Wildlife and Habitat

This conservation land is comprised of lush forested wetlands and mixedwoods forest. A large portion of this property is vegetated wetland and peatland, which is some of the most valuable habitat for holding carbon.

Vegetation communities include a wet coniferous fen, mixedwoods forest, mixedwood swamp, and shrubby fen.

Sundew is home to many wildlife species, including lynx, moose, Boreal chickadees, elk, loons, Pileated woodpeckers, and many more. This is also great habitat for bears and other predator species.

Photos: EALT

Do you plan on trying to identify plants and animals while exploring? Consider helping EALT with some Citizen Science. There are lots of easy ways to share your findings with our conservation team and your input is greatly valued!

Importance

Sundew Conservation Land is located near other protected areas, and is prime habitat for threatened amphibian species such as the Canada toad and the Boreal toad. In addition, the rich peatlands that this ecosystem supports are excellent at storing carbon. By protecting it, the ecological integrity of this unique habitat is maintained, thus allowing it to continue storing carbon: an increasingly important role as the climate changes.

Sundew is the second conservation land EALT has had the privilege of purchasing, thanks to a grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada to secure carbon-rich land to mitigate climate change.

Stewardship Highlights and Recent News

Land Coordinates (via Google Maps). Parking is only available on the roadside, so please pull your vehicle over as far as you can to allow traffic to pass.