JUNE 2010 Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada Management Plan ii © Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Canada, represented by the Chief Executive Officer of Parks Canada, 2010. Cette publication est aussi disponible en français. National Library of Canada cataloguing in publication data: Parks Canada Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada management plan. Issued also in French under title: Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton, plan directeur. Available also on the Internet. ISBN 978-1-100-13567-0 Cat. no. R64-105/84-2010E-PDF 1. Cape Breton Highlands National Park (N.S.)—Management. 2. National parks and reserves—Nova Scotia—Management. 3. National parks and reserves—Canada—Management. I. Title. FC2314 C36 P37 2010 971.6'91 C2009-980276-7 For more information about the management plan or about Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada: Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada Ingonish Beach, NS B0C 1L0 tel: 902-224-2306, fax: 902-285-2866 e-mail:
[email protected] www.parkscanada.gc.ca/ Front Cover Image Credits top from left to right: Krista Chin, Shanna Fiddler, Marie Stradeski bottom: Julia Thomas Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada iii Management Plan Foreword Canada’s national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas offer Canadians from coast to coast to coast unique opportunities to experience and understand our wonderful country. They are places of learning, recreation and inspiration where Canadians can connect with our past and appreciate the natural, cultural and social forces that shaped Canada. From our smallest national park to our most visited national historic site to our largest national marine conservation area, each of these places offers Canadians and visitors several experiential opportunities to enjoy Canada’s historic and natural heritage.