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Get to know BC Parks through the stories and perspectives of our volunteers, partners, and staff. Learn about conservation projects and the challenges of climate change, be inspired by the tireless efforts of volunteers, discover tips on how to be a better park visitor, or learn what it takes to become a BC Parks ranger.
(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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Looking back at the 2022 camping season at BC Parks
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BC Parks has more than 235 parks with campgrounds including frontcountry, backcountry and marine sites. There are over 11,000 frontcountry campsites and over 1,000 backcountry campsites. Demand for camping has been steadily increasing year-over-year. Since 2019, there has been a 26.5% growth in reservations. This past season was a record year surpassing 300,000 reservations. 2022…
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Everyone belongs in nature: A conversation with Power To Be
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Power To Be is a non-profit organization that creates access to nature for youth, families, and adults living with cognitive, physical, financial, and social barriers. They are one of the many organizations we are lucky to partner with and have challenged and supported us over the years to do more to make BC Parks more…
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Part 2: Student Ranger to Ranger
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Eva is one of BC Parks’ former student rangers who is now working as a park ranger, based in Goldstream Park. Eva was a Goldstream-based student ranger crew lead for three years, from 2019 to 2021 and did a co-op placement with the Indigenous relations team outside of the summer seasons in 2019 and 2020. …
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From Student Ranger to Ranger
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Daniel is one of BC Parks’ former student rangers who is now working as a park ranger. He worked his first season in 2019 as the student ranger crew lead for the Sunshine Coast, returning to that position in 2020. After finishing his degree, Daniel went to work as a park ranger for the Sunshine…
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Celebrating Conservation: 12 highlights of the conservation program in the last five years
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We try to feature as many conservation stories as possible on this blog. Conservation is, after all, integrated into every aspect of our work at BC Parks – our mission reflects on our work “protecting and managing for future generations a wide variety of outstanding park lands which represent the best natural features and diverse…
