Concession 6, Part Lots 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

Concession 5, Part Lots 6 and 7

Geographic Township of Keppel, now Township of Georgian Bluffs

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Plan 857, Lot 37

Geographic Village of Shallow Lake, Township of Georgian Bluffs

Total of ~505 acres

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          The Sydenham Conservation Foundation in cooperation with environmentally concerned individuals, not-for profit organizations and government agencies acquired these provincially significant wetlands in October 2005. The area was mined for marl, used in the production of Portland cement from 1884 to 1913. The extraction of the marl from the seasonally wet area resulted in the formation of a man-made inland lake subject to summer draining due to sinkholes (karst landforms).

 

          The Foundation intents to, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada and other organizations, redevelop this area for waterfowl and fisheries habitat with input from the community. This property will be managed in consultation with a committee comprised of community, other not-for-profit organizations and government agencies representatives.