Kejimkujik
National Park
National Historic Site
This protected forest was the original home of the Mi’kmaq tribe of Native Americans. The 381 square kilometers of forest contain hemlock forests with trees that are between 250 and 400 years old, beech tree woodlands, flood plains of the headwaters of the Mersy River, waterfalls and costal bogs. The park also contains the historical Mi’kmaw petroglyphs (stone carvings). The park’s name, Kejimkujik, means “our place”. The endangered Blanding Turtle has been closely monitored in the park for 25 years. Dams built for the logging industry in the 1940s had deprived the park’s rivers of natural oxygenation. The dams were removed in 2005, and the river now supports a growing population of Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Stickleback and Banded Killifish.
National Park
National Historic Site
This protected forest was the original home of the Mi’kmaq tribe of Native Americans. The 381 square kilometers of forest contain hemlock forests with trees that are between 250 and 400 years old, beech tree woodlands, flood plains of the headwaters of the Mersy River, waterfalls and costal bogs. The park also contains the historical Mi’kmaw petroglyphs (stone carvings). The park’s name, Kejimkujik, means “our place”. The endangered Blanding Turtle has been closely monitored in the park for 25 years. Dams built for the logging industry in the 1940s had deprived the park’s rivers of natural oxygenation. The dams were removed in 2005, and the river now supports a growing population of Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Stickleback and Banded Killifish.
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