Purdon Conservation Area
The Purdon Conservation Area in the municipality of Lanark Highlands, Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] Located near the community of Lanark, it is operated by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority.[2]
| Purdon Conservation Area | |
|---|---|
 Beginning of the boardwalk | |
  Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Ottawa |
| Coordinates | 44°59′29″N 76°32′43″W[1] |
| Area | 25 hectares (62 acres) |
| Established | 1984 |
| mvc | |
The Purdon Conservation Area supports Canada's largest native colony of showy lady slipper orchids, some 16,000 plants. A smaller grouping of the orchids was discovered in the 1930s by Joe Purdon, after whom the conservation area is named, and who grew it to its larger size.[3]
References
- "Mississippi River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- Your Guide to Conservation Areas In Ontario (PDF). Conservation Ontario. 2011. p. 49.
- "Purdon Conservation Area". Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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