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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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Bracing for More Change: Climate Risks and BC’s Parks and Protected Areas
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The historic heatwave of late June/early July has brought the realities of climate change home to British Columbians. Sudden deaths, the loss of a community, wildfires, loss of flora and fauna, and impacts to agricultural and shellfish sectors, the list is long making it difficult to grasp our unknown future with a new and dangerous…
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Become a citizen scientist today!
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With the weather getting warmer, it’s time to get outside and explore the nature surrounding us. BC Parks’ iNaturalist (iNat) project has over 300,000 observations! In 2020, the project collected 53% of the total observations since the launch in January 2019. In addition to increasing the number of observations in parks, we are looking to broaden…
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Assessing conservation in the Garibaldi Complex
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Context While we continue to weather the COVID- 19 pandemic, it’s never been clearer that our parks are critical to carefully manage and protect as places that sustain us and provide important connections to nature. At the same time, there is growing concern about the effectiveness of protected areas in meeting objectives such as biodiversity…
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Okanagan Small Mammal Inventory Project
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By Sabina Pereira Last summer I was employed with BC Parks and Thompson Rivers University working on the Okanagan Small Mammal Inventory Project. The goal of the project was to identify which species of small mammals were present in various protected areas in the North Okanagan and create a list for research and management purposes.…
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BC Parks Volunteer Funding available for 2020/21
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Each year, BC Parks invites volunteers and community partners to apply for project funding from the Park Enhancement Fund (PEF). This regional PEF funding is intended to support community engagement projects and partnerships across the province. From volunteers to local scientists, regional PEF funding is a wonderful way to support our local parks partners. $240,000…
