"Bruce Alvar Nature Reserve" ~ Ontario CANADA.

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Located in Bruce Alvar Nature Reserve is this informative plaque detailing this protected area.

The Bruce Alvar Nature Reserve is a sensitive environmental area that cannot support any form of off trail activity. You may NOT collect any samples of any kind.

Parking is available in a small lot on Hwy #6 and from there you will find a well marked path. The path uses white blazes to guide you. For the first several hundred meters it is a dirt path, which changes to a boardwalk that leads to the informative plaque.

Image of boardwalk

More information on The Bruce Alvar can be found here.

At the end of the boardwalk you will find the informative plaque for the Reserve. This plaque is also at the coordinates listed for this Waymark.

Image of Viewing Area - Take your picture here!

• Above photo was taken on June 21st 2007 by Hard Oiler

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To successfully Visit this location there are two requirements. You will need to provide a photo of yourself standing on the viewing area, as well as the answers to five questions provided below.

Post your photo here or E-mail it to me (if you're shy) and also mail me the answers to the questions below

The questions you need to answer can all be found on the plaque at the viewing area.

• Question 1: What rock material comprises the bedrock of an "Alvar"?
• Question 2: What bright yellow flower is the "Gem" of this Reserve?
• Question 3: What percentage of North American "Alvars" are found in Ontario?
• Question 4: What temperature can the surface of the "Alvar" exceed during the Summer?
• Question 5: How many vascular plant species can be found at this location?

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November 16 by Atchison (295 found) Great area. TFTC [view this log]

September 18 by JUNGLE J (2777 found) Walked in today on my way down the Bruce. Strange country this, with its own built-in sidewalks. Reminds me of the Muskoka Barrens. Enjoyed my visit, and many thanks. Jungle J [view this log] Jungle J has to take his own pic.

September 13 by discuskrib (306 found) wow! what a small easily overlooked spot! BubbleTea and i drove right past as we were watching for an actual driveway while still trying to look at the coords count down. i'm so glad we turned around and didn't wait for the next time we came this way. it is definately an interesting spot walking on this type of rock. while at the platform i saw an orange flower in bloom a little further past which i cannot ever remember seeing anywhere else before. wish i could have had a camera with me so someone else could have identified it. tftec - thanks for the earth cache. [view this log]

September 10 by Ausiesrock (118 found) What an interesting and educational place! We didn't see much in bloom this late in the season but now that we know where it is we'll visit next spring. Thanks for bringing us here! [view this log]

September 1 by Wallabe (1125 found) Visited the site today and have answered all the questions. Thanks for getting us to this area. [view this log]

Current time: 11/21/2009 1:28:57 PM
Last Updated: 11/16/2009 11:38:12 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum