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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park wildfire risk reduction project
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ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park is in the Saanichton Peninsula on southern Vancouver Island. The park is beside the community of North Saanich and provides recreation and naturalist opportunities for both residents and visitors. ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park is also within the wildland urban interface, an important area for wildfire planning and prevention. Why is the park significant? …
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Funding available for community-led projects – apply now!
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BC Parks is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2025/26 Community Park Enhancement Fund (Community PEF). This funding supports community-led conservation and recreation projects in BC Parks thanks to funding from BC Parks licence plates. Applications are now open! Click here to apply. Application deadline: Friday, May 30th, 2025. How much…
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When do I need a day-use pass for Garibaldi Park this summer?
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After each day-use pass season, we look at the data to help us make decisions on how we can make improvements. We are taking continued steps toward aligning day-use pass requirements with visitor use management needs at Garibaldi this summer. Why day-use passes at Garibaldi Park? Day-use passes have been required seasonally at Cheakamus, Diamond…
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BC Parks and wildfire prevention
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As BC Parks and protected areas cover approximately 14.7% of the province’s land base, what role do we play in helping prevent wildfires? For decades, BC Parks has been working on wildfire prevention projects both inside and outside of parks and protected areas. Since 2018, a permanent and specialized BC Parks team of forest and…
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Celebrating the UN’s International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation with Karl Ricker!
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To celebrate the UN’s International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, we’re highlighting Karl Ricker, a member and volunteer of the Whistler Naturalists. Karl has measured the shrinking Wedgemount Glacier in Garibaldi Park every year since 1973 until his retirement in 2023. He documented 700 metres of recession on Wedgemount Glacier over his 50 years of surveys.…
