Jasper National Park Battles Wildfire
Parks Canada is asking people to consider delaying trips to Jasper National Park because of the ongoing Chetamon Mountain wildfire.
- By NPT Staff - September 6th, 2022 2:45am
News in the Parks
Northern Crayfish Found In Alberta Mountain Park
Parks Canada is continuing the hunt for northern crayfish after the invasive species was found for the first time in a Banff National Park stream that flows into Bow Lake.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
The Quiet, Complex Beauty Of Beaubears Island
In the dark, dense white pine forest of New Brunswick’s Beaubears Island, once home to Mi’kmaq gatherings and wooden shipbuilders, translucent, ghostly wildflowers that look like a fungus and are shaped like a smoker’s pipe cluster along a lightly-used footpath.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
Forillon Gets Funding Boost For Beaver Pond Area
Quebec’s Forillon National Park is getting funding to conserve, restore and present its beaver ponds area.
- By NPT Staff - August 28th, 2022 2:45am
The Traveler Wins Two Canadian Travel Awards
National Parks Traveler has been honored for its Canadian coverage by the Canada chapter of SATW, an American-based travel industry organization.
- By NPT Staff - August 26th, 2022 2:45am
Kejimkujik Becomes Parks Canada's First Net-Zero Campground
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- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
UNESCO Probes Whether Wood Buffalo National Park Is In Danger
UNESCO is wrapping up a second reactive monitoring mission to Wood Buffalo National Park to see if Canada’s largest national park should go on the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger.
- By NPT Staff - August 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Railing Project Causes Partial Trail Closure in Banff
To help protect endangered Black Swifts nesting in Johnston Canyon, Parks Canada is replacing and extending pedestrian railings on the Johnston Canyon Trail in Banff National Park.
- By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2022 2:45am
Seasonal Dog Ban Working To Protect Migrating B.C. Shorebirds
Preliminary data shows that a seasonal dog ban that launched Apr. 14 on Combers Beach at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is working to protect migrating shorebirds.
- By NPT Staff - August 15th, 2022 2:45am
Parks Canada Announces Historic Land Transfer To Métis Nation
Parks Canada is transferring about 690 hectares (1,705 acres) of land on the west side of the Batoche National Historic Site to the citizens of the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan.
- By NPT Staff - August 10th, 2022 2:45am
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