Mer Bleue Azur

Mer Bleue Bog is a 33.43 km² protected area in Gloucester, Ontario, an eastern suburb of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Its main feature is a sphagnum bog that is situated in an ancient channel of the Ottawa River and is a remarkable boreal-like ecosystem normally not found this far south. Stunted black spruce, tamarack, bog rosemary, blueberry, an…
Mer Bleue Bog is a 33.43 km² protected area in Gloucester, Ontario, an eastern suburb of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Its main feature is a sphagnum bog that is situated in an ancient channel of the Ottawa River and is a remarkable boreal-like ecosystem normally not found this far south. Stunted black spruce, tamarack, bog rosemary, blueberry, and cottongrass are some of the unusual species that have adapted to the acidic waters of the bog.
  • Location: Eastern Ontario, Canada
  • Established: Ramsar 5 Oct. 1995
  • Nearest city: Ottawa
  • Area: 3,343 ha (12.91 sq mi)
  • Governing body: National Capital Commission
  • Official name: Mer Bleue Conservation Area
  • Designated: 26 September 1995
Data from: en.wikipedia.org