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Celebratory hike to mark successful addition to Mount Erskine Park
August 17, 2021VANCOUVER, B.C., AUGUST 2021 – This summer, a unique partnership between the BC Parks Foundation, BC Parks, and local volunteers and donors successfully purchased a privately held 2.5-acre triangular parcel of land,...Continue reading… -
Say hello to the Discover Park Ambassadors: New hosts coming to a provincial park near you
July 13, 2020Vancouver, B.C., July 18, 2020 | There will be some friendly new faces greeting visitors at a few provincial parks this summer, as the BC Parks Foundation and BC Parks introduce the Discover Parks...Continue reading… -
Help Collect One Million Observations of Wildlife in British Columbia with B.C.’s Big Nature Challenge
June 10, 2020Vancouver, B.C., June 10, 2020 | If COVID-19 has highlighted anything, it is how important nature and outdoor spaces are to a person’s physical and mental wellbeing, and how humans are impacting nature. Now,...Continue reading… -
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…
“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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