Join us for a walk through our piece of the Acadian Forest System. This forest system is unique and considered a critically endangered habitat by the World Wildlife Fund. $11.50 per person
According to the Conservation Council of New Brunswick “the Acadian Forest is ancient. It has been developing for over 10,000 years since the retreat of the last glacier in this region. Slowly the Maritime region changed from tundralike conditions that developed as the glaciers receded, to boreal forest as the climate gradually warmed. As temperatures continued to increase, more southern tree species were able to move into the region and establish roots, creating the mixed Acadian forest communities.”
Canadian Forest Services says that undisturbed Acadian Forest may be the rarest forest type in North America. Characteristic species of this system include red spruce (Picea rubens), yellow birch (Betula alleghanienesis), sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea) as well as the coveted eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). This mixture of trees, along with the other species found here, simply aren’t found together anywhere else in the world.
Some resources if you're interested in learning more:
https://www.natureconservancy.ca/.../acadian-forest.html
https://woodlandwoman.ca/acadian-forest/
https://conservationcouncil.ca/
https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=40379
https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=22845
https://www.naturetrust.nb.ca/.../mapleton-acadian-forest...