Tait Lake Nature Reserve
Overview
One of the last remaining intact old forest patches in disturbed landscape
Ecological Values
Includes impressive stands of older red spruce, sugar maple, and yellow birch
Contains 4km of frontage on Killag River, an important Atlantic salmon tributary for West River Sheet Harbour
Habitat for provincially endangered mainland moose
Outdoor Recreation Values
Hunting, fishing and trapping
Forestry Values
About half of area under Northern Pulp license
Mature softwood with some mature hardwood
About half of area currently unavailable for forestry due to DNR old forest policy
Other Resource Values
Medium mineral potential
Low petroleum potential
Low wind potential