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 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 [...]