BC Parks is home to more than 1,000 provincial parks and protected areas that range in diversity, from rugged coastlines and snow-capped mountains to dense rainforests and vast grasslands. Over 21 million visitors enjoy BC Parks each year, but there are many unique experiences, features, and ecosystems that thrive in BC Parks that remain relatively unknown. …
During a recent routine check of a marmot colony near Castlecrag Mountain in Strathcona Provincial Park, a pair of researchers discovered a welcome surprise. Molly the marmot, an offspring from one of the first Vancouver Island marmots released into the wild nine years ago, had produced six pups of her own. It is an accomplishment …
When Brian Moorhead retired from his job as an engineering technologist at the University of British Columbia in 2002, he spent the first year enjoying every minute of retirement. An avid mountain climber with a love for the outdoors, eventually the 78-year-old realized there’s only so much fishing he can do and so many days …