By Kelley Cook Over 50 participants gather at Naturalist Hut on Blackwell Peak to take part in the 2nd Annual Manning Park Conservation Day hosted by Friends of Manning Park held at Blackwell Peak on September 21, 2012. The day was a partnership between by BC Parks (through the Park Enhancement Fund), Princeton Secondary School,…

By Rose Schroeder, Chair Yarrow Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of BC I suppose we did it to prove to BC Parks just how capable and proficient a bunch of volunteers we are and that we value our horse trails in E.C. Manning Park.  Also to prove that “many hands make light work”.  We called…

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…