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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)

Beautiful Butterflies in Helliwell Provincial Park
Categories: BC Parks Licence Plate Program | Conservation | Indigenous Relations
In March 2022, BC Parks and the Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Recovery Project released a record 5,400 Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly larvae in Helliwell’s coastal bluff meadow over a...

Studying the Impacts of Climate Change on Local Plant Species
Categories: BC Parks Licence Plate Program | BC Parks News | Conservation
The BC Parks Living Lab Program has been supporting researchers to monitor climate change impacts on local plant phenology – the timing of seasonally reoccurring events such as bud break, leaf...

Application time for the Regional Park Enhancement Fund (PEF).
Categories: BC Parks News | Our People
It’s application time for the Regional Park Enhancement Fund (PEF). This Regional PEF funding is intended to support community-led conservation and recreation projects in parks across the...

Park Operator Job Positions
Categories: BC Parks News
We are proud of the work of our park operators. They are at the heart of our customer service and park facility maintenance. Park operators welcome the public, provide directions and...

Exploring Asian History in Provincial Parks
Categories: BC Parks News
Contributions of Asian Canadians are woven into B.C.’s landscape. As part of Asian Heritage Month, BC Parks wants to reflect on historic places found in provincial parks and protected areas. These...