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Grand Lake Protected Area |
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Location: east of Fredericton Size: 11,600 ha
Description: This protected area
contains the largest wetland meadow in the province and parts of the floodplain
of the St. John River. The virtually undisturbed Bull Pasture Bog, a large
raised bog which is home to several rare orchids and rare Notes:
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butterflies, is in the
protected area. Also included are the Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area,
and an unusual forest community of mixed northern and southern tree species,
including Yellow Birch, Red Oak , Bur Oak and Basswood. The area may support one
of the largest populations of Yellow Rails in North America (difficult to
estimate number of breeding pairs due to their secretive nature) and is heavily
used by inland waterfowl during spring migration. It is an important area for
aquatic furbearers, breeding ducks, great blue heron, and osprey.