They also announced, or it was said that the government would announce, that Waterton National Park (the northern contiguous sister park to Glacier National Park) will be increased in size. I was wondering if I would wake up this morning and find that I now lived in a National Park. Did they announce the particulars of the intended increase?
Tom Cardston, Alberta www.matkin.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc A. Schindler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: October 3, 2002 4:25 PM > To: zion-l > Subject: [ZION] New National Parks > > 10 new national parks have been announced, increasing the area of our > national parks by 50%: > <<http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20021003/U PA > RKN/national/national/nationalTheNationHeadline_temp/3/3/30/>> > > There's no map online, so here's a summary list of the parks and where > they are: > > 1. Northern Bathurst Island: in the Arctic Archipelago, near the > north magnetic pole > 2. East arm of Great Slave Lake (tundra meets the northern edge of > the boreal forest; caribou and other wildlife) > 3. Gwali Haunas Marine (Queen Charlotte Islands; Gwaii is the Haida > word for "Haida") > 4. & 5. Gulf Islands and Gulf Islands Marine (Canadian side of the > Gulf Islands north of Puget Sound) > 6. Manitoba Lowlands ("Interlaken" muskeg area where the Canadian > shield meets the eastern edge of the boreal forest) > 7. Mealy Mountains (mountains lining the big inlet where Happy > Valley-Goose Bay NATO base is, in Labrador) > 8. Torngat Mountains (northern tip of Labrador and east side of > Quebec's Ungava Bay) > 9. Ukkusiksalik (Wager Bay); reversing waterfall on Chesterfield > Inlet, polar bear habitat > 10. North Shore of Lake Superior (marine park) > > There are already 39 national parks; this will make 49; and Chr�tien has > said he will announce 3 more in the coming months. > > -- > Marc A. Schindler > Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland > > "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high > and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our > mark." > --Michelangelo Buonarroti > > Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the > author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the > author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author > may be associated. > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
