Temagami is unique because:

• it is the largest known stand of centuries-old red and white pine in North America



• it is the last major accessible wilderness in Eastern Canada



• it is the world's largest recorded network of "nastawgan" (traditional Aboriginal trails), up to 3000 years old



• it is the habitat of endangered Golden Eagles



• it has the largest concentration of archaeological sites on the Canadian Shield



• it has some of the largest nesting concentrations of Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Pine Warblers and Merlins in Ontario



• it is home of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai for 6000 years