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 …
Written by Ulana. In 2023, I was a student ranger based out of Terrace, in northern British Columbia. I had the privilege of working in 10 parks throughout the northwestern Skeena region, and I visited nine more in the area on personal time. Northern B.C. has unrivalled beauty and holds some of the most intact …
On a crisp fall afternoon, my colleagues and I pulled into the Belarko Wildlife Viewing Area off Highway 20, about 40 minutes east of Bella Coola. It was the first time that any of us had been to this park, and we were excited to see nan, which means grizzly bears in Nuxalk, in their …
A partnership between Squamish First Nation (Squamish Valley Education Department), St’a7mes School (SD48) and BC Parks. Guest written by: Matthew Van Oostdam This project took place in the territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation). It happened in a place known as Xwawchayay, or what many folks know as Porteau Cove Park. The human relationship to …
BC Parks is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2024/25 Community Park Enhancement Fund (Community PEF). Revenue from the sale of BC Parks Licence Plates supports programs such as Community PEF. BC Parks welcomes applications from Indigenous partners, community groups, and volunteers to support parks projects through Community PEF funding. For …
Across the province, $360,000 has been allocated from the Park Enhancement Fund (PEF) for community led BC Parks projects to be completed by March 31, 2024. Revenue from the sale of BC Parks licence plates goes into PEF and supports this Community PEF Program. Over the years, BC Parks has funded community partners to lead …
As part of our BC Parks team, we have eight amazing conservation specialists who work as park biologists across B.C. We asked 3 of them – Erica, Lori and Kirk – to choose just one of their favourite projects they’ve worked on over the last few years – a tough ask! First up: Lori, based …
An interview with BC Parks Area Supervisor Jade If you’ve been lucky enough to visit Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl Nisga’a (Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park), you know of its breathtaking beauty. It features one of the youngest and most accessible volcanic features in B.C. It is also the first provincial park to be jointly managed by a …
Making sure attractants are secured is a common practice for many people when venturing into the great outdoors. But in Valhalla Park near Slocan B.C., an unsuspecting attractant is causing problems with local wildlife. Known as a scenic area perched in the high alpine of the Selkirk Mountains, a backcountry campground and rock climbing area …
By Natasha Ewing The Learn to be in Nature event was held on June 25, 2022 in Prince George, B.C. Hosted by BC Parks and Recreation Sites and Trails BC in partnership with the Immigrant and Multicultural Service Society (IMSS), the event at West Lake Provincial Park was a unique opportunity for newcomers to Canada …