BC Parks Foundation
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Meet the Team
July 9, 2021
This month, we are featuring our fantastic team and getting to know them a little bit more. Read on to learn about all the people who work so hard here at the BC Parks Foundation answering your emails, your calls, and...Continue reading… -
Enhancing Experiences and Reducing Impacts
January 11, 2021
Guest Author, Martin Ryer @martin_ryer Have you ever been stranded on an island before? To some, that might...Continue reading… -
My Summer as a Discover Parks Ambassador
October 18, 2020
This past summer, I got the exciting opportunity to work as a Discover Park Ambassador for BC Parks Foundation in three of the most beautiful provincial parks on Vancouver Island. All centered around Parksville: Englishman River...Continue reading… -
Leaving things better than you found them: a way of life.
August 13, 2020
At the end of July, I went to the Juan de Fuca trail with an old friend and eight teenagers. Some of them had never been camping or hiking long distance. We hiked 56kms along the...Continue reading… -
I-Spy With My Little Eye, 1 Million Observations of Wildlife in B.C.
June 4, 2020
Photo: The BC Parks iNaturalist Project field team in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, by Kelly Fretwell You spot an interesting plant, animal, insect, fungus, bird,...Continue reading… -
Reconnecting with the health benefits of nature: Q&A with Dr. Melissa Lem
May 14, 2020
The global pandemic has changed the way we interact with one another and our communities. Here in B.C., we're fortunate to not be put under as strict stay-at-home orders as other regions. But what does the pandemic mean for spending...Continue reading…
“In 2015 I bought myself a camera and decided to get out in the wilderness away from cell/internet range. As I slowed down and watched and listened, a whole new world appeared. The wilderness and its wild animals had many lessons for me. Nature nourishes and teaches us patience. Nothing in nature is rushed. It is divine timing: everything happens when it’s time.
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