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Royal Botanical Gardens

Hamilton, Canada

Royal Botanical Gardens

The Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is a heritage-listed botanical garden located in the cities of Burlington and Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It covers extensive environmentally protected areas, historic sites, and culturally relevant gardens from Burlington to Hamilton. It is one of the major touris

t attractions between Niagara Falls and Toronto, as well as being a significant local and regional horticultural, education, conservation, and scientific resource. The Royal Botanical Gardens' mandate derives from a Provincial Act of 1941, centred on human interaction with the natural world and protection of environmentally significant lands that form the western tip of Lake Ontario. The gardens cover an area of approximately 10 km by 4 km that is dominated by two coastal wetlands, and landscapes that were carved during the last glaciation, extending from Lake Ontario inland to the plateau of the Niagara Escarpment. The many different gardens and natural areas are accessed through nine public entrance locations. The Royal Botanical Gardens is one of several Prescribed Public Bodies listed under the Ontario Heritage Act. In 2006, in support of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity...

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