This series highlights Canada's stunning parks and sites that protect the environment and showcases the various historic aspects of our country. Parks Canada protects and administers 37 national parks, 10 national park reserves, 171 (out of 1004) national historic sites, 5 national marine conservation areas, and one national urban park (as of 2023).
In the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, Bruce Peninsula NP (Ontario) is the core protected area of the UNESCO Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. The escarpment is an ancient tree-lined ridge of limestone that stretches from Niagara Falls across southern Ontario to the Bruce Peninsula and separates Georgian Bay from Lake Huron. Biodiversity is the Bruce’s claim to fame, with a unique diversity of species that include species at risk, including the last unbroken stand of forest in the province's densely-populated region The park is best known for its unique wildflowers, especially its 34 species of orchids, which is two-thirds of all orchid species found in Ontario. The peninsula also supports more than 20 kinds of ferns, including the rare Purple-stem Cliffbreak (Pellaea atropurpurea) which Parks Canada monitors to help understand the status of globally rare alvar ecosystems.
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