It’s application time for the Regional Park Enhancement Fund (PEF). This Regional PEF funding is intended to support community-led conservation and recreation projects in parks across the province. From volunteers to local scientists, Regional PEF funding is a wonderful way for BC Parks to support our local parks partners. A total of $180,000 is available across the province with $30,000 …
Picture this, you’re a new hire to the 2020 Student Ranger Program and are about to meet your crew for the first time. After introductions, you all load into the BC Parks truck and set out to the B.C. lower mainland to participate in a six-day training course. You’ll learn safety considerations and safe practices, …
Are you… a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or individual granted refugee status in Canada; between 18 and 30 years old; a fulltime student within the past six months; inspired to conserve B.C.’s parks and protected areas; and able to work outdoors and camp overnight with a diverse team? … then this could be the job …
After another successful season of trail building, ecological monitoring, and public outreach projects (to name a few), the 2019 BC Parks student rangers have hung up their hiking boots and stepped back into the classroom. Thanks to funding from the BC Parks Licence Plate Program and the Government of Canada’s Canada Green Jobs Program, both …
Written by Natasha Ewing The energy in the room was electric. All of us were excited to touch, try and experience the new device sitting in the right corner of the room. The device – a TrailRider – looked a bit odd – almost like a hybrid between a stroller and a wheelbarrow. It had …
Written by Sarah Bulford I’ve been thinking about the colour of my BC Parks ranger uniform jacket lately. It’s nothing special, just a pale green colour. But every time I look down at my sleeve, catch a glimpse of the colour in a mirror or the truck window, I feel a sense of peace. Being …
Cape Scott Provincial Park sits 563-kilometres from Victoria on the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. I heard of it a few years ago when I was getting ready to hike the West Coast Trail. Cape Scott forms a portion of the rival North Coast Trail and there is a debate among hiking enthusiasts about which trail …
Looking back at her first summer spent working as a BC Parks student ranger, Emma McGrath has a list of projects that fill her with pride. On one occasion, McGrath and her crew hopped into a helicopter and flew to Wedgemount Lake in Garibaldi Provincial Park to spend four cloudless days rebuilding part of the …
On June 16, BC Parks unveiled the first playground with universally accessible features in Northern B.C. at Purden Lake Provincial Park. To celebrate, kids and adults were invited to come explore, play, and discover what “universally accessible” means. As a new employee to BC Parks, I was elated to hear how committed to persons of all …
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 …