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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
A Walk Through Time: Embracing Dane-zaa Culture
Categories: BC Parks Licence Plate Program | Community Event | Indigenous Relations
As I approached the Swan Lake Provincial Park day use area, my senses were awakened. Colourful tapestries were hanging from the trees, a fire smoldered in the central gathering place, rhythmic...
An A+ for BC Parks Student Rangers
Categories: BC Parks Licence Plate Program | Our People
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...
Mountain Goats – Alpine Sentinels of Climate Change
Categories: BC Parks News | Conservation
Tucked away in the nooks and crannies of British Columbia’s mountain ranges is a symbol of the alpine. White as the snow-capped peaks, the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is an iconic mountain...
“Giant Lego Blocks” used to Stabilize the Morden Colliery
Categories: BC Parks News
After 16 years of hard work, a local not-for-profit society has succeeded in bringing together multiple levels of government, structural engineers, heritage consultants and volunteers...
Afloat with the Shuswap TrailRider Adaptive Adventure Society
Categories: Community Engagement | Volunteer
For many British Columbians, getting out into nature is as simple as strolling around a local park, driving a short distance out of town for a day hike, or planning a weekend of camping with friends....
