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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
Citizen Science Wildlife Monitoring in the Skagit Valley
Categories: Conservation
Written by Rob Wilson For the past five years, BC Parks has been working with partners in the Skagit Valley to study wildlife utilizing an emerging tool: wildlife cameras. Back in 2013, I...
Five Reasons to Celebrate BC Parks!
Categories: Community Engagement | Community Event
Written by Abby Koning Parks Day is coming up, and we are really, really excited. Each year on the third Saturday in July (July 20th this year), parks across Canada take a day to recognize and...
BC Parks Volunteer Funding available for 2019/20
Categories: BC Parks News | Community Engagement
Each of BC Parks’ five regions have been allocated $20,000 to support conservation projects, and $20,000 to support recreation projects. To access this funding for a specific park, please...
Mapping project on Haida Gwaii reveals rare ecosystems
Categories: BC Parks Licence Plate Program | Conservation
Looking at the landscape of Naikoon Provincial Park on Haida Gwaii, Sharilynn Wardrop was left with more questions than answers. A hand-drawn map created in the 1980s revealed little about the...
Volunteer ecological reserve wardens keep protected areas safe and pristine
Categories: Conservation | Volunteer
Written by Jessica Bodnar Since the spring of 2017, I have been a volunteer ecological reserve (ER) warden for Chilliwack River. As an ER warden, we are the eyes and ears for BC Parks staff. Each...
