What is the difference between a preserve and a park?

For the most part, parks have a few different types of ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees. Nature preserves on the other hand are filled with different kinds of birds, bugs and plants! For example, Shuffletown Prairie is home to more than 120 different plant species alone!



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A national park is an area set aside by a national government for the preservation of the natural environment. A national park may be set aside for public recreation and enjoyment or for its historical or scientific interest while keeping most landscapes and their accompanying plants and animals in their natural state.

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Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest terrestrial protected area in the world.

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With that, Moyenne Island National Park, the world's smallest national park, was born. It can be easy to imagine Grimshaw as an eccentric figure.

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