Pottageville, Ontario

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Pottageville is a village located in northeastern King Township, in Ontario, Canada. It is near Schomberg.

Contents 1 Ecology 1.1 Pottageville Wetland Complex 1.2 Pottageville Southeast Upland Forest 1.3 Pottageville Swamp 2 References

[edit] Ecology

Parts of Pottageville, particularly the ecological areas outside the village, are located on the northern face of the sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine. Characteristic of other parts of the moraine, the ecological areas of Pottageville exhibit a range of features. Some of the prominent areas are listed below.

[edit] Pottageville Wetland Complex

The Pottageville Wetland Complex is a provincially-significant 7.8 km² wetland complex composed of 43 individual wetlands.^[1] The wetland consists of 93.1% swamp, 6.3% marsh and 0.6% fen. A diversity of soil types is present in this complex, including: humic and mesic (63%); clay and loam (16.7%); sand (15.9%); silt or marl (2.6%); and fibric (1.8%). The site is principally palustrine (93.6% with inflow, 3.6% without inflow), with small areas which are of riverine (2.2%) and isolated (0.6%) nature. The vegetation found within the complex is also varied, though primarily deciduous (62.6%). Other constituent vegetation includes coniferous trees (16.5%), tall shrubs (11.1%) and dead trees (3.5%).

[edit] Pottageville Southeast Upland Forest

The Pottageville Southeast Upland Forest, situated north of Happy Valley Forests, is a 0.9 km² forest on the north-facing slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It consists primarily of Maple, Beech and Hemlock trees. A number of creek valleys, containing tributaries of the Holland River, are found within the forest. It is classified as a regionally-significant Life Sciences Area of Natural and Scientific Interest by the Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.^[2]

[edit] Pottageville Swamp

The Pottageville Swamp is a 6.58 km² provincially-significant Life Sciences Area of Natural and Scientific Interest.^[3]

[edit] References

Communities of King Township         Edit this list
Ansnorveldt | Elm Pine Trail | Eversley | Glenville | Hammertown | Happy Valley | Heritage Park | Holly Park | Kettleby | King City | King Creek | Kinghorn | Laskay | Linton | Lloydtown | New Scotland | Nobleton | Pottageville | Schomberg | Snowball | Strange | Temperanceville