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The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1934 and 1942 on about 12,000 acres (49 km 2) of land donated to the State of Tennessee in 1933 by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. CCC crews built hiking trails, a recreation lodge, a ranger station, five rustic cabins, and a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lake known as Arch Lake.
Pages in category "Dark-sky preserves in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Mont-Mégantic National Park; P.
A dark-sky preserve (DSP) is an area, usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts or reduces light pollution or maintains and protects naturally dark night skies. Different terms have been used to describe these areas as national organizations and governments have worked independently to create programs.
Picture it: snow-dusted trees surround an expansive skate way stretching 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles) through the heart of downtown past the castle-like Parliament of Canada on one side, and the ...
The Canadian flora is depauperate because of the near total glaciation event in the Pleistocene. Due to the vast area of Canada, a tree that is common in one area may be completely absent in another. In particular, many warm-temperate trees can only be grown on the mild Pacific coast (where gardens may contain additional species not listed here).
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The skinny: Designated as a dark sky preserve last year, Negwegon State Park "is a rustic, undeveloped area open for hunting, walk-in camping and hiking" along the coast of Lake Huron, just south ...
The Government of Manitoba designated the area a provincial park in 1964. [2] The park is 269 square kilometres (104 sq mi) in size. [3] The park is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. [4] In 2020 it was designated a Canadian Dark-Sky Preserve by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.