Purdon Conservation Area
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| Purdon Conservation Area | |
|---|---|
 Beginning of the boardwalk | |
  Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Ottawa |
| Coordinates | 44°59′29″N 76°32′43″W / 44.99139°N 76.54528°W |
| Area | 25 hectares (62 acres) |
| Established | 1984 |
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The Purdon Conservation Area in the municipality of Lanark Highlands, Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Located near the community of Lanark, it is operated by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority.
The Purdon Conservation Area supports Canada's largest native colony of showy lady slipper orchids, some 16,000 plants. A smaller grouping of the orchids was discovered in the 1930s by Joe Purdon, after whom the conservation area is named, and who grew it to its larger size.
References
- ^ a b "Mississippi River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ Your Guide to Conservation Areas In Ontario (PDF). Conservation Ontario. 2011. p. 49.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Purdon Conservation Area". Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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