What We Heard: Phase 1 Public Consultation on A Home for Nature: Protected Areas Plan for the Island of Newfoundland Acknowledgements The Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council (WERAC) would like to thank everyone who submitted comments on the proposed Protected Areas Plan for the Island of Newfoundland. WERAC received many submissions from across Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and other countries. Each submission was read and their perspectives were included in the feedback assessment. This What We Heard document was written to reflect that variety of perspectives as much as possible. Citation: Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council. What We Heard. Phase 1 Public Consultation on A Home for Nature: Protected Areas Plan for the Island of Newfoundland. 2021. Available in alternate format upon request. Contact the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council: Email:
[email protected] Phone: 709.637.4066 (Secretariat) Mail: Executive Secretary, WERAC C/O Policy, Planning and Natural Areas Division P.O. Box 2006 Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G2 Follow us on social media! Facebook: facebook.com/WERACNewfoundlandandLabrador Twitter: @nl_WERAC Instagram: @nl_werac The maps in this document are for illustrative purposes only. Front Cover: Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve; photo credit Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Back Cover: Arches Provincial Park; photo credit Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Terra Nova National Park 2 What We Heard Contents Acknowledgements...........................................................................................................................................