Visit a Local Park or Nature Preserve

Start your adventure today! Plan a trip to see local plant communities and bring a friend.

View CANPS Natural Areas Registry in a larger map

Canps Natural Areas Database

The CANPS Natural Areas Database is a collaborative spreadsheet containing important information about many of the places in the map featured above. Click HERE to view. Sites in the spreadsheet are color-coded by general ecosystem-type as follows:

Light Blue= Bottomland Hardwood
Green = Swamp
Red = Pine-dominated
Purple = Upland hardwoods
Gold = Prairie, Marsh, or Beach
Gray = Gardens, Arboretum, or Park