Canada's uniqueness. The oldest of these
national historic sites, Fort Anne, was
established in Nova Scotia 100 years ago.
With free admission in 2017, you can
simultaneously celebrate Canada's 150
th
birthday and the national historic sites'
centennial with special programs that bring
to life stories, people and events from
Canada's history (
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/
fortanne; www.parkscanada.gc.ca/cartier;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/laurier;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/chilkoot;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/baru;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/hawthornecottage;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/roddhill ).
INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS
Canada's Indigenous Peoples have deep,
long-term connections to nationally
protected areas. At several Parks Canada
places, you can learn about First Nations,
Inuit and Métis culture on guided walks and
Indigenous interpretive programs which
show you how to bake bannock, weave and
identify birds, whales and plants.
An example? Listen to Haida songs and
stories and join fun, free and family-friendly
hands-on activities such as identifying
barnacles and shoreline creatures at British
Columbia's Gwaii Haanas National Park
Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area
Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. During hikes
with Gwaii Haanas interpreters, discover how
the Haida harvested plants and trees to obtain
chewing gum, sun block and baby diapers
(
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/gwaiihaanas ).
BIOBLITZ
Do you want to be a citizen scientist? Team
up with Parks Canada ecologists and fi eld
naturalists to identify and count birds,
butterfl ies, wildfl owers, plants, animals,
bumblebees and other critters. Snap photos
with your mobile devices or record sounds
and upload your observations to the
iNaturalist.ca app. Previous participants
have recorded new types of mushrooms,
plants and bats. What biodiversity will you
and your family discover?
(
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/gulfi slands;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/fundy;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/chamblycanal;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/superior;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/rouge;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/woodbuff alo;
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton).
With free sesquicentennial admission,
2017 is the year to experience more than 200
Parks Canada special places from coast-to-
coast.
More information
For more information about national parks
and historic sites:
www.parkscanada.gc.ca;
1-888-773-8888.
PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK RESERVE, BC • PARKS CANADA/SCOTT MUNN
PUKASKWA NATIONAL PARK, ON • PARKS CANADA/WILLY WATERTON PURPLE SAXIFRAGE, AULAVIK NATIONAL PARK, NT • PARKS CANADA/WAYNE LYNCH
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