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 …
The Dewdney Trail in the Snass Creek Drainage Written by Kelley Cook Friends of Manning Park volunteers contacted Ed Atkinson, West Okanagan Area Supervisor for BC Parks last year to propose a plan to clear the Dewdney Trail. The trail is of great historical significant to British Columbia and was a popular equestrian and hiking …
Entering the second half of the year, the North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA) Trail Adoption Plan has hit full stride. Already this year, a tremendous amount of work has been completed with TAP collectively accounting for a total of 40 trail days to date. An army of community driven volunteers have taken up the …
Headwaters Corral in EC Manning Provincial Park – Back Country Horsemen of BC Work bee, June 29 – July 2 2012 Written by Rose Schroeder on behalf of the Yarrow Chapter of BCHBC. Careful what you wish for! For the annual opening work bee at the Headwaters Corral Equestrian Campground in E.C. Manning Park, Yarrow …
Written by Keith Monroe, Prince George, BC. Over the years, I have been involved with and volunteered on many occasions with BC Parks. This has mostly been driven by my love of BC’s beautiful wilderness. My interests have particularly been with Northern BC. I have been a member of the BC Floatplane Association since …
Volunteering for the Vancouver Island chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for the last five years has been a big part of my life. Receiving a degree in Environmental Studies from UVic and surfing weekly along the south coast of Vancouver Island made getting involved in Surfrider a no brainer. Surfrider provides me and other volunteers …