Mer Bleue Conservation Area

The Mer Bleue Bog in Ottawa is one of the most outstanding natural features of the Greenbelt. The 3,500-hectare conservation area has a northern eco-system more typical of the Arctic than Ottawa Valley. At Mer Bleue you will find interpretive boardwalks, sand ridges, cross-country ski trails and forests. Mer Bleue is the largest bog and natural area in Canada’s Capital Region and the second largest bog in southern Ontario. Mer Bleue provides a unique opportunity to see a northern boreal landscape minutes from a large city. This 7,700-year-old bog provides habitat to many species of regionally rare and significant plants, birds and other wildlife. It also supports plants and wildlife populations that are typical of northern boreal bogs.