Hamilton Marsh is the largest body of water in the French Creek Watershed on which thousands depend.
“LITTLE HAMILTON MARSH”
It’s the largest body of water in the French Creek Watershed
The wetland is 36 hectares in size within 360 hectares of forest. “Little Hamilton Marsh” sits kitty corner, as the crow flies, to the former “Big Hamilton Marsh” where Pheasant Glen Golf Resort now sits. It’s a remnant of a sizeable ecosystem. There are many vernal pools that surround it.
Vernal pools are a type of wetland equally valuable to the larger one, and deeply sensitive to disturbance. They may also be called seasonal pools, temporary pools, autumnal wetlands, or ephemeral wetlands. Vernal Pool Facultative Species are species that use seasonal pools for some part of their lifecycle.
FRENCH CREEK WATERSHED STUDY 2002
French Creek is considered to be a sensitive stream under the Fisheries Protection Act, and the watershed is a designated community watershed.