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This page is intended to list any major programs, changes or undertakings by park staff that will effect the public's use of the Nova Scotia Park system. Please check back to this page for further updates. Send your comments to dnrweb@gov.ns.ca
Graves Island Park - The season for this park has been extended to October 12, 2009. New camping sites have been opened. These new sites offer coastal views that were previously obscured by the mature forest cover. These sites include a mix of traditional tenting/trailer sites. Some walk-in sites may not be available until mid-August. All of the sties are listed on the park's reservation system: sites 74-117.
Redevelopment
Five Islands Park has redevelopment.
Graves Island Park has planned redevelopment.
Ben Eoin has ongoing restoration work to wooded areas to produce a more natural and locally representative environment.
Alcohol Free Period
An alcohol ban will be in effect this season in all Provincial Camping Parks from their opening until check-out (1 pm) July 2, 2009.
Firewood and BSLB
Three Parks (Laurie, Dollar Lake and Porters Lake Provincial Parks) are within the Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle (BSLB) containment zone - park visitors are asked to help the effort to control the movement of BSLB by not moving wood out of the containment zone. Unused firewood is to be left in the park. More information about the BSLB can be obtained by clicking here.
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