Property Info

Donated by Marilyn and Paul Shepherd, the Hangdog Islands Easement consists of two beautiful outer islands in Bayfield Inlet. The islands provide high quality and undisturbed habitat for numerous species at risk, and have been identified as Priority 1 for conservation in the Eastern Georgian Bay Coast Natural Area Plan. The shoreline shelters high quality stretches of Georgian Bay Coastal Acidic Mineral Meadow Marsh containing a large population of Carolina Yellow-eyed Grass, a provincially rare plant identified as an Atlantic Coastal Plain disjunct species and a conservation target within the Great Lakes ecoregion.

The Hangdog Islands are inside a relatively undisturbed Crown land archipelago in outer Bayfield. By donating this easement, Marilyn and Paul have ensured that the high quality island habitat remains unfragmented and available for all local species to inhabit for the years to come.