Guest blog by Nathan Earley, PhD candidate and researcher with the BC Biodiversity Program. The BC Biodiversity Program is funded in part by the BC Parks License Plate Program. If you’re a fan of the outdoors, you’ve probably had that awkward moment when you identify a plant or animal with pride (and a hint of swagger) only to find …
Guest blog by Abby Hyde, 2024 and 2025 field crew member of the BC Biodiversity Program. Portions of the South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area were closed at the time of publication. Check the BC Parks website for up-to-date information on closures. This story is a lost-and-found saga about a camera, but really it’s a glimpse …
Guest blog by Julia Carr, 2024 field team member with the BC Parks Biodiversity Program. Julia visited Ahlúu Ḵáahlii Vladimir J. Krajina (Port Chanal) Ecological Reserve on Haida Gwaii in late summer 2024. Haida place names provided by Raven Ryland, Communications Manager for the Council of the Haida Nation. Click here to listen to recordings …
As BC Parks and protected areas cover approximately 14.7% of the province’s land base, what role do we play in helping prevent wildfires? For decades, BC Parks has been working on wildfire prevention projects both inside and outside of parks and protected areas. Since 2018, a permanent and specialized BC Parks team of forest and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Guest blog by Finn McGhee Beginning in 2019, the BC Parks iNaturalist Project has employed teams to conduct biodiversity surveys throughout the province, focusing on protected areas including provincial parks, ecological reserves, and conservancies. This project also aims to promote community engagement with biodiversity through iNaturalist, a community science platform. The iNaturalist website allows users …
Everyone working in, partnering with, and visiting the 1,000+ parks and protected areas in B.C. plays a role in the conservation of these incredible places. Within BC Parks, we are lucky to have a skilled conservation team to help guide us in meeting the conservation focus of our triple mandate of Indigenous reconciliation, conservation, and …
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 …