Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks

Parks Canada is responsible for the protection and presentation of the natural and cultural heritage within Glacier National Park. To contribute to regional conservation efforts, Parks Canada collaborates with partners and neighbouring land managers to achieve shared goals for the protection of Columbia Mountains' ecosystems, landscapes and biodiversity.

The Government of Canada’s has committed to protect 17% of Canada’s land and inland waters by 2020. As part of that commitment, the Nature Legacy Fund is investing over $1 billion in partnership with corporate, not-for-profit, provincial, territorial, and other partners to secure private land, support provincial and territorial species protection efforts, and help build Indigenous capacity to conserve land and species.

A management plan outlines the vision, key strategies, objectives and targets for a national park or national historic site:

·  To protect and present these special places, and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure the ecological and commemorative integrity of these places for present and future generations.

·  To guide operations and priorities over a 5 to 10 year time frame.

It is the primary public accountability document for each national park.

Current legislation requires that every management plan be reviewed a minimum of every ten years and any resulting amendments be tabled in Parliament.  The management planning process involves: assessing the current state of park resources; determining key trends, pressures and opportunities; and setting priorities. Management plans are drafted in collaboration and consultation with Indigenous peoples, stakeholders, and interested Canadians.

Parks Canada achieves its mandate and vision through the active participation of its team members, stakeholders, partners and the support of Canadians. Consultation helps Parks Canada develop sound policies, and improve programs and projects; consultation also helps all parties better understand these policies, programs, and projects. Parks Canada’s consultation processes adhere to the Agency’s guiding principles of respect, openness, inclusiveness, transparency, reasonability, accessibility, and accountability.

The Parks Canada team will read all of the content received through consultation. We will then consider how this feedback can be used to inform the development of the management plan for Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks, and Rogers Pass National Historic Site. Participants should check back regularly at www.letstalkmountainparks.ca for updates on what we’ve heard through consultation, important milestones, and further opportunities to get involved.