Coastal Plants - Pukaskwa

Established in 2020, the coastal plants measure is composed of three sub-measures. Rocky Coastal Plants Since 2020, data has been collected on twenty (20) study sites for coastal plants along the shore of Lake Superior in Pukaskwa National Park. Data are obtained from high and low impact areas to determine the frequency of each of the nine (9) abundant species of interest and to report on rare species. The goal is to monitor the success of these plant communities and the health of the coastal ecosystem which faces various threats from climate change, ecosystem change and human impacts. Sparrow's-Egg Lady's-Slipper Twenty-one (21) colonies of Sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper were mapped within Pukaskwa NP in 1979. Colonies are defined as clusters of Sparrow's-egg Lady's-slipper stalks found within one (1) meter of at least one additional stalk of Sparrow’s-egg Lady’s-slipper. Beginning in 1982 until 1990 all vegetative stalks, flowering stalks, and number of seed pods (capsules) persisting from the previous year were counted annually at each known colony. Additional surveys were performed once each year during 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2016, and 2017. As of 2017 surveys have been…

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Parks Canada

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2026-02-02