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Encyclopedia > Pottageville, Ontario

Pottageville is a village located in northeastern King Township, in Ontario, Canada. It is a suburb of Schomberg. A boy named Tommy Sandham a.k.a. Bubba Crosby once saved this village from the orcs, he is now a hero to all the nudists and drug dealers who reside in the town King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Welcome! Hello, Ontario, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. ... Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. ...

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Ecology

Parts of Pottageville, particularly the ecological areas outside the village, are located on the northern face of the sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine. Characteristic of other parts of the moraine, the ecological areas of Pottageville exhibit a range of features. Some of the prominent areas are listed below. The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically sensitive geological landform in south central Ontario, Canada. ...


Pottageville Wetland Complex

The Pottageville Wetland Complex is a provincially-significant 7.8 km² wetland complex composed of 43 individual wetlands.[1] The wetland consists of 93.1% swamp, 6.3% marsh and 0.6% fen. A diversity of soil types is present in this complex, including: humic and mesic (63%); clay and loam (16.7%); sand (15.9%); silt or marl (2.6%); and fibric (1.8%). The site is principally palustrine (93.6% with inflow, 3.6% without inflow), with small areas which are of riverine (2.2%) and isolated (0.6%) nature. The vegetation found within the complex is also varied, though primarily deciduous (62.6%). Other constituent vegetation includes coniferous trees (16.5%), tall shrubs (11.1%) and dead trees (3.5%). A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... A freshwater swamp This article is about the wetland type (a landform). ... Freshwater marsh in Florida In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. ... A fen is a sere, a phase in the natural ecological succession from the open water of a lake to (for example) woodland. ... Quaternary clay in Estonia. ... Loam is soil composed of a relatively even mixture of three mineral particle size groups: sand, silt, and clay. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ... Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ...

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Pottageville Southeast Upland Forest

The Pottageville Southeast Upland Forest, situated north of Happy Valley Forests, is a 0.9 km² forest on the north-facing slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It consists primarily of Maple, Beech and Hemlock trees. A number of creek valleys, containing tributaries of the Holland River, are found within the forest. It is classified as a regionally-significant Life Sciences Area of Natural and Scientific Interest by the Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.[2] Happy Valley is a sparsely populated ecologically-sensitive area located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... The MAPLE (Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experiment) dedicated isotope-production facility is a current project jointly undertaken by AECL and MDS Nordion. ... Species Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech Fagus engleriana - Chinese Beech Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Fagus hayatae - Taiwan Beech Fagus japonica - Japanese Blue Beech Fagus longipetiolata - South Chinese Beech Fagus lucida - Shining Beech Fagus mexicana - Mexican Beech or Haya Fagus orientalis - Oriental Beech Fagus sylvatica - European Beech Beech (Fagus) is a genus... The word Hemlock can refer to a number of things: Several poisonous plants in the Parsley family, Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) are called hemlock: Poison hemlock is a common European plant, Conium maculatum; it contains the alkaloid Coniine. ...


Pottageville Swamp

The Pottageville Swamp is a 6.58 km² provincially-significant Life Sciences Area of Natural and Scientific Interest.[3]


References

  1.   Government of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources - Natural Areas Report: POTTAGEVILLE WETLAND COMPLEX
  2.   Government of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources - Natural Areas Report: POTTAGEVILLE SOUTHEAST UPLAND
  3.   Government of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources - Natural Areas Report: POTTAGEVILLE SWAMP


Communities of King Township         

Ansnorveldt | Elm Pine Trail | Eversley | Glenville | Hammertown | Happy Valley | Heritage Park | Holly Park | Kettleby | King City | King Creek | Kinghorn | Laskay | Linton | Lloydtown | New Scotland | Nobleton | Pottageville | Schomberg | Snowball | Strange | Temperanceville King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Ansnorveldt is a hamlet located at the northeastern edge of King Township, in Ontario, Canada. ... Elm Pine Trail is a hamlet located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Eversley is a hamlet located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Glenville is a hamlet located in northeastern King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Hammertown is a community located in the village of Nobleton, in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Happy Valley is a sparsely populated ecologically-sensitive area located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Heritage Park is a community of King City, in Ontario, Canada. ... Holly Park is a hamlet located northwest of Nobleton in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Kettleby is a village located in northeastern King Township, in Ontario, Canada. ... King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. ... King Creek is a hamlet located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... King Horn is a hamlet community of King City, Ontario, Canada. ... Laskay is a hamlet in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Linton is a hamlet located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Lloydtown is a hamlet located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... New Scotland is a hamlet located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Nobleton is a suburban community in the northwestern part of the Toronto Area that is located south of the Oak Ridges Moraine. ... Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. ... Snowball is a hamlet in the Township of King, in Ontario, Canada. ... Strange is a hamlet of King City located in King Township, Ontario, Canada. ... Temperanceville is a hamlet located at the southeastern edge of King Township, in Ontario, Canada. ...


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