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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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How to camp in wildfire season
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Summer in B.C. usually means a trip or two to your favourite camping spot, but it also means the start of wildfire season in many areas of the province. Wildfires can start at a moment’s notice, so it is up to us to be prepared. Did you know that 2021 was the third worst wildfire…
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Celebrating diversity through collaboration
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By Ratika Sethi Multiculturalism Day is an important time to celebrate the many cultures in British Columbia, and to honour a difference in experience. The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) believes that newcomers make our communities stronger economically, socially, and culturally. For 50 years, ICA has been supporting newcomers and immigrants with settling and…
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A Year of Design Research at BC Parks
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A year ago, BC Parks set out on a path to transform into a user-centered, design-driven organization when it comes to its recreation services. Our shared goal is to ensure our services are: Simple, streamlined, and human-centred, with improvements based on a continuing practice of real-world user experience research. We’ve jumped a few hurdles and…
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Pollinator conservation management for climate change in British Columbia
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Happy Pollinator Week! Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes and are important for ecosystem functioning around the world. Protected areas, like those that BC Parks takes care of, let scientists collect data that help us understand the baseline conditions for comparison as we cope with climate change impacts on both protected and unprotected areas.…
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Pride in the great outdoors
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By Ratika Sethi, BC Parks co-op student This pride month, we would like to highlight the community fostered by the Vancouver Outdoor Club for Women (VOCW). VOCW is primarily an organization that serves the lesbian community and welcomes all who identify as women. Club members meet for a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking,…
