NEW BRUNSWICK TO HOST CNF 1983. The location of the 
     
     Annual Canadian Nature Federation Conference will 
     
     return to the Maritimes once again in 1983 when 
     
    

    
     'New Brunswick will be the host province. Dates and 
     
     meeting site will be finalized later. Meanwhile the 
     
     Prince Edward Island Natural History Society has 
     
     tentatively agreed to assist by organizing field 
     
     trips to the Island in conjunction with the 
     
     Conference. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     CNF YOUTH CAMP. David MacLeod of Parkdale has been chosen to represent Prince 
     
     Edward Island at the National Youth Leadership Camp this summer. Sponsored by the 
     
     Canadian Nature Federation, the camp will be held July 15 to August 6 in the 
     
     Ministick Hills 30 miles southeast of Edmonton, Alberta. Some twenty young 
     
     naturalists from across the country are to participate in a program which will 
     
     include such varied topics as plant and animal identification, nature photography, 
     
     air testing, and environmental ethics. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     NHS SLIDE CONTEST. Members are reminded that the 
     
     April 8th meeting is the deadline for submissions 
     
     to the nature slide competition. Eligible 
     
    

    
     slides must have been taken by a NHS member, on I 
     
     Prince Edward Island or elsewhere, and not have 
     
    

    
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     Three prizes will be awarded. Those submitting 
     
     slides by mail should forward them to Margaret 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mallett. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     CANADIAN PARKS JOIN WORLD HERITAGE LIST. On 
     
     September 4, 1979, the wild and beautiful Nahanni 
     
     National Park in Canada's Northwest Territories 
     
     became the first site to be named to the Unesco 
     
    

    
     World Heritage List. Over the past few years member 
     
     countries of Unesco have come to realize that the 
     
     natural and cultural heritage treasures of the 
     
    

    
     world transcend political boundaries and need 
     
     international cooperation to assure their preservation 
     
     for future generations of humanity. Accordingly, the 
     
     World Heritage Convention has been drawn up to work 
     
     for protection of natural and cultural sites of world 
     
     significance. Among the objectives of the Convention 
     
     are establishment of a World Heritage Committee to 
     
     oversee preparation of a list of appropriate sites; 
     
     compilation of a list of endangered world heritage; establishment of a world 
     
     heritage fund; provision of technical assistance; and worldwide promotion of 
     
     heritage conservation. Since the designation of Nahanni , two more Canadian parks 
     
     have joined the WorldHeritage List. These are Kluane National Park in the Yukon, 
     
     noted for its glacier systems; and Dinosaur Provincial Park in the Badlands of 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     southeastern Alberta, recognized for its unequalled dinosaur remains. World 
     
     Heritage Sites are marked by erection of a plaque describing the qualities that 
     
     make the site of world significance. (For further information, see Conservation 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canada, Winter 1980.)