About the Preserve
This LSWC Preserve lies at the Carp River headwaters in Prince Township’s Precambrian Shield country. An enjoyable 2-km section of the Voyageur Trail loops through the Preserve’s rolling hardwood forest uplands, across beaver dams, past wetlands and rocky outcroppings.
Amenities
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A future section of the Voyageur Trail is being planned for the Preserve
Trail Highlights
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Beaver dam
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Wetland
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Streams
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Rock outcroppings
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Rolling topography through mixed hardwood forest
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Erratic boulders deposited by the last glaciers
Habitat
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Upland Hardwood
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Beaver Meadows
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Watershed Streams
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The property is within the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest region
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Top of Carp River watershed flowing to the St. Marys River
Species in the Area
Trees:
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Sugar and red maple
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Red oak
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Trembling and large-toothed aspen
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Ironwood
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Yellow and white birch
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White pine
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White spruce
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White cedar
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Tamarack
Ground Cover:
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White and red trillium
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Dutchman’s breeches
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Trout lily
Other Flora:
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Ferns
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Mushrooms
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Ground hemlock
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Sassafras
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Indian pipe
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False Solomon’s-Seal
Animals:
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Moose
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Black bear
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Red fox
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White-tailed deer
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Raccoon
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Coyote
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Red squirrel
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Chipmunk
Birds:
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Winter wrens
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Red-eyed vireos
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Chickadees
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Warblers
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Thrushes
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Raptors
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Hawks
Recommended Activities
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Hiking
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Birdwatching
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Nature Study
Other Information
Where suitable footwear for rough ground, and be prepared for insects particularly in June and July.
Currently there is hiking nearby on the Voyageur Trail access from Marshall Drive, Prince Township. The trail leads west toward the Gros Cap bluffs, or east through the Sault Ste Marie Region Conservation Authority property.
Voyageur Trail crew clearing the trail.
A beaver meadow on the preserve.
Sault College students assisting with trail route planning.
