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Canada's Bruce Peninsula National Park Gains 28 Acres

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By NPT Staff - September 13th, 2021

Canada's Bruce Peninsula National Park has grown by 28 acres/Parks Canada


National parks in Canada are part of a nature-based solution to climate change, as healthy ecosystems help nature and people adapt to climate change. These places conserve biodiversity, protect ecosystem services, connect landscapes, take up and store carbon, build knowledge and understanding, and inspire people. 

That landscape has grown just a bit, with the acquisition of 28 acres for Bruce Peninsula National Park in Ontario. The acreage is located along the Georgian Bay shoreline north of Cabot Head Provincial Park. Located within the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, the acres acquired are part of an undeveloped ancient cliff-edge forest that provides specialized habitat for rare flora and fauna and forms part of a unique ecosystem that supports the oldest known Eastern White Cedars in eastern North America, American black bear, and other species at risk. In addition, the area also supports significant concentrations of both land and water birds.

"Bruce Peninsula National Park is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario, is home to many species at risk, and is naturally and culturally significant for the Saugeen Ojibway Nation," said the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change responsible for Parks Canada. "By continuing to expand the areas protected by this national park, we are creating a legacy for our children and grandchildren. The park conserves biodiversity, protects ecosystems, connects landscapes, and inspires people to form connections with the immense richness of nature.”

The acquisition was announced earlier this summer.

When Bruce Peninsula National Park was established in 1987, Parks Canada committed to acquiring lands within the identified park area on a willing-seller/willing-buyer basis. Since then, Parks Canada has acquired more than 150 parcels of land, and now administers 91 percent of lands within the planned 156-square-kilometre area for the park. 

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