News in the Parks

Plans For Caribou Captive Breeding In Jasper Clear Hurdle

A proposed plan to save dwindling woodland caribou herds in Jasper National Park through conservation breeding is moving closer to reality.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Park People: Conversation With A Historian

Parks Canada historian Meg Stanley has a succinct and evocative way of describing her job: “It’s the art of fitting a story into a space, and taking a story and expressing it in a three-dimensional way.”

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

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Park People: Conversation With A Textiles Curator

After chatting with Elizabeth Tait, you'll look at the costumed characters of national historic sites with a newfound appreciation.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Nahanni National Park Reserve Gets A New Management Plan

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By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2021 2:00am

Tuktut Nogait National Park Turns 25

The challenge for Stephanie Yuill was how to celebrate the 25th birthday of a remote park in the Northwest Territories that sees a handful of visitors a year at the best of times and is closed for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Around The Parks: Dark Skies, Open Trails, Bear Pins, And Mussel-Sniffing Dogs

The official start of summer is just around the corner. Warmer days and melting snow means all sorts of activities and news around the National Park System.

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By Rebecca Latson - June 12th, 2021 4:00am

Ontario Parks And Sites Prepare To Open

As Ontario has finally lifted its stay-at-home order and prepares to cautiously start reopening this week, its national parks and national historic sites are starting to announce launch dates.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Gros Morne National Park Vetoes Spruce Budworm Spray Control Program

Parks Canada has decided that Gros Morne National Park won’t join an early intervention spraying program to control spruce budworm.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Survey Launched For Proposed Prince Edward Island Park Reserve

The sand dunes of Pituamkek form one of the most ecologically significant coastal dune ecosystems in Eastern Canada and these islands are of important cultural and historic significance to the Mi’kmaq of Prince Edward Island.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

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Tree-Planting Season Is Underway In Canadian Parks

Greater Toronto's Rouge National Urban Park is getting 45,000 new trees this year, as part of Canada's commitment to address climate change and protect biodiversity.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

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