Property Info

Donated by Jill Hodgins Ukrainec and Terry Ukrainec, the 30.5 acre Roberts Island Reserve is a generous-sized and diverse property that features a large Provincially Significant Wetland along its south shore. Like its huge Georgian Bay Islands National Park neighbour across the bay, Beausoleil Island, Roberts is on the transition or “contact” zone between northern Shield and southern Moraine. Its forest communities show its more southern affinities, with species mix and dominance changing as the soil deepens moving inland from the coast. There are abundant White Oak for instance, and big Red cedars (actually an upright juniper). Half of the land area is deciduous forest, with the bulk of the balance mixed forest and rock barren.

Four reptile species at risk were identified during the Roberts Island Baseline Study and subsequent surveys, conducted again by our Summer Conservation Interns. The Ukrainecs have spotted a further three snake species at risk on their property. During the Baseline Study we startled a small herd of White-tailed deer who scattered into the forest, and a Bald Eagle was spotted during a survey visit by the Interns. The Roberts Island Reserve property is of a size and location such that it links coastal migration routes, and allows for seasonal wildlife movement.

The Land Trust would like to thank and commend the Ukrainec family for contributing to the protection of Georgian Bay through their kind Conservation Easement donation.