Added on December 28, 2007 and filed under National Parks, Ontario
Protecting one of Canada’s national aquatic treasures for your enjoyment: from Honey Harbour to Twelve Mile Bay in southern Georgian Bay, you will discover beautiful landscapes, time-worn rock faces, diverse habitats and the rugged beauty of the Canadian Shield. These amazing islands are accessible by boat only. The largest island, Beausoleil offers island tent camping, [...]
Added on December 26, 2007 and filed under National Parks, Natural Environments, New Brunswick
One of two wilderness Canadian national parks in New Brunswick, Kouchibouguac is an interesting mosaic of bogs, salt marshes, tidal rivers, sparkling freshwater systems, sheltered lagoons, abandoned fields and tall forests which characterizes the Maritime Plain Natural Region. Natural wonders abound in this Park that boasts the second largest tern colony in North America. As [...]
Added on and filed under Alberta, National Parks, Nature Reserves
Located less than an hour away from the Alberta capital of Edmonton, Elk Island National Park of Canada protects the wilderness of the aspen parkland, one of the most endangered habitats in Canada. This beautiful oasis is home to herds of free roaming plains bison, wood bison, moose, deer, elk and more. Also boasting over [...]
Added on and filed under Natural Environments, Ontario
Giant sand dunes and golden beaches form two of the largest freshwater baymouth sandbars in the world here, on the shores of Lake Ontario. The extraordinary efforts to stabilize shifting sands disturbed by farming have revived distinctive dune plants such as bluets, butterfly weed and sand spurge. Some trails feature dune stairs to protect this [...]