This geocache is a winter friendly micro container located in the Trenton Greenbelt Conservation Area. In keeping with Lower Trent Conservation guidelines, the geocache is located close to the trail so no need to venture far off of it. It should be a fairly easy find and is meant to take you for a nice walk along the trail. Enjoy. :)
The oak savannah that this geocache is located in is a provincially significant habitat. A savannah is a transitional area between prairie and forest characterized by widely spaced trees interspersed with sun loving grasses, shrubs and wildflowers. The Quinte area is host to numerous remnant oak savannah habitats. A portion (6 acres) of the Trenton Greenbelt Conservation Area, near the heart of the city of Trenton is just one of these sites.
In southern Ontario, tall grass vegetation communities, including both prairie and savannah, once covered approximately 1,000 square kilometres – less than 1 percent remains today! Most tall grass communities have been lost over the past 200 years due to human use of the land for agriculture and urbanization.
Prescribed burns are often used to restore unique habitats such as savannahs and prairies. Burns are strictly controlled fires intentionally set by professionals to clear brush and scrub allowing sunlight to reach dormant seeds of native grassland species. Fire extends the length of the growing season for native plants and shortens the length for non native species. Lower Trent Conservation manages this process in the Trenton Greenbelt.
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