Artistic Endeavour

• The Limestone Barrens Project exhibition open to public September 17 with free admission

Burnt Cape - General

• Burnt Cape From: The Encyclopedia of Earth.
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve Provincial Government webpage
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve Wikipedia page.
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve. A review page from Trip Advisor.
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve Brochure [PDF File]
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve Weather Report From the Weather Network
• Guide to our Wilderness and Ecological Reserves, [A] [PDF File] See the Burnt Cape entry on page 10.

Burnt Cape - Photos and Videos

• [Burnt Cape] Flickr photos by "Steven David Johnson".
• [Burnt Cape] Flickr photos by "R. and S. Illingworth".
• [Burnt Cape] Flickr photos by Donald J. House.
• [Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve] Flickr photos by "Greying Geezer".
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland Flickr photos from "Kirby and Sarah"
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland Fluidr photos by "Kirby E. Adams"
• [Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve Video] YouTube Video, from the Nature Conservancy of Canada
• Chris Moore's Blogologue. [The first section of this particular page is about Burnt Cape].
• Geology and wildflowers, Burnt Cape, Newfoundland, June 13, 2011 Nice photos! But, a number of flowers not identified. A Facebook page from "Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers".
• Wilds of Burnt Cape and Vikings! [The]. From the blog "Kathleen's Window". The first part is about Burnt Cape.

Other - Photos and Videos

• Limestone Plants, Newfoundland. Flickr photos by "Gene Herzberg". [Click images to enlarge]

Geology - General

• Geological Landscape [of Newfoundlandand Labrador]. By Trevor Bell and David Liverman

Legislation

Federal

• Species at Risk Act (SARA)

Provincial

• Botanical Ecological Reserve Regulations (2013)
• Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve Order, 2000, under the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act The Order in Council setting up Burnt Cape as a permanent ecological reserve.
• Endangered Species Act
• Endangered Species List Regulations Lists species protected under the Act.
• Sandy Cove Ecological Reserve Order The Order in Council setting up two parcels of land at Sandy Cove (Great Northern Peninsula) as a permanent ecological reserve.
• Watts Point Ecological Reserve Order The Order in Council setting up a parcel of land at Watts Point as a permanent ecological reserve.
• Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act

"Limestone Barrens" - Worldwide

• Burren, [The] Ireland's famous limestone barrens.

Northern Peninsula "Limestone Barrens" - General

• North America's Best Kept Secret: Conserving Newfoundland's Rare Limestone Barrens Flora A contribution from Luise Hermanutz. [PDF file]
• [Limestone Barrens Placemat] [PDF file] [Some browsers may flag this as an "insecure site"]
• Newfoundland Rare Plant Project
• Port au Choix commits to protection of rare plants. [press release]
• Sandy Cove Ecological Reserve Provincial Government webpage.
• Strait of Belle Isle Barrens Ecoregion [PDF file]
• White Rocks Walking Trail - Flower's Cove, NL A webpage by Christopher Mitchelmore, the provincial MHA (Member of the House of Assembly) for the District of The Straits-White Bay North. (Interestingly, he was raised in Green Island Cove, within our "limestone barrens" region!)

Northern Peninsula "Limestone Barrens" - Photos and Videos

• Many nice photos from the Great Northern Peninsula Flickr photos by Donald J. House.

Southern "Limestone Barrens" - Photos and Videos

• Southern Limestone Barrens in Newfoundland A set of excellent photos by Todd Boland, from the NARGS [North American Rock Garden Society] Forum. [Click photos to enlarge]

Media

People

Press Releases

Provincial Government

• Project to inventory province's numerous rare plants July 29, 1999
• Premier and minister announce a new permanent ecological reserve at Burnt Cape March 24, 2000
• Nature Conservancy of Canada presents Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve as Gift to Canadians June 24, 2002
• Official release of the National Recovery Plan for Long's Braya and Fernald's Braya October 9, 2002
• Stewardship agreements to be signed for conservation of limestone barrens habitat and species at risk October 9, 2002
• The Limestone Barrens Project exhibition open to public September 17 with free admission October 9, 2002
• Minister releases Recovery Strategy for endangered Low Northern Rockcress February 23, 2006
• Minister releases Recovery Strategy for endangered Porsild's Bryum December 18, 2006
• Newest Reserve Protects Rare Plant at Sandy Cove May 30, 2007
• Port au Choix Commits to Protection of Rare Plants September 22, 2009
• Rare Plants Added Under Province's Endangered Species Act October 1, 2010

ACOA

• ACOA Funds Upgrades to Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve

Projects

• Newfoundland Rare Plant Project (2004) [PDF file]
• [Tables to accompany the above document] [PDF file]
• Newfoundland Rare Plant Project A somewhat dated (2001), but still useful, web document.

Species

General

• Réhabilitation et mise en valeur de l’habitat de l’Astragale de Robbins variété de Fernald sur le mont Parent dans la municipalité de Blanc-Sablon. [This taxon (Astragalus robbinsii var. fernaldii) is now considered to be invalid. See: Sokoloff 2010]
• Long's Braya. 2011 document.
• The Native Alpines of Newfoundland. By Todd Boland.

Informations Sheets

• Barrens Willow [PDF file]
• Long's Braya [PDF file]

Studies

• Braya Flower Study