BC Parks Foundation
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How British Columbians Can Help British Columbia
June 11, 2019BC has the world’s sixth largest park system That’s over 14 million hectares across more than 1,000 protected areas – which is something we can all be proud of. However,...Continue reading… -
Connecting with Indigenous Languages in BC's Parks
May 30, 2019Last year, BC Parks renamed three provincial parks to reflect their historic and cultural significance, using local First Nations languages: Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park on Vancouver Island is now Mquqwin/Brooks Peninsula...Continue reading… -
Keeping the Magic Alive at Robson Bight Ecological Reserve
November 15, 2018Here is a guest blog by our good friends at Cetus Research & Conservation Society, a non-profit dedicated to protecting marine mammals in the wild. It's an example of the kind of work that needs funding to keep the...Continue reading… -
Canada's Chief Public Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health recommend unstructured and independent active play for children and youth
June 23, 2018Earlier this summer, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) released a Statement supporting and endorsing earlier work on the important of outdoor active play. The main statement is that: "Access to active...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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