As part of our mission to protect the many special natural places across British Columbia, in addition to provincial parks, BC Parks oversees over 150 ecological reserves. Ecological reserves are home to many rare and endangered plants, animals and natural phenomena, and are critical to B.C.’s distinct biological diversity – they are unique, sensitive natural …
BC Parks runs a program of ongoing design research that allows us to learn continuously from the people who use our products and services. In this blog, we share the findings of that research and how it influences what we do. Earlier this year, we launched the new BC Parks website. But reaching the launch …
Blog and photos by Natasha, Community Liaison Officer – North Coast Skeena Region The air was warm on Tuesday morning as we slowly walked the forested trail, stopping every few steps to make notes on our data collection sheets. We placed a check mark for each squirrel seen, a squirrel vocalization heard, or the many …
We know people in B.C. love to camp, and we hear a lot of feedback about what you like and what improvements you’d like to see. In 2023, we made a number of improvements to camping in BC Parks based on this feedback, and we thought we’d take this opportunity to summarize the changes made …
Guest blog by John D. Reynolds (iNaturalist lead from Simon Fraser University). John visited Flat Lake in late summer 2022 and observed significant impacts from recent wildfire impacts. In August 2021, a wildfire burned much of Flat Lake Park, located 27 km southwest of 100 Mile House. Flat Lake features a mosaic of lakes popular …
By: Guest blogger Jade Szymanski – Learn-to Camp Coordinator Since 2019, Parks Canada’s Learn-to Camp program has partnered with BC Parks, the Canucks Autism Network, Mountain Equipment Company, and Power To Be to deliver a first camping experience for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. This year, 10 families from the Canucks Autism …
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 …
In the past year, BC Parks established a program of ongoing design research that provides direct access to feedback from the people who use our services. We regularly share what we learn from our research sessions on this blog. In March 2023, we conducted one-on-one research interviews and usability testing with people who volunteered to …
Since the inception of the BC Parks Licence Plate Program in 2017, we have been funding wildfire resiliency projects through our “Fire-Based Ecosystem and Land Management (FELM)” funding stream. From 2017 to 2021, over $650,000 was invested in this area. Fire is an important part of forest and grassland ecosystems in our province. The history …
In 2021, the Province purchased two properties on Hornby Island to add to the existing Tribune Bay Park. The land was purchased with funding provided to expand recreational and camping opportunities across the province. Since then, BC Parks has been working with First Nations, community groups, partner agencies, and the broader public to develop a …