Dr. Louis LaPierre launched a series of public consultations in 1997 that led to the development of New Brunswick Protected Areas Strategy. His recommendations were reviewed last year by a stakeholders' committee, with the objective of minimizing the social and economic impact of the original proposals while maintaining the ecological integrity of the strategy. Bordering Kouchibouguac National Park, this site is primarily bog, bush, and barrens rich with large domed sphagnum moss peat bogs. Stands of stunted black spruce and tamarack are the dominant tree type. Located in Albert County, it captures the steeply sloping Crooked Creek Gorge and its tributaries, Caledonia, Prescott and Wells Brooks.
Forest cover is mainly tolerant hardwood, with some spruce, intolerant hardwood and balsam fir.
The headwaters of the Canoose Flowage are a rich waterfowl breeding and nesting area. Located near Fredericton, this site captures a broad area extending along the Saint John River from Lower Jemseg along the Grand Lake Meadows to Upper Maugerville. It includes the largest wetland in the Province. Located in central New Brunswick, the forest cover consists of tolerant hardwoods, balsam fir, intolerant hardwood and spruce. Within the boundaries, the site contains high ridges and lookoff points, lakes, waterfalls, and islands underlain by granite bedrock.