COLD CREEK CONSERVATION AREA

'Cold Creek Conservation Area', usually 'Cold Creek', is an ecologically diverse protected Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in south-central Ontario, Canada. It was opened on June 20 1962 by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.^[1] The 81.7 ha area is located on the western end of King Township, overlapping the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources classifies the area as a provincially-significant ''Area of Natural and Scientific Interest'' (Life Science) for its "''provincially or regionally significant representative ecological features''".^[2][3]The area was also a site classified for the International Biological Program.^[4] The Life Science area, known as ''Cold Creek Swamp'',^[5] is composed of a swampforest.
Cold Creek has hiking trails that cover the Oak Ridges Moraine and a boreal peat bog, among others. At least 110 species of birds have been observed at Cold Creek.^[6]. Nest boxes are distributed throughtout the conservation area to house birds and bats.

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See also

★ Ecology of the Oak Ridges Moraine

References

1. About TRCA
2. Natural Areas Report: COLD CREEK CONSERVATION AREA (ANSI)
3. Ontario Natural Area Types
4. Natural Areas Report: COLD CREEK CONSERVATION AREA (IBP)
5. Natural Areas Report: COLD CREEK SWAMP (Life Science)
6. Birds at Cold Creek Milsom, David and Barry Wallace

External links

★ Cold Creek Conservation Area website