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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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Jerry’s Search and Sketch, the Ultimate Scavenger Quest, is happening now!
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This past summer BC Parks, in partnership with Camping RV BC Coalition and Fresh Water Fishery Society, launched a fun, new park activity for kids and families called Jerry’s Search and Sketch, the Ultimate Scavenger Quest! If you and your family had fun participating in Jerry’s Search and Sketch, the Ultimate Scavenger Quest, it is…
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Thank you for engaging with us – the writ of election is issued on April 11, 2017
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Thank you everyone for engaging with us on our BC Parks Blog. To ensure strict adherence with the BC Elections Act, as of April 10, 2017, our social media account will be used for items that are statutory in nature or necessary for the health and safety of British Columbians. The writ of election is…
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BC Parks Senior Ranger: Do you have what it takes?
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BC Parks will be hiring 28 permanent full-time senior rangers across the province. Will you be one of them? We are looking for the right candidates to perform some of the most demanding, but rewarding jobs, that the Natural Resource Sector has to offer. What would a typical week look like as senior ranger? As…
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Help Watch for White Nose Syndrome in BC’s Bats
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White nose syndrome (WNS) is a deadly fungus that grows on the noses and bodies of bats. It first appeared in the Eastern United States in 2006. Since then, over six million bats have died from WNS. Little Brown and Northern bats both received emergency listing as species at risk under Canada’s Species at Risk…
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Trails Built with a Purpose, For the People
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BC Parks guest blog post by Dudley Coulter, North Okanagan Cycling Society Not much of a ‘shoulder season’ in Vernon provides ample opportunity for trail development… There are early signs of spring in Greater Vernon, and the North Okanagan Cycling Society (NOCS) couldn’t be more excited. Spring in Greater Vernon, and more specifically, Kalamalka Lake…
