Erin arrives in the 'company car'.Doors Open London is a city-wide event that allows the public to enter places that they normally wouldn’t visit - or wouldn't normally be allowed to enter. As part of Erin’s job with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, she was asked to participate by hosting one of the locations – “The Sifton Bog”.
Erin welcomes visitors and describes what they will see at the entrance to the area..
This bog was formed by a huge glacial ice ball which melted and flooded the depression in the earth made by its own incredible weight. Over 13 thousand years the depression filled with plant debris, dead vegetation and peat moss. Today it is a conservationist’s dream. A diverse and unique variety of plants and animals make up it’s flora and fauna.
Scientists from the University of Western Ontario and UTRCA were on hand to show us around and answer questions.
We would have liked to visit more of the Doors Open venues, but we were on our way to the condo to meet our good friends David and Reenie who were passing by on their way back from Sault Ste Marie. They planned to stay over night in Point Edward before driving home to Brampton on Sunday..
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