Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is a national non-profit charitable conservation group working to protect Canada’s wild ecosystems in parks, ecological and wilderness reserves. Our goal is to preserve the full diversity of habitats and their species. CPAWS has a national office in Ottawa, over 20,000 members and 13 regional chapters. Since our establishment in 1963, CPAWS has helped protect more than 40 million hectares of Canada’s most treasured wild spaces!