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2025/26 Community PEF projects

We’re excited to share that 109 community-led projects across B.C. will receive funding through the 2025–26 Community Park Enhancement Fund (PEF).

Each project can receive up to $5,000 to support conservation initiatives and recreation enhancements in parks and protected areas. This funding is made possible by the BC Parks Licence Plate Program — thank you to everyone who supports parks by purchasing a plate!

This year, a total of $344,042 will go toward a wide variety of projects that help:

– Restore habitats
– Improve accessibility
– Support cultural revitalization
– Create interpretive programs

And so much more!

These projects show the power of community in making parks more inclusive, welcoming, and sustainable for everyone.

2025-26 projects include:

• Invasive species management and removal
• Habitat and wildlife monitoring (western screech-owls, painted turtles, sharp-tailed snakes, arthropods, bats, toads, bank swallows, etc.)
• Trail improvements and maintenance
• Education and interpretive signage
• Ecosystem restoration
• Trash removal from lakes
• Accessibility enhancements
• Youth engagement programs
• Visitor experience projects, and more

The projects will be delivered in collaboration with more than 95 partners including First Nations, local non-profits, and passionate individuals. This year, we will be working with:

South Coast

• Squamish Environment Society/Nature Squamish
• REACH Community Health Centre
• Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans
• Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association
• Coastal Painted Turtle Project
• Fraser Valley Conservancy
• South Coast Conservation Program (SCCP)
• Tetrahedron Outdoor Club
• North Shore Mountain Bike Association
• qPAWS – qathet Parks and Wilderness Society

West Coast

• Galiano Conservancy Association
• Living Oceans Society
• Gabriola Land and Trails Trust
• River City Cycle Club
• Arrowsmith Cycling Club
• BC Marine Trails Network Association
• Willis Point Community Association
• South Island Mountain Bike Society
• Laskeek Bay Conservation Society
• Friends of Cortes Island
• Ford Orchard and Leaf House Project, Heron Rocks Friendship Centre Society
• Peninsula Streams Society
• Pacific Megascops Research Alliance
• Galiano Trails Society
• Vancouver Island University, Resource Management and Protection Department
• Beaver Point Community Hall Association and Beaver Point Community Park
• Henry House Heritage Society
• Island Stream and Salmon Enhancement Society
• Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC)
• Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports
• Strathcona Wilderness Institute
• Vancouver Artillery Association

Thompson Okanagan

• Shuswap Hut and Trail Alliance
• Kamloops Naturalist Club
• Adams River Salmon Society
• Seton and Shalalth Chamber of Commerce
• Grasslands Conservation Council of BC
• Kamloops Snowmobile Association
• Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society
• Agrowest Consulting Scientists
• British Columbia Conservation Foundation
• Friends of the South Slopes
• Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning
• Skaha Bluffs Park Watch Society
• Lycia (life sciences research company)
• Friends of the South Slopes
• Fat Dog 120 Management Inc.
• North Okanagan Cycling Society (NOCS)
• KVR Middle School in SD67

Kootenays

• Elk River Watershed Alliance
• Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS)
• East Kootenay Invasive Species Council (EKISC)
• Friends of West Kootenay Parks (FWKP)
• Lake Windermere Ambassadors Society
• Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS)
• Trail Wildlife Association (TWA)
• Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS)
• Great Divide Trail Association (GDTA)
• Goldeneye Ecological Services
• Kokanee Creek Nature Centre Society
• Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN)
• BC Parks Volunteer ER Warden

Skeena North Coast

• Cordilla Archaeology through TCG
• Tahltan Central Government
• Lakelse Watershed Stewards Society
• Living Lakes
• Houston Hikers
• Michelle’s Tackle
• Smithers Visitor Centre (Chamber of Commerce)
• FireSmart
• Sarah Belford Art
• Kermode Bobcat Services
• UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum
• Hac Nic Na Aah Mountain Marathon 
• Moon Circles and Retreats
• WLRS / RBCM

Omineca Peace

• Whiskey Jack Nordic Ski Club
• Saulteu First Nation
• Caledonia Ramblers
• Caledonia Nordic Ski Club
• Yellowhead Outdoor Recreation Association
• Prince George Canoe and Kayak Club
• Minck Designs
• Great Divide Trail Association
• Kakwa Sherman
• Kakwa Snowmobile Club
• PG Backcountry Recreation Society

Cariboo Central Coast

• Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band
• Friends of Churn Creek Protected Area Society (FCCPAS)
• Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire
• Fraser Headwaters Alliance
• Cedar Point Provincial Park Board
• Ulkatcho First Nation, TNG, Lhoosk’uz Dené Nation
• Cariboo Chilcotin Orienteering Club
• Tweedsmuir Ski Club
• Tourism Wells Gray
• Xeni Gwet’in First Nation
• Backcountry Horsemen of BC, North Thompson Chapter

Here are pictures from some of the 2024-25 projects:

Much appreciation goes to BC Parks plate holders and the dedicated partners who lead these projects. Your support is making a real difference!

To learn more about community PEF and how you can apply for next year, email BCParks.LicencePlates@gov.bc.ca.