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John E. Pearce Provincial Park

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John E. Pearce Provincial Park
Map showing the location of John E. Pearce Provincial Park
Map showing the location of John E. Pearce Provincial Park
Location in Southern Ontario
LocationElgin County, Ontario, Canada
Nearest cityPort Burwell, Ontario
Area0.68[2] ha (1.7 acres)
Established1957
Visitors12,415 (in 2022)[3]
Governing bodyOntario Parks
Websitehttps://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/johnepearce
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John E. Pearce Provincial Park has been a protected area since 1957.[4] It is located in the Carolinian forest zone of southwestern Ontario, covers 67.9 hectares on the north shore of Lake Erie in Elgin County, and is one of two protected areas in the Southwest Elgin Forest Complex subzone.[5]

The land was a farmstead with cultivated fields and a woodlot enclosing a gullied area. The soils are complex associations of lacustrine material ranging in texture from clay to loamy fine sand and overlie fine-textured till which is exposed in gullies.[6] Sugar maple dominates the woodlot which is lent exceptional diversity by the frequent presence of American beech, ironwood, plus species of hickory, ash and walnut and many herbaceous species.[4] Also present are tulip tree and sassafras.[5]

References

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  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for John E. Pearce Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  2. ^ "John E. Pearce Provincial Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  4. ^ a b "John E. Pearce Provincial Park Management Plan" (PDF). Files.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  5. ^ a b "Canadian Important Bird Areas". Ibacanada.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  6. ^ "The Soils of Elgin County (Volume 1 and 2)". Sis.agr.gc.ca. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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