Parks Forever
Canada has one of the oldest and most extensive parks systems in the world. In addition to our renowned national parks, some provinces, like British Columbia and Ontario, have provincial parks systems that rival the national parks systems of other countries. Most provinces have provincial parks systems of significance to nature conservation.
Our goals:
- ensure that parks and protected area networks, once established, are managed to protect their ecological integrity forever
- ensure industrial activity is prohibited in all Canada's parks and protected areas
News
- Gatineau Park: A threatened treasure
posted April 21, 2008 - CPAWS welcomes next step in protecting Nahanni watershed
posted April 7, 2008 - Reverse decision to re-open airstrips in Banff, Jasper national parks, CPAWS tells Baird
posted March 15, 2008 - More...
Successes
- CPAWS welcomes next step in protecting Nahanni watershed
posted April 7, 2008 - CPAWS welcomes provincial decision to protect Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes near Halifax
posted October 30, 2007 - More...
CPAWS continues to work to phase out logging in 25% of the park by 2010.
SNAP/CPAWS, along with other conservation organizations, is working to permanently prohibit sale and development of designated parkland in Mount Orford.