Established by Parks Canada in 2003, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve safeguards a portion of British Columbia’s beautiful southern Gulf Islands archipelago. These islands are representative of the Strait of Georgia Lowlands, one of the most ecologically at risk natural regions in southern Canada. This small park reserve includes thirty-five square kilometres of land and [...]

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Together, the Govt of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation manage the unique place called Gwaii Haanas through a special agreement signed in 1993. The two parties strongly agree on the need to protect Gwaii Haanas, even though the question of ownership is unresolved. Gwaii Haanas embodies the essence of the rugged beauty [...]

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Kootenay National Park of British Columbia represents the south-western region of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. From glacier-clad peaks along the Continental Divide to semi-arid grasslands of the Rocky Mountain Trench, where cactus grows, this is a park rich in diversity of landscapes and ecology.
The area that is now Kootenay National Park was once a meeting [...]

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BC’s Mount Revelstoke National Park is a place of contrasts. Take a drive along the summit parkway through a variety of geographical zones. From dense old-growth rainforest of giant cedar and pine, up through a subalpine forest, and finally alpine meadows and tundra. Marvel at the amazing view of the ice-clad peaks of the Monashee [...]

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Glacier National Park of Canada protects, for all time, a wide portion of the Columbia Mountains natural region, in the interior of British Columbia. The steep, rugged mountains, warm, moist climate and wide variety of plant and animal life are typical of this natural region. The park protects unique stands of old-growth cedar and hemlock [...]

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