What is flora and fauna? Flora is plant life, fauna is animal life.
So why is Rock Glen unique to flora and fauna? Rock Glen sits between two zones: the Carolinian Forest and St. Lawrence. There are different types of trees in each one so therefore there are
different types of animals. Since Rock Glen sits between the two, it has trees from both zones, and animals too. So Rock Glen has a
huge variety of biodiversity.
Some of the most interesting examples of flora in Rock Glen are the
Sassafras, PawPaw, and Cucumber Magnolia trees. There are also more than 50 types of wildflowers.
Some examples of fauna would be birds, and to be more specific the scarlet tanager and the grey catbird - and many more. Another
example is the wood duck. And finally the eastern coyote.
Rock Glen is a Conservation area in the
town of Arkona, in the municipality of
Lambton Shores, Ontario. It was started
in 1946 by the Ausable River Conservation
Authority, which was Ontario's first
Conservation Authority. Now it is run by
the ABCA (Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority). Civilization
in Rock Glen dates back 10,000
years. Early First Nations used the hills
to hunt caribou. In the mid 1800s
pioneers settled in the area and built
grist mills within Rock Glen.
Rock Glen has some of the best
Devonian-Era fossils in all of the
North America.
The most common fossils are
brachiopods, horn corals, and
crinoids. Rock Glen even has a
fossil deposit from 350
MILLION years ago!