Committed to the conservation, enhancement and stewardship of habitat across Newfoundland and Labrador

The Town of Flatrock is located within the Maritime Barrens Ecoregion. Flatrock's Conservation Areas (CAs) are areas of critical importance to waterfowl, generally providing prime habitat for nesting and brood rearing. Without these areas a great number of bird populations, including waterfowl, songbirds, and other wildlife in the community would suffer. The Town of Flatrock has designated 4 CAs within its municipal planning boundaries, totaling 84 acres of conserved wildlife habitat: Little Pond, Long Pond & Sinnots Pond, Muddy Pond, and Kennedy's Pond. These areas encompass a diversity of habitat types including bog, fen and shallow water, and provide habitat for several bird species such as American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens), and Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana).

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The Little Pond CA (12.75 acres) encompasses all of Little Bond and the surrounding 50m buffer. The Long Pond & Sinnots Pond CA (33.5 acres) encompasses both ponds with a 50m buffer surrounding Long Pond, and most of Sinnots Pond except the southwestern portion which has a 15m buffer. The Muddy Pond CA (32.4 acres) is located southwest of Flat Rock Cove and extends nearly 1km to the east encompassing a number of significant wetland habitats, including Muddy Pond, with a number of fens and bogs interspersed throughout. This CA was identified to be not only a significant site for waterfowl and other wildlife, but is also important for its water-holding capabilities, which help aid in flood mitigation. The Kennedy's Pond CA (5.6 acres) consists of a small pond located along Windgap Road. This area was also identified to support diverse wildlife species including many species of waterfowl, songbirds and mammals.