Canada's Mountain Parks Target Aquatic Invasive Species
Parks Canada is asking water recreationists to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species across the mountain national parks.
- By NPT Staff - July 4th, 2023 2:45am
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Online Survey Launched For Abbot Pass Heritage Place
Parks Canada has launched an online survey to ask people what should be remembered about Abbot Pass Hut National Historic Site.
- By NPT Staff - May 8th, 2023 2:45am
Johnston Canyon And Other Reasons To Love Banff In Winter
“Water is the most expressive element in nature,” Canadian watercolor painter Walter Phillips once mused. “It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.”
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
Canadian Mountain Parks Unite To Conserve Two Types Of Pine Trees
Parks Canada has released a short film that tells the story of whitebark and limber pine conservation in the mountain national parks, and what conservation specialists are doing to safeguard and recover the future of these trees.
- By NPT Staff - March 19th, 2023 2:45am
Canadian Sites Named To New Global List Of Geological Heritage Sites
Two sites administered by Parks Canada have been named to an international list of the first 100 geological heritage sites. This new international designation acknowledges iconic locations around the world, recognized for their relevance and impact in understanding the Earth and its history.
- By NPT Staff - October 29th, 2022 2:45am
Parks Canada Recovers 45 Stolen Fossils
A person who removed 45 fossils from Kootenay National Park has been slapped with a $20,000 fine (about $15,000 USD) and given a five-month conditional sentence with a curfew order.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Backcountry Skier Killed In Yoho National Park
A Cochrane, Alberta woman has died while ski touring in Yoho National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
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 - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Climate Change Spells End Of Century-Old Stone Cabin That Borders Two Canadian Parks
Climate change challenges will force Parks Canada to dismantle an iconic stone alpine shelter just before it turns 100.
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- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Renovations On Tap For Historic Log Tea House In Yoho National Park
Parks Canada has chosen the Alpine Club of Canada to operate Twin Falls Tea House National Historic Site in Yoho National Park for the next 10 years.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
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