Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, adjacent to Kerrs Mill and Wallace. The wildlife area is protected and managed in accordance with the Wildlife Area Regulations. The wildlife area was established in 1980.
The wilderness area includes approximately of woodland and some oldfields. Birds in the area include northern pintail, mallard, redhead, sora, osprey, and common tern.
Activities such as wildlife viewing, hiking, swimming, picking edible plants and mushrooms, boat launching and landing, motorized boating, non-motorized boating, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing are allowed. Waterfowl hunting and muskrat trapping is also allowed.
Geography Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area comprises approximately in area, with of controlled water level freshwater wetlands constructed by Ducks Unlimited Canada in 1973. The wilderness area includes about of woodlands, and some oldfields.
Birds Eight species of waterfowls breed regularly on the wildlife area, such as green-winged teal, American black duck, northern pintail, and blue-winged teal. Birds that are found on the area, but not annually, include wood duck, mallard, and redhead. The shallow wetlands provide nesting habitat for several regularly breeding marsh birds including the pied-billed grebe, American bittern, sora, American coot, and Wilson's snipe. Other species observed on occasion and presumed to breed irregularly include least bittern, Virginia rail, marsh wren, osprey, and common tern.
Activities The wilderness area has a variety of activities, such as wildlife viewing, hiking, swimming, picking edible plants and mushrooms, boat launching and landing, motorized boating (with less than 10 horsepower), non-motorized boating, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. Waterfowl hunting and muskrat trapping is allowed.
Access Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area can be accessed via Nova Scotia Trunk 6, as well as minor forest roads, such as North Wallace Road and Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area Trail.
See also
List of protected areas of Nova Scotia
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area eBird - Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area