Bonheur River Kame Provincial Park is an 800-hectare (2,000-acre)[1] provincial nature reserve in Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) 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]
| Bonheur River Kame Provincial Park | |
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 The kame from the northeast | |
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| Location | Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Ignace |
| Coordinates | 49°23′58″N 91°14′1″W / 49.39944°N 91.23361°W |
| Area | 800 ha (2,000 acres) |
| Established | 1985 |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
The park features a distinctive and "spectacular moulin kame"[2] which surges 80 metres (260 ft) 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Natural Areas Report: BONHEUR RIVER KAME PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b "Bonheur River Kame". Ontario Parks, Ministry of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b "Ignace District Land Use Guidelines – General Resource Areas" (PDF). Crown Land Use Policy Atlas, Ministry of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Regional Green Spaces of Northwestern Ontario". Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
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