Damage occurring to the landscape in Black Oak Park from ATV and Dirt Bikes

Ojibway Prairie Complex refers to the group of municipal and provincial parklands that serve to protect remnants of the original tallgrass prairie and oak Savannah ecological complexes once occupying the southwestern corner of present-day Windsor Ontario. The Complex includes Ojibway Park, Black Oak Heritage Park, Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park, Spring Garden Natural Area and the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve. Land found in this area has been given provincial designation as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, indicating that these sites support the best example of a particular type of flora and fauna in Ontario: Tallgrass prairie. The City of Windsor's Black Oak Heritage Park supports one of the finest stands of black oak in Southwestern Ontario and is home to such nesting birds as Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Eastern Bluebird and Cooper's Hawk. Many of the native plants at Black Oak Heritage Park are extremely rare elsewhere in Canada. Ojibway Park is the hub of activity at the Ojibway Prairie Complex. The area supports over 2000 species of insects alone! By 1976, the park's importance was well known and the City officially opened the Ojibway Nature Centre. In 2010, the original Nature Centre was torn down and rebuilt to LEED Gold standards. In 1991, a land purchase from the Windsor Raceway added another 50 acres to Ojibway Park. Most visitors initially visit here before exploring other regions of the Complex. Ojibway Park features ...
Video Rating: 3 / 5

Please visit www.showoffyourwheels.com.au in our events of 2010 section to view thousands of download quality photos, videos and read comprehensive editorials. Make us your homepage today !