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Guest Blog: Black Mtn., Cypress Provincial Park Volunteers
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From Andrew Wong, 2012 Knee Knackered Trail Day Coordinator For the second consecutive year, BC Parks asked the Knee Knackered community for help to build and repair bog bridges on the Baden Powell Trail at Black Mtn. (Cypress Provincial Park). The Knee Knackered community regularly does trail work at its annual June Trail Day with…
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Guest Blog: Tetrahedron Outdoor Club
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25 years to celebrate: Many thanks to those who created & maintain Tetrahedron Provincial Park by Heather Conn (original post here) On paper, it sounds like routine parks work: Build and maintain four log cabins. Carve out 25 kilometres of forest trails. Ensure that the cabins are supplied with firewood, delivered by air. Maintain a precarious,…
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Guest Blog: Blackwall Peak Trail Rehabilitation & Ecosystem- Protection Day
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By Kelley Cook Over 50 participants gather at Naturalist Hut on Blackwell Peak to take part in the 2nd Annual Manning Park Conservation Day hosted by Friends of Manning Park held at Blackwell Peak on September 21, 2012. The day was a partnership between by BC Parks (through the Park Enhancement Fund), Princeton Secondary School,…
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Guest Post: Back Country Horsemen of BC – Too Bridge Work Bee, Manning Park
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By Rose Schroeder, Chair Yarrow Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of BC I suppose we did it to prove to BC Parks just how capable and proficient a bunch of volunteers we are and that we value our horse trails in E.C. Manning Park. Also to prove that “many hands make light work”. We called…
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Guest Blog: Friends of Garibaldi Park
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The idea of forming a group to make a ‘Stewardship Commitment’ to Garibaldi Park was initiated in 2010 and under the leadership of Al Jenkins the Friends of Garibaldi Park (FOGP) was formed. As an inaugural project the FOGP developed an action plan to care for and upgrade the Black Tusk Trail. The plan outlined…
