Why dog-leashing rules are important, for you and your pup. Dogs are part of our families and it’s completely normal to include them on a day hike or a family camping trip. However, it is important to remember to keep your dog on a leash while visiting BC Parks. Leashing your dog protects you, them, …
Boosting Butterfly Numbers in Helliwell The number of Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies, a critically endangered species, in Helliwell Provincial Park, rose significantly last spring when nearly 1,300 caterpillars, reared at the Greater Vancouver Zoo by Wildlife Preservation Canada staff, were gently placed in the park by the Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Recovery Project Team. This follows the …
The historic heatwave of late June/early July has brought the realities of climate change home to British Columbians. Sudden deaths, the loss of a community, wildfires, loss of flora and fauna, and impacts to agricultural and shellfish sectors, the list is long making it difficult to grasp our unknown future with a new and dangerous …