In the heat of late August 2025, father and daughter Clare and Rachel Neufeld hiked out to Croteau Lake. The pair had volunteered to be backcountry hosts for a week at this popular hike-in destination. Croteau Lake is located in Strathcona Park near Campbell River on central Vancouver Island. After sharing their photos with BC …
Guest blog by Laura Matthias, ecological consultant Lasqueti Island is found within the Salish Sea, with around 500 people living on the off-grid island. Its rugged shorelines and diverse habitats fall within B.C.’s smallest and rarest ecological zone known as the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic zone. These ecosystems support unique biodiversity, warm Mediterranean-like climates, and many …