$240,000 is now available for BC Parks volunteer projects taking place in 2016/17. Each of BC Parks’ five regions have been allocated $20,000 to support conservation projects, and $20,000 to support recreation projects. There is also $40,000 for multi-regional projects. To access this funding for a specific park, please contact your local BC Parks staff …
BC Parks guest blog post by Dudley Coulter, North Okanagan Cycling Society Hailing from the flatlands of Ontario, it was hard to imagine a place like this existed; a place that not only recognizes trail building as an invaluable asset to the community, but encouraged it. Mountain biking is not only alive in the Greater …
B.C.’s ecological reserves are established to protect representative, particularly rare, or endangered ecosystems, plants, animals or geologic features. They are well protected places to do appropriate research, to teach and to learn about how ecosystems recover or change over time. Most ecological reserves are open to the public for low impact activities such as hiking, …
Story provided by BC Park Staff, Rob Wilson Recently I worked with Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans at Cultus Lake Park. They removed 677lbs of waste from the lake below a popular cliff jumping area. An amazing effort! Just as neat was the dedication of participants in an effort to recycle most of the …
Last month, one of our Volunteer Partners, Adams River Salmon Society, was recognized at the 11th annual BC Interior Stewardship Workshop receiving the BC Interior Stewardship Award for Ecosystem Excellence. The Society was nominated for the award by our BC Parks’ staff Wes DeArmond, Area Supervisor. “In order to continue to protect critical habitats, and garner …
Late September 2015, BC Parks contributed to a trail enhancement project within Chilliwack Lake Park with funding made available through the BC Parks’ Park Enhancement Fund (PEF). This project was part of a larger effort to enhance the Chilliwack River Valley to improve visitor experience. Here are some thoughts on the project from BC Parks …
Although many of our volunteer projects are multi-day projects involving significant planning and coordination of people and resources, other times volunteer contributions can be as simple and spontaneous as a walk through the park. We recently received an inspiring story from a couple of park visitors who spend some time camping at the beautiful Cape …
We would like to thank a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers, along with our dedicated BC Parks Rangers Cathy Ross and Stephanie Blue, who recently took a trip to the Panorama Ridge in Golden Ears Park to fly in a park amenity, fly out some trash, dismantle some fire rings and complete some trail improvements …
The Greater Victoria Green Team recently partnered with BC Parks to undertake a fence building project on Discovery Island. Check out this article from the Oak Bay News for more information about the project: http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/311043451.html The completion of this project will allow park visitors to continue to use and enjoy the park while ensuring the …
Want to hear about some of the volunteer activities going on in BC Parks? Check out the West Okanagan Volunteer Newsletter (June 2015) to see some of our volunteer projects, accomplishments, upcoming events and more!