Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park is situated between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River. Founded in 1893, the park is Canada's oldest provincial park and has grown to 7 653 km2 with expansions. The park is defined as part of the "border" between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario, and is located in the transition area between the coniferous forests of the north and the deciduous forests of the south. This unique blend of forest types and the diversity of environments in the park allows it to support an unusual diversity of plant and animal species, making it an important site for wildlife research. The canoe camping is one of the most popular activities in the park. This wilderness adventure is a canoe trip through the park, allowing tourists to explore the interior of Algonquin Park in an otherwise inaccessible way. The park's colorful wildlife includes 53 species of mammals, 272 species of birds, 31 species of reptiles and amphibians, 54 species of fish, around 7,000 species of insects, more than 1,000 species of plants and over 1,000 species of fungi. Animals that live in the Algonquin include Moose, Black Bears, White-Tailed Deer, Canada Jays, beavers, Red Foxes, Great Grey Owls and Eastern Wolves. In Algonquin Park Old growth sugar maple, hemlock and yellow birch forests are frequent. The researchers estimated the age of the trees in the Algonquin old-growth forest to be 430 years old using ring counting methods and about 610 years old using estimation techniques.