Tuktut Nogait National Park of Spring 2005

Tuktut Nogait Location Vegetation Activities National Park of Canada “Tuktut Nogait” means “young caribou” in Pronounced Inuvialuktun, the language of the . It Tuktut Nogait is a landscape of The park offers many opportunities to became a National Park on December 10, 1998. vegetation, barren rock, lichens, willows, experience wildlife and nature at its best. “Took-toot-Noo-guy-t” It is located in the northeastern region of the rolling hills and deep river canyons. Features Tuktut Nogait is an experienced hiker’s , on the border of include the spectacular valleys and canyons paradise. Other activities in the park , and bounded to the north by the along the Hornaday and Brock Rivers as well include: canoeing the adventurous and at Climate . Tuktut Nogait encompasses an as La Roncière Falls, many lakes, eskers, and times, dangerous, Hornaday River, as well area of 16 340 km2 and lies within the Inuvialuit hills. During the third week of June, the tundra as photography, fishing and primitive Tuktut Nogait’s weather will challenge you. It Settlement Region. The park is approximately is transformed into a botanical garden with camping. Access to the park is by private can be extremely hostile, even in mid-summer. 45 km east of the community of , and beautiful carpets of flowers, and by the end of boat, by hiking from Paulatuk, and by Long spells of rain, ice-cold winds and 425 km northeast of the town of Inuvik. Inuvik, August, incredibly colourful autumn charter aircraft from Inuvik. occasional snowstorms or frost are not with a population of 3 667 is the largest vegetation is at its peak. Species of uncommon. There is no natural protection in the community in the region and is serviced daily wildflowers include: the poppy, the open tundra terrain and no firewood. Snowmelt by scheduled aircraft from southern Canada. edible river beauty, moss campion, dwarf begins in mid to late May and river ice breaks up Tuktut Nogait is located in the Southern Arctic birch and white mountain heather. Stunted in the first week of June. Coastal areas are Ecozone. spruce trees make their home along the river largely influenced by maritime air masses. The valleys, indicating the northerly limit of tree winters are very long and cold with growth. temperatures averaging at about -27°C and the summers are short, with 24 hours of daylight from mid-June to mid-July, and temperatures ranging at about 8°C. Wildlife

The park has been set aside to protect for all time a natural area representative of the Geology Tundra Hills Natural Region as well as to protect the calving habitat of the Bluenose Numerous archaeological sites can be found in caribou, with a population of about 500 000. the Park, such as the 3 000 year old site, Abundant cliffs and ramparts provide good “Aulvalik”, bearing testimony to the human nesting habitat for birds of prey such as history of the area that stretches back hawks, peregrine falcons, eagles and ospreys. thousands of years. The land is rich in minerals The density of these nesting birds is among such as zinc and gold, and there is much the highest of any location in the Northwest mining outside of the park in the Northwest Territories. The Tundra Hills Region is also For more information, contact: Territories. Rocklands include exposed known as the nesting ground for one of the The Superintendent bedrock and ruck rubble, and are common in Tuktut Nogait National Park most rare birds in Canada, the Eskimo Curlew. the park. also occurs throughout P.O. Box 91 The hills and valleys are also an excellent Paulatuk, Northwest Territories the park. habitat for caribou and muskox, wolves and X0E 1N0 Telephone: (867) 580-3233 the barren-ground grizzly bear. Although Fax: (867) 580-3234 © Parks Canada very little information is available on the Website: www.pc.gc.ca/tuktutnogait abundance of fish species in the water, is the most common species found. Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada Spring 2005

Tuktut Nogait Location Vegetation Activities National Park of Canada “Tuktut Nogait” means “young caribou” in Pronounced Inuvialuktun, the language of the Inuvialuit. It Tuktut Nogait is a landscape of tundra The park offers many opportunities to became a National Park on December 10, 1998. vegetation, barren rock, lichens, willows, experience wildlife and nature at its best. “Took-toot-Noo-guy-t” It is located in the northeastern region of the rolling hills and deep river canyons. Features Tuktut Nogait is an experienced hiker’s Northwest Territories, on the border of include the spectacular valleys and canyons paradise. Other activities in the park Nunavut, and bounded to the north by the along the Hornaday and Brock Rivers as well include: canoeing the adventurous and at Climate Beaufort Sea. Tuktut Nogait encompasses an as La Roncière Falls, many lakes, eskers, and times, dangerous, Hornaday River, as well area of 16 340 km2 and lies within the Inuvialuit hills. During the third week of June, the tundra as photography, fishing and primitive Tuktut Nogait’s weather will challenge you. It Settlement Region. The park is approximately is transformed into a botanical garden with camping. Access to the park is by private can be extremely hostile, even in mid-summer. 45 km east of the community of Paulatuk, and beautiful carpets of flowers, and by the end of boat, by hiking from Paulatuk, and by Long spells of rain, ice-cold winds and 425 km northeast of the town of Inuvik. Inuvik, August, incredibly colourful autumn charter aircraft from Inuvik. occasional snowstorms or frost are not with a population of 3 667 is the largest vegetation is at its peak. Species of uncommon. There is no natural protection in the community in the region and is serviced daily wildflowers include: the arctic poppy, the open tundra terrain and no firewood. Snowmelt by scheduled aircraft from southern Canada. edible river beauty, moss campion, dwarf begins in mid to late May and river ice breaks up Tuktut Nogait is located in the Southern Arctic birch and white mountain heather. Stunted in the first week of June. Coastal areas are Ecozone. spruce trees make their home along the river largely influenced by maritime air masses. The valleys, indicating the northerly limit of tree winters are very long and cold with growth. temperatures averaging at about -27°C and the summers are short, with 24 hours of daylight from mid-June to mid-July, and temperatures ranging at about 8°C. Wildlife

The park has been set aside to protect for all time a natural area representative of the Geology Tundra Hills Natural Region as well as to protect the calving habitat of the Bluenose Numerous archaeological sites can be found in caribou, with a population of about 500 000. the Park, such as the 3 000 year old site, Abundant cliffs and ramparts provide good “Aulvalik”, bearing testimony to the human nesting habitat for birds of prey such as history of the area that stretches back hawks, peregrine falcons, eagles and ospreys. thousands of years. The land is rich in minerals The density of these nesting birds is among such as zinc and gold, and there is much the highest of any location in the Northwest mining outside of the park in the Northwest Territories. The Tundra Hills Region is also For more information, contact: Territories. Rocklands include exposed known as the nesting ground for one of the The Superintendent bedrock and ruck rubble, and are common in Tuktut Nogait National Park most rare birds in Canada, the Eskimo Curlew. the park. Permafrost also occurs throughout P.O. Box 91 The hills and valleys are also an excellent Paulatuk, Northwest Territories the park. habitat for caribou and muskox, wolves and X0E 1N0 Telephone: (867) 580-3233 the barren-ground grizzly bear. Although Fax: (867) 580-3234 © Parks Canada very little information is available on the Website: www.pc.gc.ca/tuktutnogait abundance of fish species in the water, arctic char is the most common species found.