Riding Mountain National Park Grapples With Live Zebra Mussels
Parks Canada has found live zebra mussels — an aquatic invasive species — at Boat Cove on Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park.
Riding Mountain National Park
Saskatchewan Anglers Asked To Weigh In On Park's Lake Trout Decline
Lake trout numbers are dropping in one of Prince Albert National Park’s popular fishing lakes and Parks Canada wants the public’s help in figuring out why.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 9th, 2022
New Art Installation And Hotel For Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is poised to open a new, permanent Indigenous art installation on the lawn next to the information centre.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 5th, 2022
Doctors Can Prescribe Year-Long Pass To Canada’s National Parks
Health care professionals in four Canadian provinces can now prescribe time in the national park system to boost people’s mental and physical health.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 4th, 2022
Parks Canada Prepares For Second Season During COVID Pandemic
Get outdoors but follow public health guidance for COVID-19 and stay safe. That’s the message as Parks Canada prepares to kick off its 2021 visitor season over the May long weekend.
Unique Comfort Camping Options A Hit With The Parks Canada Crowd
Little did I know when my family slept in an oTENTik in Georgian Bay Islands National Park in 2016, and when I did a solo night in a MicrOcube in Riding Mountain National Park in 2017, that we were part of a quiet camping revolution.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 9th, 2021
The Story Behind A Manitoba Park’s Iconic Log And Stone Gateway
Straddling the highway at the eastern entrance to Riding Mountain National Park, a truss bridge made of hand-hewn logs and local stones featuring turret-like cupolas set on twin kiosks transports you to the 1930s and the early days of Canada’s national parks system. The gateway makes some people feel like they’re living the scene from Jurassic Park when the awestruck main characters first pass through a massive gate to an island theme park.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 8th, 2021
Parks Canada Delays Summer Reservation Service Launch Due To Covid-19
With so many Canadians being asked to stay home and avoid non-essential travel because of the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty about how this year will play out, Parks Canada has moved the start of this summer’s reservations for campsites and experiences from January to April.
- By Jennifer Bain - January 8th, 2021
Parks Beyond Borders: Canadian Park Group Makes National News Indicting Budget Cuts, Other Impacts
Last week’s “State of Canada’s Parks” report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is making news across the country as budget cuts cleave 638 employees from Parks Canada.
Parks Beyond Borders: “Recreational Shooting” Comes To National Parks In Oz; Canadian Rep Rejects Park Cuts
The Premier of the Australian State of New South Wales announced on May 30th that “volunteer pest control,” or the hunting of of feral animals, would be permitted in 79 of the State’s 799 national parks, nature reserves and state conservation areas, thanks to “amendments to the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002.”
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