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Foley Mountain Conservation Area, the highest conservation area in the Rideau Valley, overlooks Upper Rideau Lake and Westport. [citation needed] It features a variety of wildlife in 325 hectares (800 acres) of woods, ponds and fields. [2] The area also has a sandy beach with changing facilities.
The purpose is to allow plants to reestablish themselves and to preserve this area for future park visitors. [9] Wendat Trail (Loop 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)), a trail which wraps around Kettle Lake following closely on sections of the shore. [9] An area for wildlife viewing, specifically for birds such as the blue heron, loons, and small birds.
Ontario Parks and protected areas statistics Type Number Area % land area Hectares Acres Provincial parks 341 8,278,063 20,455,540 7.69% Conservation reserves 295 1,514,147 3,741,540 1.4% Protected areas 9 1,226,016 3,029,550 1.1% Wilderness areas 28 2,590 6,400 <0.1% Total 662 11,020,284 27,231,710 10.29%
The U.S. National Park System controls a large and diverse group of California parks, monuments, recreation areas and other units which in total exceed 6,240,000 acres (25,300 km 2). [2] The best known is Yosemite National Park , noted for several iconic natural features including Yosemite Falls , El Capitan and Half Dome , which is displayed ...
List of parks in the Canterbury Region; List of parks in the Chatham Islands; List of parks in the Marlborough Region; List of parks in Nelson, New Zealand; List of parks in the Otago Region; List of parks in the Southland Region; List of parks in the Tasman Region; List of parks in the West Coast Region
Nearly 30 percent of New Zealand's land mass is publicly owned with some degree of protection. Most of this land – about 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 sq mi) – is administered by the Department of Conservation. There are 13 national parks, [2] [3] thousands of reserves, [4] 54 conservation parks, [5] and a range of other conservation ...
The area centred on Waipoua Forest, north of Dargaville, has been proposed as a possible Kauri National Park. The area contains most of New Zealand's remaining kauri, including the largest known kauri, Tāne Mahuta. These stands of kauri are also valuable as havens for endangered species including the North Island brown kiwi. [11]
Nelson Lakes National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, at the northern end of the Southern Alps.It was created in 1956 (one of four created in the 1950s). [1] [2] The park contains beech forests, multiple lakes, snow-covered mountains and valleys created by glaciers during the ice ages.