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Things aren't always how they SOUND
August 11, 2021
Things aren't always what they sound like. Author: Sandra Al-Samman, Discover Parks Ambassador, summer...Continue reading… -
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…
“BC's parks are quite simply wonders. They are places of majesty and beauty. They are gathering places for families and communities. They are engines of our economy in attracting millions of tourists to our province. And they are sanctuaries to millions of plants and animals, creating the biodiversity that gives British Columbians the clean air and clean water so vital to our healthy existence.
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