Libau Bog Ecological Reserve

Protected area in Manitoba, Canada

Libau Bog Ecological Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)^[1]
Area	180 ha (440 acres)
Established	1989

Libau Bog Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located in the Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area, Manitoba, Canada.^[2] It was established in 1989 under the Manitoba Ecological Reserves Act.^[1]^[3] It is 1.8 square kilometres (0.69 sq mi) in size.^[1]

Flora

According to the Government of Manitoba's informational PDF about the site,

The Libau Bog Ecological Reserve consists of black spruce-tamarack bog and floating sedge bog. This floating sedge bog is classified as a quaking bog; formed when a mat of vegetation grows over a shallow pond. At least 11 species of orchid, including the rare dragon’s mouth orchid, grass-pink, ram’s head lady’s-slipper and adder’s mouth orchid can be found here. Other shrubby species found on the site include: red osier dogwood, Labrador tea, shrubby cinquefoil, round leaved orchid and round-leafed bog orchid.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Libau Bog Ecological Reserve". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Libau Bog Ecological Reserve, Backgrounder" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "Ecological Reserves". www.gov.mb.ca. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 21 July 2022.