List of protected areas of New Brunswick

This is a list of protected natural areas of New Brunswick. For other areas see List of historic places in New Brunswick.

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Provincial statute

Provincial parks are managed provincially by Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture or the Department of Natural Resources. Under the New Brunswick Parks Act, provincial parks are protected from environmental encroachment, and mining, quarries and logging activities are prohibited, per amendments to the Act approved in June, 2014.[1] The wording of the Act, at the time it was enacted, included the following:

All provincial parks are dedicated to residents of the Province, visitors and future generations to:

(a) permanently protect ecosystems, biodiversity and the elements of natural and cultural heritage,
(b) provide opportunities for recreational and outdoor educational activities to promote a healthy lifestyle,
(c) provide opportunities to increase knowledge and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Province, and

(d) offer a tourism product that enhances the Province’s image as a quality vacation destination."[2]

Protected areas

National parks

The following are National Parks of Canada in New Brunswick.

Official Name Closest Municipality County Year designated Size km² Notes
Fundy National Park Alma Albert 1948 206
Kouchibouguac National Park Richibucto Kent 1969 239

Provincial parks

The provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.

For a complete overview, see the List of provincial parks in New Brunswick.

Protected natural areas

A Protected Natural Area (PNA) is a sanctuary set aside for its unusual or significant local characteristics. Logging is prohibited in all PNAs. Six of the more than 200 PNAs are Class I, allowing access only for scientific research and education and requiring a permit to visit; the remainder are Class II, allowing hunting, fishing, snaring, and light recreational activities like hiking and camping.[3] PNAs sometimes overlap provincial game refuges and wildlife management areas.

With the proclamation of the Protected Natural Areas Act in 2003, 30 existing conservation and ecological areas were converted to PNAs, 20 Class I and 10 Class II. In 2008 most Class I PNAs were downgraded and more than thirty new reserves were added, with two existing PNAs merged and another one split. More than 140 new PNAs were set aside in 2014 by the outgoing Alward government.

Denotes Class I PNA

Provincial wildlife areas

The Wildlife Refuges and Wildlife Management Areas Regulation - Fish and Wildlife Act[4] governs the province's game refuges and wildlife management areas. Hunting and trapping are prohibited in these areas.

Official name County Designated Size (km2) Description/Notes
Fredericton Wildlife Refuge York
Kindness Club Wildlife Refuge Carleton
O'dell Wildlife Refuge York 1.41
University of New Brunswick Wildlife Refuge York 0.06
Utopia Wildlife Refuge Charlotte 31.08
Wilson's Point Wildlife Refuge Northumberland 0.54 tip of peninsula opposite Beaubears Island
Acadian Village Wildlife Management Area Gloucester
Bantalor Wildlife Management Area York 152.81
Becaguimec Wildlife Management Area Carleton, York 111.37
Burpee Wildlife Management Area Sunbury, York 181.69
Canaan River Wildlife Management Area Westmorland 225.33
Mount Ararat Wildlife Management Area Queens 2.61 three parcels in Gagetown area
Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area Restigouche 828.80
Kings Landing Wildlife Management Area York 1315.00 surrounds Kings Landing Historical Settlement
Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area Charlotte, Kings, Queens 243.46
MacDonald Farm Wildlife Management Area Northumberland 0.61
Minister's Island Wildlife Management Area Charlotte 2.02
Mount Carleton Wildlife Management Area Northumberland, Restigouche 174.03
Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area Northumberland, Victoria, York 841.75
Tracadie River Wildlife Management Area Gloucester 39.14
West Collette Wildlife Management Area Northumberland 0.78

Other

See also

References
  1. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, [Provincial Parks]
  2. [New Brunswick Parks Act] Part 3)
  3. "What is a Protected Natural Area?". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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