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Niagara Falls One of World’s Top-20 ‘Bucket List’ Destinations
Linked from https://niagara.insauga.com/niagara-falls-the-only-canadian-landmark-on-worlds-top-20-bucket-list-destinations/ March 27 2023 When a British insurance company, comparet
Webinar: Niagara Aspiring Geopark and the Sustainable Development Goals
In this webinar, Niagara Aspiring Geopark Founder, Darren Platakis (BSc GEOG ’10) and Master of Sustainability candidate Kamran Abbasov discuss UNESCO Global Ge
UNESCO 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
History The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the pl
Niagara Geopark Chair Perry Hartwick visits the Mixteca Alta UNESCO Global Geopark in Oaxaca, Mexico
My wife Shari and I love to travel, and when we do, we tend to seek out less obvious destinations that don’t necessarily fit well into a standard tourism package. We seem to find
Niagara Geopark eyeing UNESCO Designation
By Chris Pickles Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Wed., Jan. 4, 2023 Perry Hartwick is helping to spearhead attempts to have Niagara’s geopark recognized by UNESCO Three
UNESCO Global Geopark Evaluators Visit Pelham
Written by Brian Green on Jan 14, 2023 9:30 AM for https://www.pelhamtoday.ca/ Pelham News- UNESCO Geopark Evaluators Visit Pelham As part of Niagara’s application to join a wor
Stratigraphic Section of the Geopark
This Stratigraphic Section of the Geopark provides a schematic glimpse at where all geologic formations fit over time and how they relate to each other.
Board wants to bring Haudenosaunee history to light in aspiring Niagara Geopark
Written by Donna Duric for the Two Row Times Posted A group aspiring to bring the first geopark to Ontario is hoping the designation will help shine a light on Haudenosaunee hist
Discover Queenston Shale: Kayaking the Lower Niagara River
I launched from the dock at Navy Hall which, given the typical low river level of late September, made the put-in a bit challenging. Either Balls Beach, at the end of River Beach D
