PV Park is very valuable ecologically because of its size. Biologists have found that when a wooded area gets smaller than 100 hectares (247 acres) the probability of finding certain species of wildlife drops sharply. PV Park is over15 acres larger than the critical point where bio diversity begins to plummet, so it could serve as a valuable refuge for certain species of birds. For that reason alone, it is worth saving and a valuable asset to the community. Besides serving as a possible wildflower refugia, it may also be important someday as wildlife corridor. It is another place to control the deer population and a place for old growth to develop. It’s terrain is particularly scenic, and like Duff Park, when the trees mature, could draw tourists. It is worth keeping, now and even more so in the future.

Species Lists - Flora (10/07/07)
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