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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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Invasive Species Action Month in BC
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Aggressive, swarming ants that deliver a painful sting? Highly competitive and toxic plants that produce up to 100,000 seeds? Mussels that could severely deplete the food supply of native salmon? … Read More
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A Place to Write Home about: Mountain Biking in the North Okanagan
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BC Parks guest blog post by Dudley Coulter, North Okanagan Cycling Society Hailing from the flatlands of Ontario, it was hard to imagine a place like this existed; a place … Read More
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White Nose Syndrome: A Serious Threat to Bats in BC
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White nose syndrome is a devastating disease in bats. It is caused by a white fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) that grows on a bat’s nose and wing membranes. It was first discovered … Read More
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Top 10 tips for hiking with a baby
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Last September we took our 11 month old son on his first big hiking trip: an 8 hour day hike around the “Rim” in Cathedral Provincial Park from Quiniscoe Lake … Read More
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Giving Rare Butterflies a Boost in Denman Island Park and Protected Area
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Taylor’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori) butterflies are extremely rare! In Canada, they are only found on Denman Island. They’re clinging to survival within small portions of seasonal wetland and meadow … Read More
