Juniper is an incorporated village of Carleton County, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The local economy is largely forestry-based, with a modern lumber mill and the Irving Tree Nursary employing most of the work force. There is also some hunting and fishing-related tourism, as the village is on the South Branch of the South West Miramichi river, renowned for its salmon and trout fishing.
Juniper is named for the low shrub which allegedly grows in the boggy spruce forest near Juniper Station.
Juniper, (46° 33' North, 67° 13' West; elevation 899 feet) is an unincorporated village with a population of about 450, in Aberdeen Parish, Carleton County,in the province of NewBrunswick, Canada.
Juniper is named for the low shrub which allegedly grows in the boggy spruce forest near Juniper Station.
The nearby Juniper Barrens String Bog, the largest bog in the area, covers 1200 hectares, and is home to the White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera blepharglottis), a uncommon type of Butterfly Orchid, and the sedge (grass) Carex eburnea].
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