Rock Glen Conservation Area

Rock Glen Conservation Area in Arkona, Ontario, preserves an unusual landscape where natural and human history meet. Set along the Ausable River in a forest transition zone, it is especially important for the Hungry Hollow Formation, a Devonian fossil deposit about 350 million years old that has made the area a notable North American fossil locality. The site also preserves evidence of much earlier human use, from Paleolithic or early First Nations hunters around 10,000 years ago to Archaic peoples by about 6,000 years ago. Later, pioneer mills and a small hydroelectric dam occupied the glen, which today offers trails, lookouts, and environmental education amid diverse forest and wildlife.

Ontario · Canada