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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
Northern TrailRider Workshop Empowers People Living with Barriers
Categories: Community Engagement | Our People
Written by Natasha Ewing The energy in the room was electric. All of us were excited to touch, try and experience the new device sitting in the right corner of the room. The device – a...
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, parks across Canada take a day to recognize and celebrate the important...
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...