{{Unreferenced, date=January 2008 Natural Heritage Education is an educational program offered by

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in some provincial parks in

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. It is designed to provide education focusing on the natural and cultural heritage of the park its surrounding area. Parks such as

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and

Algonquin Provincial Park Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Cana ...

have very successful programs due to the use of multiple visitor centres, major park attractions, guided walks, children's programs, evening programs, night hikes, special event weekends and special event programs. For instance, at

, visitors can enjoy the wolf howl led by park naturalists. At

, campers can enjoy a

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program or a walk through the park at night with park naturalists. Several other park agencies such as

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, Alberta Provincial Parks and

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and

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in the

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have similar programs.

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Nature conservation organizations based in Canada Educational organizations based in Ontario Environmental interpretation Environmental organizations based in Ontario

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