Unique Habitats and Species
The Northumberland County Forest is located on the Oak Ridges Moraine and designated as Natural Core Area in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.
The County Forest is a mosaic of:
- Red pine, white pine, European larch, scotch pine, jack pine and white spruce plantations
- Natural, mixed forest stands
- Black Oak Savannah/Woodland – a globally rare ecosystem
- Sand barrens which can be remnants of past agricultural practices, damage from recreation or naturally occurring, rare ecosystems
- Wetlands including a natural beaver pond along a cold-water stream and human-created ponds