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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup in BC Parks: 2017
Categories: Community Event | Conservation | Volunteers
BC Parks is excited to be partnering once again with the Vancouver Aquarium as a conservation supporter of the WWF's Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup! Since 1994, over 700,000 participants from coast... Read More
Introducing the 2016 BC Parks Volunteer Award Winners!
Categories: BC Parks News | Volunteers
Every year BC Parks selects recipients for annual achievement awards, recognizing people and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to our provincial parks and protected areas.... Read More
Historical Fintry Provincial Park
Categories: BC Parks News | Outdoor Activities
Blog and photos by: Iain Robert Reid History and accessible nature come together at Fintry Provincial Park in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. This is not just a wilderness park with... Read More
2017/18 Community Engagement Funding Available
Categories: Community Event | Conservation | Volunteers
$240,000 is now available for BC Parks community engagement projects taking place in 2017/18. Each of BC Parks’ five regions have been allocated $20,000 to support conservation projects, and... Read More
Bats and Buildings in Okanagan Parks
Categories: Conservation | Volunteers
By Sara Bunge and Sharilynn Wardrop Over the past five years, BC Parks staff in the Okanagan have been working with volunteers to monitor bat populations in three parks: Sun-Oka Beach,... Read More
