BC Parks Foundation
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Reconnecting with the health benefits of nature: Q&A with Dr. Melissa Lem
May 14, 2020
The 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… -
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… -
Canada's Chief Public Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health recommend unstructured and independent active play for children and youth
June 23, 2018
Earlier 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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