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New Dock Installed in Gwillim Lake Provincial Park Thanks to Generous Donation from Conuma Coal
May 27, 2020Tumbler Ridge, B.C., May 27, 2020 | As British Columbians are back exploring and relaxing in many of their favourite outdoor spaces, the BC Parks Foundation and BC Parks are excited to invite Northern B.C....Continue reading… -
You’re invited to B.C.’s Big At-Home Picnic on Saturday, March 28
April 2, 2020Vancouver, B.C., March 28, 2020 | Following the rising popularity of virtual meetings and video-chat dinner parties, the BC Parks Foundation is inviting British Columbians to a Big At Home Picnic on Saturday,...Continue reading… -
British Columbians and Park Visitors Come Together to Protect Part of Their Home
January 2, 2020Vancouver, BC, September 3, 2019 | At the end of last year, three lots of pristine land within Princess Louisa Inlet, a pristine jewel on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, went up for sale. The BC Parks Foundation, a...Continue reading… -
Visitors can now use their phones to become citizen scientists in B.C.’s parks
January 1, 2020Victoria, BC, July 23, 2019 | British Columbians are called to become citizen scientists each time they visit a BC park or protected area this summer. Through the BC Parks iNaturalist project, park visitors...Continue reading… -
One of BC’s Most Breathtaking Destinations is Partially for Sale
December 31, 2019Vancouver, BC, June 20, 2019 | The BC Parks Foundation is on a Mission to Protect the Sunshine Coast’s Princess Louisa Inlet, Forever Princess Louisa Inlet on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast...Continue reading… -
New interactive trail in Tsútswecw Park opens June 7
December 31, 2019Squilax, BC, May 24, 2019 | Trail uses technology to tell the story of local plants and landscape through the voices of Secwépemctsin language students Storytelling is at the heart of how...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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