Great Lakes & St Lawrence Lowlands
Brockville, Ontario Quebec, QC, Canada

Sports/Recreational Activities Available: Fishing, whether people are sport fishing or fishing for a living; They contribute in keeping the populations of fish low. Boating, Cottaging, other water sports & recreation are quite common in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence lowlands due to high concentration of the large lakes. Sporting and recreational activities include Swimming, Hockey, Lacrosse, Badminton, Soccer, Football, Golf and Baseball. These are popular activities in the region because they have plenty of water & the weather is warm enough to play these outdoor sports.

National Parks: Point Pelee National Park, located in southeastern Ontario, is one of Canada’s smallest National Parks. Bruce Peninsula National Park is not only known from its limestone cliffs but also by its rare Orchids & Bruce Tree trails. Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada’s first marine park, is known for its oceans containing 20 shipwrecks, making the area popular for scuba divers. The region’s National Park Reserve, Mingan Archipelago, is known for its rock pillars and limestone islands at the Gulf of St. Lawrence & as a feeding ground for whales, seals and other marine life.

Weather and Climate factors throughout the year: The Great Lakes causes hot humid weather during the summer by creating precipitation in the air. The Lowlands is the closest region in Canada to the equator making the weather mild. There can be 100 cm of rain each year because of the humidity in summer. Winter in this region can be very unpredictable. Winters can turn out to be cold but with sticky snow because of humidity caused from the Great lakes. There can be up to 80 cm of snow each winter and temperatures can drop to -30C. The unpredictable weather is caused by it's landforms and ocean.

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands is a Habitat Eco-zone, because the Eco-region is marked by warm summers and cold snowy winters. Moist summers are more west of Montreal. The annual temperature is approximately 5C. The summer temperature is 16.5C and winter temperature is -7C. The annual precipitation ranges 800-1000 mm. Mixed-wood forests of Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, Eastern hemlock, and Eastern White Pine from the most stable vegetation in the region. Wildlife includes Deer, Black Bear, Moose, Wolf, Hare, Chipmunk, & other small Mammals, Waterfowl, and Birds. Most of the region is cultivated farmland (60%) with Corn being the only crop grown. Dairy and mixed farming systems are quite powerful. The population of the Eco-region is approximately 5 910 000.

Soil type & Vegetation:The soil they use in this region is fertile soil. Fertile soil is able to supply essential nutrients and water in adequate amounts and proportions for plant growth and reproduction. The more fertile the soil is, the more it can speed up plant growth. Infertile Soil, lack of nutrients limits the amount of growth the soil can support, usually grows coniferous trees. Soil Depth, trees such as oak and birch needs a large depth of soil because of it's deep roots and need for nutrients.