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This is a list of protected natural areas of New Brunswick. For other areas see List of historic places in New Brunswick.
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This is a list of protected natural areas of New Brunswick. For other areas see List of historic places in New Brunswick.
Provincial parks are managed provincially by Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture or the Department of Natural Resources. Under the New Brunswick Parks Act, provincial parks are protected from environmental encroachment, and mining, quarries and logging activities are prohibited, per amendments to the Act approved in June, 2014. [1] The wording of the Act, at the time it was enacted, included the following:
All provincial parks are dedicated to residents of the Province, visitors and future generations to:
(a) permanently protect ecosystems, biodiversity and the elements of natural and cultural heritage,
(b) provide opportunities for recreational and outdoor educational activities to promote a healthy lifestyle,
(c) provide opportunities to increase knowledge and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Province, and(d) offer a tourism product that enhances the Province’s image as a quality vacation destination." [2]
The following are National Parks of Canada in New Brunswick.
| Official Name | Closest Municipality | County | Year designated | Size km² | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundy National Park | Alma | Albert | 1948 | 206 | |
| Kouchibouguac National Park | Richibucto | Kent | 1969 | 239 | |
This is a list of current provincial parks in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. [3] These provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture. There have been many other provincial parks.
A Protected Natural Area (PNA) is a sanctuary set aside for its unusual or significant local characteristics. Logging is prohibited in all PNAs. Six of the more than 200 PNAs are Class I, allowing access only for scientific research and education and requiring a permit to visit; the remainder are Class II, allowing hunting, fishing, snaring, and light recreational activities like hiking and camping. [4] PNAs sometimes overlap provincial game refuges and wildlife management areas.
With the proclamation of the Protected Natural Areas Act in 2003, 30 existing conservation and ecological areas were converted to PNAs, 20 Class I and 10 Class II. In 2008 most Class I PNAs were downgraded and more than thirty new reserves were added, with two existing PNAs merged and another one split. More than 140 new PNAs were set aside in 2014 by the outgoing Alward government.
| Denotes Class I PNA |
The Wildlife Refuges and Wildlife Management Areas Regulation - Fish and Wildlife Act [5] governs the province's game refuges and wildlife management areas. Hunting and trapping are prohibited in these areas.
| Official name | County | Designated | Size (km2) | Description/Notes |
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| Fredericton Wildlife Refuge | York | |||
| Kindness Club Wildlife Refuge | Carleton | |||
| O'dell Wildlife Refuge | York | 1.41 | ||
| University of New Brunswick Wildlife Refuge | York | 0.06 | ||
| Utopia Wildlife Refuge | Charlotte | 31.08 | ||
| Wilson's Point Wildlife Refuge | Northumberland | 0.54 | tip of peninsula opposite Beaubears Island | |
| Acadian Village Wildlife Management Area | Gloucester | |||
| Bantalor Wildlife Management Area | York | 152.81 | ||
| Becaguimec Wildlife Management Area | Carleton, York | 111.37 | ||
| Burpee Wildlife Management Area | Sunbury, York | 181.69 | ||
| Canaan River Wildlife Management Area | Westmorland | 225.33 | ||
| Mount Ararat Wildlife Management Area | Queens | 2.61 | three parcels in Arcadia area | |
| Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area | Restigouche | 828.80 | ||
| Kings Landing Wildlife Management Area | York | 1315.00 | surrounds Kings Landing Historical Settlement | |
| Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area | Charlotte, Kings, Queens | 243.46 | ||
| MacDonald Farm Wildlife Management Area | Northumberland | 0.61 | ||
| Minister's Island Wildlife Management Area | Charlotte | 2.02 | ||
| Mount Carleton Wildlife Management Area | Northumberland, Restigouche | 174.03 | ||
| Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area | Northumberland, Victoria, York | 841.75 | ||
| Tracadie River Wildlife Management Area | Gloucester | 39.14 | ||
| West Collette Wildlife Management Area | Northumberland | 0.78 |
A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride.
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. They may be designated by government institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions. Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws. Normally it is more strictly protected than a nature park. Various jurisdictions may use other terminology, such as ecological protection area or private protected area in legislation and in official titles of the reserves.
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Birch Island Provincial Park is a remote provincial park located on Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada. The park is bordered on its western boundary by the Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest and on its eastern side by Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park.
Manigotagan River Provincial Park is a nature park in the province of Manitoba, Canada, named for the whitewater Manigotagan River that runs through it. Designated as a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 1 December 2004, it is the 80th provincial park in Manitoba. It is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.
Bighorn Wildland Provincial Park is a proposed provincial park that would be situated near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. It would be part of the Alberta Provincial Parks system and governed by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation under Alberta Environment and Parks. After the 2019 Alberta election, the new United Conservative government announced the plan would not go ahead.
The national parks of Quebec are protected areas created by the provincial government of Quebec in order to protect territories representative of natural regions of the province or sites of exceptional character while making them accessible to the public for educational purposes or extensive recreation. As of December 2013, there are 29 national parks in Quebec which protect an area of 37,444.91 kilometres (23,267.19 mi), or about 2.2% of the territory of the province. Most of them are administered by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq) with the exception of four parks administered by Nunavik Parks, and one park jointly administered by Parks Canada and Sépaq.
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided into 89 local entities, consisting of 77 local governments and 12 rural districts.
