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Alexander Hope Smith Nature Reserve

Name: Alexander Hope Smith Nature Reserve
Address: Riverdale Drive, Washago, ON, CA

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Nicole

January 16, 2020

Literally behind u. For trail access turn right off of shady lane and walk towards Coppers Falls Rd. about 200 feet on the left you will see a foot path into the woods marks with yellow or orange ties. Easy to follow once you are on and it leads to the main trail. Trail head is accessed turn left of Riverdale and walk to end of road. You will see trail head sight on your right hand side.

M&P

November 1, 2021

This 223-acre Nature Reserve is intersected by Boyd's Creek just north of the village of Washago and was donated in two sections. In 2007, Ms. Hope Smith donated 113 acres on the south side of Boyd’s Creek to the Couchiching Conservancy. In 2008, Stan Hope Smith donated 113 acres on the north side to Ontario Heritage Trust. This precious protected area is now known as the Alexander Hope Smith Nature Reserve, in memory of their grandfather. The Reserve lies on a bed of exposed Precambrian granite rock. It is part of the Land Between, a band of granite and limestone plains that stretches across the southern Canadian Shield from the Georgian Bay to Kingston. Characteristic of this region are thin soils, rock outcrops, and lowlands of mixed forest and wetland. The Land Between is a hotspot for biodiversity, and this property provides vital habitat for species at risk.