Acres: 30
Status: Not Open to the Public
Protected: November 8, 2019
Donors: Norman and Irene Whitney
Landscape: Black River Wildlands
The Whitney Wetland is a 30 acre parcel that creates an important connection to the protected McIssac Wetland which was protected in 1998.
Landscape & Species
- part of Mud Lake provincially significant wetland
- this wetland area acts like a giant sponge, gradually releasing snowmelt and rainwater to St. John’s Creek
- mixed forest cover with white cedar, eastern hemlock, white birch, red maple and poplar species
- provides habitat for many birds, frogs, salamanders and toads
- regular sightings of black bears
- good populations of wetland wildflowers