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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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The Flat Lake Fire – One Year Later
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Guest blog by John D. Reynolds (iNaturalist lead from Simon Fraser University). John visited Flat Lake in late summer 2022 and observed significant impacts from recent wildfire impacts. In August 2021, a wildfire burned much of Flat Lake Park, located 27 km southwest of 100 Mile House. Flat Lake features a mosaic of lakes popular…
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Delivering an inclusive first camping experience: the power of partnerships in parks
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By: Guest blogger Jade Szymanski – Learn-to Camp Coordinator Since 2019, Parks Canada’s Learn-to Camp program has partnered with BC Parks, the Canucks Autism Network, Mountain Equipment Company, and Power To Be to deliver a first camping experience for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. This year, 10 families from the Canucks Autism…
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Over 90 community-led projects supported in BC Parks this year
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Across the province, $360,000 has been allocated from the Park Enhancement Fund (PEF) for community led BC Parks projects to be completed by March 31, 2024. Revenue from the sale of BC Parks licence plates goes into PEF and supports this Community PEF Program. Over the years, BC Parks has funded community partners to lead…
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How do visitors feel about the redesigned bcparks.ca?
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In the past year, BC Parks established a program of ongoing design research that provides direct access to feedback from the people who use our services. We regularly share what we learn from our research sessions on this blog. In March 2023, we conducted one-on-one research interviews and usability testing with people who volunteered to…
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Building fire-resilient parks and protected areas with help from the BC Parks Licence Plate Program
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Since the inception of the BC Parks Licence Plate Program in 2017, we have been funding wildfire resiliency projects through our “Fire-Based Ecosystem and Land Management (FELM)” funding stream. From 2017 to 2021, over $650,000 was invested in this area. Fire is an important part of forest and grassland ecosystems in our province. The history…
