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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
Threatened Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog discovered in Gilnockie Provincial Park
Categories: BC Parks News | Conservation
Written by Ian Adams The helicopter nestles into the natural forest opening atop a ridge in British Columbia’s Gilnockie Provincial Park. As the rotors slow, biologists and BC Parks staff jump... Read More
Visualizing 100 years of landscape change in Mount Robson Provincial Park
Categories: Conservation
Written by Mary Sanseverino, Research Associate, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria For 20 years the Mountain Legacy Project (MLP), based at the University of Victoria in the... Read More
Shoreline cleanup safety 101
Categories: BC Parks News | Conservation
Guest post by Ocean Wise Every year, thousands of Canadians volunteer their time to protect our aquatic ecosystems from litter, and in turn, it is important for us to protect the volunteers on the... Read More
On patrol with a BC Parks ranger
Categories: BC Parks News | Conservation | Our People
Written by Sarah Bulford I’ve been thinking about the colour of my BC Parks ranger uniform jacket lately. It’s nothing special, just a pale green colour. But every time I look down at my... Read More
When tents fail: A Cape Scott Provincial Park story
Categories: Featured | Our People | Outdoor Activities
Cape Scott Provincial Park sits 563-kilometres from Victoria on the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. I heard of it a few years ago when I was getting ready to hike the West Coast Trail. Cape... Read More
