Tag: Southeastern Ontario
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Winter fun in southeastern Ontario
Just because snowflakes are flying doesn’t mean you have to wait ’til spring to explore our parks again! These southeastern parks provide plenty of wonderful close-to-home winter activities.
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Ecological integrity in southeastern parks
In today’s post, Protected Areas Intern Katelyn Vardy highlights a few of the projects that staff have completed to improve and maintain the ecological integrity in southeastern parks. When you’re standing in a favourite nature spot or within a park, it’s easy to embrace the beauty and calmness that surrounds you. While campers and day…
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5 reasons to stay at Emily Provincial Park
Family with young kids? This is the park for you! We have large private campsites, activities to keep the wee ones entertained for hours, and large towns are just a short drive away.
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5 backcountry gems of southeastern Ontario
Ontario’s wilderness is a lot closer than you think. Did you know you can leave downtown Toronto and be paddling out to your campsite in less than 3 hours? These five southeastern parks are perfect for finding backcountry solitude close to home:
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IBAs of Ontario Parks: the Frontenac Forests IBA
Welcome to the September installment of “IBAs in provincial parks,” brought to you by Ontario IBA Coordinator Amanda Bichel of Bird Studies Canada. Break out the champagne! We don’t often add new IBAs to the Canadian family of sites, so when we do, it’s a special occasion. The all-new Frontenac Forests Important Bird and Biodiversity…
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What's in a name? A historical look at two southeastern park names
Thanks to Laura McClintock of Presqu’ile Provincial Park and Sabrina MacDowell of Voyageur Provincial Park for crafting today’s post. Ever wonder how your favourite park got its name?
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Day-tripping along the St. Lawrence
Spending a week at Charleston Lake or Rideau River Provincial Parks this summer? We chatted with our friends at the St. Lawrence Parks Commission to come up with four awesome day-trips to work into your travel plans!