Doe and fawn playing in an alvar: Doug's nature photography

Doug caught this mother and fawn whitetail deer playing in an alvar at Callaghan's Rapids Conservation Area using a trail camera.

she sees the camera and junior performs

What the heck's an Alvar?

 Alvar

Almost all of North America’s alvars

are found within the Great Lakes

basin. There are several types of

alvar, most of which are globally

imperiled and under stress.

Alvar Pavement and Grassland

 Less than 10% tree cover and less

than 25% shrub cover

 High abundance of herbaceous

plants or exposed bedrock (may be

covered with lichens and mosses)

Alvar Shrubland

 Less than 10% tree cover with

moderate to high cover of shrubs

 Variable amounts of herbaceous,

moss, and lichen cover

Alvar Woodland and Savanna

 Partial canopy of trees;

savannas: 10 - 25% cover and

woodlands: 25 - 60%

 High cover of shrubs, with some

trees, and some herbaceous, moss

and lichen cover