If you look closely at muddy patches between rocks beside the lakes in Long Lake Provincial Park, you may spot sundew plants. These are very small ...
Pink Lady’s Slipper Orchid
Pink lady's slipper orchids are a delight to see. They generally flower in early June in Nova Scotia. Their scientific name is Cypripedium acaule. ...
2024 Winter Carnival
LLPPA hosted a winter carnival at Long Lake Park on Saturday March 2, 2024, we had the opportunity to meet many park users and some people who were ...
English Oak tree at Long Lake
Mixed forest The forest in Long Lake Provincial Park is described as a "mixed forest", meaning that the forest has a wide range of species of ...
The ducks of Duck Cove
Visitors to Long Lake are frequently welcomed by ducks. The easiest place to see the ducks and visit with them is at Duck Cove near Old Sambro Road ...
Fall is for Fungi
Fall is approaching and this is the time of year when an abundance of fungi can be observed in the forest at Long Lake Park. Fungi are present all ...
Snowshoe hares at Long Lake
Snowshoe Hare, Varying Hare, Rabbit Biologists have a name for all the world's rabbit-like animals: lagomorph. There are three types of lagomorph ...
Poison Ivy beside the trail at Long Lake
There are patches of poison ivy beside the Lakeview Trail in Long Lake Provincial Park. If you are unfamiliar with poison ivy, the presence of this ...
Snapping turtles at Long Lake
Snapping turtles have made nests at the edges of the trails in Long Lake Provincial Park in recent years. This is a good sign that there is a healthy ...
Watersheds
Long Lake and Chain Lakes Much of Long Lake Provincial Park lies in the watershed of McIntosh Run. "The Run" as it is sometimes called flows south ...
