Jacquet River Gorge Nature Reserve

Jacquet River Gorge Nature Reserve IUCN Category II - National Park
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location	New Brunswick ( Canada )
surface	260.74 km²
WDPA ID	555515634
Geographical location	47 ° 46 '  N , 66 ° 1'  W Coordinates: 47 ° 46 '13 "  N , 66 ° 0' 32"  W.
Sea level	from 30 m to 375 m
Setup date	2003
administration	Department of Energy and Resource Development, New Brunswick

The nature reserve Jacquet River Gorge ( English Jacquet River Gorge Protected Natural Area , French Zone naturelle protégée de la Gorge-de-la-Rivière-Jacquet ) is a protected area in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The reserve, 25 km northwest of Bathurst , was designated in 2003. The 260.74 km² nature reserve extends over Kronland in Counties Restigouche and Gloucester .

description

The nature reserve extends over a representative landscape of the Northern Uplands Ecoregion . In the north it borders on the municipality ( Village ) Belledune . The Jacquet River , which cuts deep into the hilly plateau, runs along the northwestern border. Antinouri Lake is located in the nature reserve . The heavily forested area comprises 959.2 ha of coniferous forest, 1197.3 ha of mixed forest and 242.2 ha of deciduous forest. As a Category II protected area, it is open to the public.

Wildlife

The following threatened animal species occur in the nature reserve:

• Spruce bully ( Contopus cooperi )
• Canada warbler ( Cardellina canadensis )
• Chimney Swift ( Chaetura pelagica )
• Falcon Nightjar ( Chordeiles minor )
• European red-throated warbler ( Sialia sialis )
• Little brown bat ( Myotis lucifugus )

Animal species rare in the province that can be found in the nature reserve:

• Canadian lynx ( Lynx canadensis )
• Northern moor lemming ( Synaptomys borealis )
• Yellow-nosed vole ( Microtus chrotorrhinus )
• Southern moor lemming ( Synaptomys cooperi )

Flora

The following rare plant species also occur in the nature reserve:

in Belledune Pond :

• Potamogeton confervoides , a pondweed
• Yellow pond rose ( Nuphar lutea spp. Pumila )
• Dwarf hedgehog cob ( Sparganium natans )

in the Jacquet River:

• Osmorhiza depauperata , an umbelliferae

in Antinouri Lake :

• Elatine minima , a barrel plant

in other wetlands:

• Potamogeton richardsonii , a pondweed
• Epilobium hornemannii , a fireweed

The heather Pterospora andromedea and the green tongue ( Coeloglossum viride ), a species of orchid , also occur in the nature reserve .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official Record for Jacquet River Gorge. In: Protected Planet. Retrieved September 30, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Jacquet River Gorge Protected Natural Area, Strategic Plan 2017–2027, Draft, Version 12 (PDF, 890 KB) New Brunswick, Department of Energy and Resource Development. February 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2018.