Purdon Conservation Area

Purdon Conservation Area in Lanark Highlands, eastern Ontario, near Lanark, protects Canada’s largest native colony of showy lady slipper orchids, numbering about 16,000 plants. Operated by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, the site grew from a smaller grouping discovered in the 1930s by Joe Purdon, who helped expand it into the much larger colony present today. Open to the public each year from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving, it is significant for preserving an unusually large native orchid population and providing a seasonal natural attraction in eastern Ontario.

Ontario · Canada