Dennis Rupert Prairie

This 8 hectare (19 acre), located west of Brigden Road between Lakeshore and Michigan, was obtained through the efforts of the Sarnia Urban Wildlife Committee with donations from the Rocca family, the Shell Environmental Fund, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the City of Sarnia.

Two threatened prairie species, Riddel's Goldenrod and Sullivant's Milkweed are found in this wet prairie ecosystem. It is one of the last of its kind in Lambton County. The site was named after Dennis Rupert, a local naturalist who first recognized the presence of these rare plants on the property.

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Dennis Rupert Prairie Sign	Riddel's Goldenrod
Sneezeweed	Monarch Butterfly on Milkweed
Sullivant's Milkweed	Elm Tree on the Prairie edge