The Conroy Marsh is a provincially significant wetland in Renfrew County, Ontario. Covering an area of 2,400 hectares, it was designated as a conservation reserve in 2003. It is also known as Conroy's Marsh or Conroys Marsh.[1]
Located at the junction of the Madawaska, York and Little Mississippi Rivers south of the village of Combermere,[2] it was named after Robert Conroy, an Ottawa Valley lumber baron who held timber harvesting rights in the area.[3] The wetland includes sections of marsh, fen and swamp. Plants found here include wild rice and wild cranberries. Animals include bald eagles, ospreys, river otters and various ducks including ring-necked ducks.[2]
Part of the wetland has been designated as a Crown Game Preserve.[4]
Conroy Marsh was also the subject of a painting by Group of Seven member A. J. Casson.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Conroy's Marsh Conservation Reserve". Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006. Province of Ontario. 2006.
- ^ a b "The Ottawa Valley in autumn". Ontario Nature. Fall 2011.
- ^ "Conroy Marsh". Marshlands of Ontario.
- ^ Ontario Regulations. 1965. pp. 56–57. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ Casson, AJ. "Storm clouds, conroy marsh". artnet.
External links
edit- "Conroys Marsh". The Ottawa Valley Naturalist's Guide.
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