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From the CG archives

CONSERVING NATURE and taking part in wilderness adventures are important parts of being Canadian, so it’s no surprise that Canadian Geographic has dedicated many stories over the last decade to our national parks. Here are a number of those articles that you can revisit—and some of the parks that you might want to plan to visit for your holidays this year!

Backcountry beat
A saddle-challenged rider tags along on a warden’s horseback patrol along the North Boundary Trail in Jasper National Park and discovers that old ways still work well in the mountains
By Ed Struzik
Sept/Oct 2001

Islands in the stream
St. Lawrence Islands National Park tries to preserve its ecological integrity in the heart of a river playground
By Alan Morantz and David Barbour
May/June 2001

Border dwellers
Talking to the neighbours of Riding Mountain National Park
Dawn Goss
Mar/Apr 2001

A highway runs through it
Underpasses, overpasses and fencing protect Banff’s wildlife from the flow of traffic on the Trans-Canada. Are they enough?
By Candace Savage
July/Aug 2000

Nunavut parks
Two former park reserves become Nunavut’s first national parks
Nov/Dec 1999

National park revelations
The ‘war’ in Canada’s national parks: writer investigates threats to our ’protected lands’
By Anita Lahey
May/June 1999

Tuktut Nogait
Settling the boundaries of our newest national park
By Leslie Leong
May/June 1999

Roadside detractions
Campaigning to prevent illegal feeding of wildlife in our national parks
By Matthew Jackson
Mar/Apr 1997

Banff vs. the bears
Can tourists and grizzlies co-exist in Canada’s busiest national park?
By Sid Marty
Jan/Feb 1997

Tracking Homo ‘erraticus’
Radio collars for errant hikers in Newfoundland national park
Jan/Feb 1996

Splicing it in the bush
Each new generation of technology improves the lines of communication in our national parks
By Sid Marty
Nov/Dec 1995

Aulavik
Our new arctic park is a vast sanctuary for muskox, caribou and waterfowl
By Wayne Lynch
Mar/Apr 1995

Night glider
After a 60-year absence, the southern flying squirrel has been returned to Point Pelee National Park
By Susan Fisher
Mar/Apr 1995

Tarnish on the jewel of Banff
Increased development has endangered Banff National Park’s status as a UN World Heritage Site
By Roberta Walker
July/Aug 1993

Our unknown national park
With no roads or even hiking trails, Northern Yukon is one of our wildest parks
By Wayne Lynch
July/Aug 1992

Open season on poachers
Jasper National Park’s anti-poaching program incorporates the latest in crime-fighting technology
Jan/Feb 1992