The National Parks of Canada

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THE NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA
No OTHER NATION ON EARTH CONTAINS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES A PRISTINE wilderness at once so varied and extensive. From the desolate, sweeping vistas of the arctic lowlands to the ancient, eerie gloom of the west coast rainforest, from the jagged, icy peaks of the northwest mountains, to the worn stone outcroppings of the Canadian Shield, this is a land where a traveller still can find vestiges of primeval peace.
But there is hardly any part of Canada's wilderness that is not threatened. Hydroelectric projects have led to the damming of one wild river after another. Decades of intensive logging have eliminated all but a few remnants of the original forests. And, almost everywhere, human agriculture and habitations are hemming in wild lands and their inhabitants.
The best hope of preserving what is left of Canada's wild country lies in its national parks. Their history is chequered. The first park, Banff, was set aside by the government of Sir John A.... Tovább

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THE NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA
No OTHER NATION ON EARTH CONTAINS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES A PRISTINE wilderness at once so varied and extensive. From the desolate, sweeping vistas of the arctic lowlands to the ancient, eerie gloom of the west coast rainforest, from the jagged, icy peaks of the northwest mountains, to the worn stone outcroppings of the Canadian Shield, this is a land where a traveller still can find vestiges of primeval peace.
But there is hardly any part of Canada's wilderness that is not threatened. Hydroelectric projects have led to the damming of one wild river after another. Decades of intensive logging have eliminated all but a few remnants of the original forests. And, almost everywhere, human agriculture and habitations are hemming in wild lands and their inhabitants.
The best hope of preserving what is left of Canada's wild country lies in its national parks. Their history is chequered. The first park, Banff, was set aside by the government of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1885 so that it could be most efficiently exploited as a tourist attraction. Later additions to the park system were made with different and often conflicting goals in mind. Only in comparatively recent times has resource development been banned from within park boundaries. Today, the wilderness values of many parks are threatened by their very success, as millions of visitors try, by hiking or camping, canoeing, fishing, or some other recreational activity, to make a connection with land untouched by civilization.
There are thirty-seven parks in Canada's national park system. Every province is represented. And many of the topographical features unique to this country are now protected. j.A. Kraulis, one of Canada's most respected photographers, travelled to nearly every corner of the land to record in 120 colour photographs the extraordinary beauty that has been preserved. With an authoritative text by Kevin McNamee of the Canadian Nature Federation, dozens of archival photographs and eleven hill-colour maps. The National Parks of Canada is both a celebration and a warning: Here are some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth. Soon they may be lost.
A portion of the royalties from the sale of this book is being donated to the Canadian Nature Federation.
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