Over 100 community-led projects supported in BC Parks this year!
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We are pleased to announce the Community Park Enhancement Fund (PEF) partners and funding for this year. Across the province, $385,508 has been allocated for 104 community-led BC Parks projects to be completed by March 31, 2025. Revenue from the sale of BC Parks licence plates goes into PEF and supports this program.
Over the years, BC Parks has supported community partners who lead important projects that enhance and enrich people’s enjoyment of provincial parks while protecting cultural and conservation values. Last year, BC Parks funded over 90 projects and distributed $360,000 in funding, and this is up from 75 projects and $180,000 the previous year. These funds go to projects that make a meaningful difference in BC Parks, so it’s exciting to see a continued increase in requests for funding in communities across B.C.
Projects this year include:
-trail maintenance, facility improvements, and signage;
-species monitoring, habitat restoration, and species counts (e.g. western toad, bats, birds, and vegetation);
-invasive species management (e.g. European green crab monitoring, broom and English holly removal);
-accessibility projects;
-recreation projects;
-education programs, camps, and more.
We are grateful to the community partners we are working with this year:
Omenica-Peace
Alberta Speleological Society
B.C. Speleological Federation
Caledonia Nordic Ski Club
Caledonia Ramblers Hiking Club
Charlie Lake Conservation Society
Fraser Headwater Alliance
FSJ Disc Sports Club
Girard Family
Kakwa Park Snowmobile Club
Mackenzie Outdoor Route and Trail Organization
Ozalenka Alpine Club
Prince George Backcountry Recreation Society
Saulteau First Nations
Swan City Snowmobile Club
North Coast Skeena
Bulkley Valley Backpackers’ Society
Cindy Lewis
Harry and Lis Rach
Lakelse Watershed Stewardship Society
Michelle’s Tackle Box
Moon Circles and Retreats
Royal BC Museum
Sarah Belford Art
Skeena Wild Conservation Trust
Smithers Run Club
Terraniche Environmental Solutions
Tyhee Lake Triathlon
Kootenay Okanagan
Back Country Horsemen of BC
Baynes Lake Community Society
BC Conservation Foundation and the Okanagan Community Bat Program
Boundary Invasive Species Society
Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society
Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society
Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners
Cultural Camps – FVACFSS
East Kootenay Invasive Species Council
Elk River Alliance
Fernie Trails Alliance
Friends of Manning Park
Friends of West Kootenay Parks
Goldeneye Ecological Services
Kokanee Creek Nature Centre Society
KVR Middle School
Penticton and Area Cycling Association
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
School District No 67. (Skaha Lake Middle School)
Shuswap Hut and Trail Alliance Society
South Country Cowboy’s Association
Trail Wildlife Association
Upper Similkameen Indian Band
Vernon Snowmobile Association
Volunteer Ecological Reserve Warden for BC Parks North Okanagan
Thompson Cariboo
Cedar Points Park Board
Clinton & District Outdoor Sportsman Association
Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society
Fraser Headwater Alliance
Friends of Churn Creek Protection Area Society
Gold Rush Cycling Club
Grasslands Conservation Council of BC
Kamloops Bike Riders Association
Kamloops Outdoor Club
Kamloops Snowmobile Association
Kamloops Trails Alliance
Tweedsmuir Ski Club
Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government
South Coast
Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans
Fraser Valley Conservation
Intellectual Disabilities Society (North & West Vancouver)
North Shore Mountain Bike Association
Qathet Regional Cycling Association
REACH Community Health Centre
Sargeant Bay Society
Sea Kayaking Association of BC
Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council
South Coast Conservation Program
Spud Valley Nordic Association
Squamish Access Society
Squamish Environmental Conservation Society
Tetrahedron Outdoor Club
West Coast
BC Marine Trails Network Association
Cowichan Community Land Trust
Cowichan Valley Regional District Parks and Trails Volunteers
Gabriola Land and Trails Trust
Heron Rocks Friendship Centre Society: Ford Orchard and Leaf House Project
HIRRA Invasive Plant Control
Laskeek Bay Conservation Society
Pearson College UWC
River City Cycle Club
Stqeeye’ Learning Society
Surfrider Foundation Pacific Rim
Tlell Watershed Society
Vancouver Artillery Association
Vancouver Island University Resource Management Officer Technology Program
A special thank you to our partners who lead these projects and contribute so much of their time to parks. Keep an eye on our social media channels next spring when we’ll be announcing another year of funding for community-led projects.
For more information about Community PEF, contact your local BC Parks employee or email BCParks.Volunteers@gov.bc.ca.
