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More staycationers, more litter: Gros Morne National Park asks visitors to keep park clean – CBC News

September 3, 2020

Increase seen in trash, dogs off leash, feeding wildlife

CBC News · Posted: Sep 02, 2020 11:37 AM NT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

There has been a large increase in visitors to Gros Morne from within Newfoundland and Labrador this year. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

As Gros Morne National Park has seen an increase in local visitors this summer, staff have also seen some unwelcome sights: more litter on trails, dogs off-leash, people feeding wildlife and even toilet paper scattered in the wilderness.

Rob Hingston, Parks Canada’s acting visitor experience manager at Gros Morne, said while they see some of that every year, “this year it seems to be a little bit more obvious.”

“I think what we have is, we have a lot of people that may not be familiar with national parks and what’s expected behaviours with regard to looking after their own safety, and with regard to how they should keep the park unimpaired and protected,” said Rob Hingston, Parks Canada’s acting visitor experience manager at Gros Morne.

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Gros Morne a ‘ghost town’ amid pandemic, but staycations offering a ray of hope for businesses – CBC

July 22, 2020

Ten tourists from St. John’s zip on their life-jackets and slip into kayaks at the waterfront of adventure tourism company Gros Morne Adventures.

The company decided to market to the Newfoundland and Labrador tourist this summer — and it’s working.

“I don’t think we were expecting to be this busy,” said Robbie Hickey, who, with his wife, Kristen, owns Gros Morne Adventures.

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