally. The Loggerhead Shrike has only three breeding sites in Ontario, and approximately half of the breeding pairs in the province are often found in the Carden Alvar. Over 230 bird species have been recorded in the area, including Bobolink, Short-eared Owl, Least Bittern, Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow Rail, Eastern Meadowlark, and Grasshopper Sparrow.[4] The broader Carden Plain received the IBA designation in 1998 from Bird Studies Canada and the Canadian Nature Federation. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carden Alvar Maps". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Carden Alvar Introduction". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Bell, Roberta (3 September 2014). "Carden Alvar now a provincial park". Orillia Packet Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Bichel, Amanda. "Carden Alvar Provincial Park and Important Bird & Biodiversity Area". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Smith, Andrea. "Endangered ecosystem: Alvars". Ontario Nature. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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