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Respecting Wolves In Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Driving down the Pacific Rim Highway on route to the wildly popular town of Tofino, a roadside billboard that wasn’t trying to tell me where to sleep, eat or shop jumped out with its striking photo and stark message.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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Alberta Wants National Park Fees To Stay In Province

Alberta’s newly appointed premier wants money handed over to national parks in Alberta to stay in Alberta.

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By NPT Staff - November 21st, 2022 2:45am

Defending Nature At Fort Rodd Hill

Of all the spellbinding Garry oak trees at Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, the most popular is the one known by staff simply as “the Gnarly Oak.”

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Warm Weather Delays Snowmobiling Season In Gros Morne National Park

A lack of snow and projections of above normal temperatures in the long-range forecast have caused the start of this year’s resident snowmobile season in Gros Morne National Park to be delayed until Dec. 16.

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By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2022 2:45am

Banana Slugs And Other Reasons To Love Pacific Rim's New Multi-Use Pathway

It wasn’t the black bears we had to watch out for e-biking the new ʔapsčiik t̓ašii (ups-cheek ta-shee) multi-use pathway from one end of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s Long Beach unit to the other — it was the banana slugs.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Funding Boost For Trail Network That Crosses 32 Parks Canada Spots

Alongside the Trans Canada Trail and Lachine Canal National Historic Site in Montréal, the federal government announced $55 million ($xxx USD) over five years for the world’s longest recreational trail network.

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By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2022 2:45am

Journey To The Badlands Of Grasslands National Park

They say you don’t know how you’ll react when you first lay eyes on the Valley of 1000 Devils. With a slack-jawed moment of stunned silence followed by a prolonged bout of giddy gratitude sums it up for me.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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A Chignecto Isthmus National Historic Sites Sampler

The Chignecto Isthmus sounds magical — “a quiet landscape of salt marshes and rivers” on a narrow strip of land that connects New Brunswick to mainland Nova Scotia. Even better, it’s home to four national historic sites that remind us about the clash between France and Britain for power in North America in the 1750s.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Six-Week Artist Residency Wraps Up At Cape Breton Highlands

Toronto artist Erika Germain is wrapping up her six-week residency in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park as the 2022 Artist in Residence.

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By NPT Staff - November 4th, 2022 2:45am

Kluane Gets Funds To Restore Forest Ecosystems

Canada is investing $2.5 million ($1.8 million USD) over five years to help plan long-term approaches to restore and increase the resilience of the Kluane National Park and Reserve's forests while helping to revitalize Southern Tutchone traditions and culture.

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By NPT Staff - November 1st, 2022 2:45am

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