1950-1970 - The Land was frequented by local hikers and was called Yawkey Bush.
1989 - Land was acquired by the City of Windsor from the Canadian Salt Company. Portions of the land with the most significant stand of trees was turned into Black Oak Heritage Park
2005-2015 - Entrances on the north and east side of the park are guarded by 24/7 Security teams. It's unclear why the security were posted, but its assumed they were posted on behalf of the Windsor Port Authority to prevent dumping until the adjacent north woodlot could be cleared to make way for the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Security teams were no longer present beginning in April 2015.
2014-2015 - Woodlot directly north of the park was cleared to make way for a new international bridge crossing. This area was once the Brighton Beach community. The clearing of the north part of the park has affected the local deer population and has exposed the north part of the park to more industrial pollution as there is no longer a buffer zone.
Human impactedit
The park was once corn fields from indigenous peoples. It was once a rail yard with heavy use by the Canadian Salt Company. It was used by motocross and off roading trucks and cars for a time
Referencesedit
^"'Something spectacular' - Canada's first sad underwing moth discovered in Windsor".
External linksedit
Black Oak Official Website
April 14, 2024
black, heritage, park, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, febr. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Black Oak Heritage Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Black Oak Heritage Park is a park in Essex County Ontario Canada located along the boundary between Windsor and LaSalle 1 Black Oak Heritage ParkIUCN category II national park A trail through the forest of Black Oak Heritage ParkLocationSouthwestern Ontario CanadaNearest cityWindsor OntarioCoordinates42 16 05 N 83 05 20 W 42 26806 N 83 08889 W 42 26806 83 08889Area100 ha 250 acres Established1989Governing bodyEssex Region Conservation Authority Contents 1 History 2 Human impact 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit1950 1970 The Land was frequented by local hikers and was called Yawkey Bush 1989 Land was acquired by the City of Windsor from the Canadian Salt Company Portions of the land with the most significant stand of trees was turned into Black Oak Heritage Park2005 2015 Entrances on the north and east side of the park are guarded by 24 7 Security teams It s unclear why the security were posted but its assumed they were posted on behalf of the Windsor Port Authority to prevent dumping until the adjacent north woodlot could be cleared to make way for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Security teams were no longer present beginning in April 2015 2014 2015 Woodlot directly north of the park was cleared to make way for a new international bridge crossing This area was once the Brighton Beach community The clearing of the north part of the park has affected the local deer population and has exposed the north part of the park to more industrial pollution as there is no longer a buffer zone Human impact editThe park was once corn fields from indigenous peoples It was once a rail yard with heavy use by the Canadian Salt Company It was used by motocross and off roading trucks and cars for a timeReferences edit Something spectacular Canada s first sad underwing moth discovered in Windsor External links editBlack Oak Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black Oak Heritage Park amp oldid 1210089358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
