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Sandy Island is one of the most ecologically significant privately owned islands in Georgian Bay. Atop its bedrock, it contains large amounts of sand left behind by a glacial lake, creating an ecosystem that is unique in eastern Georgian Bay.

Sandy’s unusual geographical characteristics provide habitat for a number of vegetation communities and species with southern affinities. This includes Red Oak – Beech forests virtually unknown elsewhere on Georgian Bay, and an unusual and dense understory of Canada Yew. Sandy Island provides excellent habitat for a number of rare and at-risk plant and animal species. The island has been identified as a provincially significant wetland and has been designated a provincially significant Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI).