CODROY VALLEY
A hot spot for biodiversity
The rich wetlands and estuary of the Codroy Valley, approximately 47 kilometres northwest of Port aux Basques in southwestern Newfoundland, is an important habitat where rare birds and plants thrive.
The Codroy Valley, an important wetland and habitat for birds (Photo by NCC)
This natural area is internationally recognized as an Important Wetland under the Ramsar Convention as well as nationally under Canada’s Important Bird Areas Program . The mixed forest consists of mature coniferous woods and is abundant with yellow birch trees.
Left to right: dark eyed junco, yellow warbler, common tern and American redstart (Photos by Chirathi Wijekulathilake/NCC staff)
The Codroy Valley’s wetlands are a haven for a variety of wildlife and plant life. Over 100 species of birds have been observed here, including olive-sided flycatcher, rusty blackbird and evening grosbeak, which are all species at risk. Rare plant species, such as eastern hay-scented fern and Fernald’s serviceberry, are also known to occur.
Grand Daddy’s Brook flows into the Grand Codroy Estuary (Photo by Jennifer Sullivan/NCC staff)
Together, we can protect this important habitat for plants and wildlife.
For more information on the Codroy Valley and how you can be a part of the conservation story, contact atlantic@natureconservancy.ca .
The Codroy Valley is located in southwestern Newfoundland.
ACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
Percival River, Prince Edward Island
Expand a wildlife corridor near the largest unbroken tract of salt marsh on Prince Edward Island. Conserve ecologically rich wetlands and a black spruce forest where rare lichen, plants and wildlife thrive.
Wolastoq (Saint John) River, New Brunswick
Conserve the shorelines, wetlands and mature floodplain forest of the Wolastoq (Saint John) River Valley. By safeguarding this important watershed, you can help make nature more resilient to climate change in this flood-prone area.
