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Gros Morne National Park is located 1.5 km west of Rocky Harbour, at Lobster Cove Head. Gros Morne is a large park known for its spectacular scenery. It has a combination of mountainous barrens, forests and diverse coastal lowlands. In mountainous areas, extensive areas of open and rocky ground are found at higher elevations, while at lower elevations boreal forest trees, such as spruce and fir are present. Gros Morne Mountain, at 806 m, is the second highest point in Newfoundland. Long fiord-like inlets and lakes create a dramatic contrast to the rolling mountains. Unlike Gros Morne Mountain and the surrounding hills, the Tablelands area is almost without vegetation. The ancient peridotite rock found at this unique feature was
formed in the Earth’s mantle and is chemically inhospitable to plants. The presence of this feature as well as others, was the reason behind the designation of Gros Morne National Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Operated by Parks Canada, the migration monitoring site is located in a spruce/tamarack bog and spruce headland. The operation here is fairly new (since 1998) and is still in the pilot phase. Volunteers are housed in Park housing and provided with food.
For more information about the migration monitoring station, the national park and volunteer opportunities, please contact:
Stephen Flemming
Gros Morne National Park
P.O. Box 130
Rocky Harbour, NF
Canada A0K 4N0
Phone: 709-458-2417 Fax: 709-458-2059
Email: Stephen.Flemming@pc.gc.ca
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