Executive Director Gail Bremmer tells CHSJ News Saint John's park is the first of its kind in North America, making it a leader for other sites that are trying to become certified.
Bremmer says for people who don't know, a geopark is a an area with unique geological history.
She says the Stonehammer park is 25 hundred square kilometres and stretches from Lepreau Falls to St. Martin’s.
Delegates from the geopark will travel to Norway this year to help develop tourism and economic development for the park.
