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Next Stop Nature: How Being Healthy By Nature Led to an Obsession with Transit and Amazing LEGO® Creations
August 28, 2024Kai Bowes custom designs and builds model TransLink vehicles from LEGO® from scratch. Here he holds a replica of 2704, a 1982 Flyer E901A and a 2101, a 2005 New Flyer E40LF—the two buses Kai...Continue reading… -
Find Your Centre: 5 Ways Nature Can Ground You
June 18, 2024Find Your Centre: 5 Ways Nature Can Ground You When Cohen Bradley was a kid, he stood on the deck of...Continue reading… -
My Summer as a Discover Parks Ambassador
October 18, 2020This 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 14, 2020At 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… -
Rediscover parks and wildlife with iNaturalist
May 14, 2020Photo: the BC Parks iNaturalist Project field team, taken by Brian Starzomski With BC Parks gradually starting to re-open to the public, we’re all eager to get out and...Continue reading… -
Reconnecting with the health benefits of nature: Q&A with Dr. Melissa Lem
May 14, 2020The 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… -
16 family-friendly, nature-inspired activities you can do anywhere
May 13, 2020Tut tut. Looks like rain (here on the South Coast, at least). While that might dampen some of your family’s long-weekend plans (see what we did there), don’t let it keep you away from nature! Whether...Continue reading… -
Backyard camping for the whole family
May 8, 2020Photo: Kelly Sikkema for Unsplash We cannot wait for provincial park camping to re-open! That's not an exaggeration. We seriously can't wait. To get our...Continue reading… -
Welcome back to parks
May 8, 2020Photo: Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Northern BC Tourism/Andrew Strain and Destination BC It was the news we were all waiting for: starting May 14, many provincial...Continue reading… -
How to Explore B.C.'s Parks from Your Home
April 7, 2020For many of us, getting outside and being surrounded by nature is a daily need, and luckily, virtual hikes exist for the days when doing so just isn't possible. While they are not a new idea, virtual hikes have been...Continue reading… -
6 Ways to Stay Connected with Parks
March 31, 2020Photo: Destination BC/Andrew Strain Life is a bit weird right now. Here at the BC Parks Foundation, our job is usually to connect you with parks. Our job is to get...Continue reading… -
Contest: Celebrate Your Love of B.C.’s Provincial Parks
February 6, 2020Photo: Gabrielle P. / @cricketinthethicket Are you a #BCParkLover? Show us how much you love British Columbia’s...Continue reading… -
A Beginner’s Guide to Experiencing BC's Parks
July 26, 2019Photos by Cole TeWhiu of The West Coast Experience Editor's note: The BC Parks Foundation is proud to partner with...Continue reading… -
The Path to Recovery: How the Outdoors Helped Me Regain My Freedom
July 4, 2019Editor's note: What's stopping you from getting outside? In this guest post, Paulo Manuel Guerrero shares his favourite outdoor activities and how getting outside helped in his healing process after an...Continue reading… -
Using Technology to Make the Most out of Every Adventure
June 20, 2019Photo by Maria...Continue reading… -
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… -
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…
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