Boundary Bay Birds CAE

Environmentally Sensitive Areas

The City of Delta encompasses some of the most ecologically important areas in Canada, North America, or globally. Delta is located at the heart of the Fraser River delta ecosystem, which includes Burns Bog, the Fraser River Estuary, Boundary Bay and Roberts Bank. The complexity of ecosystems include bog, estuarine marsh, mudflats, floodplains, sloughs and river channels and is of global importance for migrating and overwintering waterfowl, and all five species of Pacific salmon.