Long Island Woodland, near Saint John,
New Brunswick, Canada

Description of the woods:

Parcels 30195598, 00163642, 00088286 and 30229389 make up a steeply undulating woodland of approximately 259 acres (105 hectares) on Long Island in the Kennebecasis River near Saint John, New Brunswick. Long Island is the largest island in the Saint John drainage basin; it is 7 km in length and 2 km in width at its widest point.

Bounded by a cliff feature rising 200 feet from the River, the woodland comprises distinct stands of mature forest, regenerating farm fields and treed boggy areas. A trail takes visitors from the main footpath running down the island into Red Spruce/Balsam Fir stands and areas of mature Eastern Hemlock. Open areas have dense groundcover of Hay-scented Fern. Approaching the cliff face, the woodland has a series of parallel, deeply-incised ravines, one of which has a small waterfall and stream. Intermixed with the predominant Red Spruce are populations of Eastern White Cedar, Balsam Fir thickets and Striped Maple (also known as Moose Maple, because it is a favoured food of moose). Rare Arctic disjunct flora such as Livelong Saxifrage and Alpine Woodsia are known at only a few locations in the province, but these, along with nesting Peregrine Falcons (a threatened species) find respite on the cliff face. Moose, deer and coyote make their homes on the Long Island woodland, and over one-hundred species of birds have been observed. On the side of the Island away from the cliff, mature Eastern White Cedar stands slope down to a sandy beach.

Access is by boat, either from Rothesay or by launching your own boat at the Rothesay boat launch, entering the Island and its pathway at the northernmost beach.

This woodland is under the protection of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick

For further information about this woodland please see more details about this nature preserve, and Long Island Conservation Project.

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To locate your woodland:

Click here to see the whole 259 acres of Long Island Woodland on a map. This map can be zoomed in to show an aerial photo and zoomed out to show a map of how to get there.

Provincial Parcel Numbers: 30195598, 00163642, 00088286 and 30229389.

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