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Stranger Living Things: 10 of the Spookiest Species Found in B.C.’s Parks
October 23, 2024Photo: Dog vomit slime in Naikoon Provincial Park by Jason Headley Around October we start to celebrate...Continue reading… -
Restoring Biodiversity in Metchosin Forever
May 7, 2024A Vital Connection to Restore Biodiversity in Metchosin is Protected Forever A dedicated group of Metchosin residents, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in Greater Victoria, has shown we can protect...Continue reading… -
Iconic Area On BC's Central Coast Now Protected
April 10, 2024Iconic Area On BC's Central Coast Now Protected Forever A historically important and ecologically rich...Continue reading… -
Deep Bay Habitat Protected Forever
April 10, 2024Deep Bay Protected Forever An ecologically sensitive habitat on Vancouver Island, near Courtenay/Comox, is now protected, thanks to...Continue reading… -
Protecting a Ranch in the Cariboo Chilcotin
April 10, 2024Setting the Bar High: Protecting a Ranch in the Cariboo Chilcotin The BC Parks Foundation has acquired a 255 hectare ranch in...Continue reading… -
Protected: Galiano Island Garry Oak Ecosystem
April 10, 2024Protected: A Sensitive Galiano Island Garry Oak Ecosystem BC Parks Foundation has partnered with the Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA),...Continue reading… -
Morrison Creek Headwaters - A Life Long Fascination
December 5, 2022Jan Gemmell, President of Morrison Creek Streamkeepers, gives insight into what makes Morrison Creek such a special wetland.Continue reading… -
Enhancing Experiences and Reducing Impacts
January 12, 2021Guest Author, Martin Ryer @martin_ryer Have you ever been stranded on an island before? To some, that might...Continue reading… -
I-Spy With My Little Eye, 1 Million Observations of Wildlife in B.C.
June 4, 2020Photo: The BC Parks iNaturalist Project field team in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, by Kelly Fretwell You spot an interesting plant, animal, insect, fungus, bird,...Continue reading… -
5 Ways to be an Armchair Naturalist
April 13, 2020Photo: Black-capped chickadee in Myra Bellevue Provincial Park by Jason Headley, BC Parks iNaturalist Project For much of the past year we’ve been encouraging you to...Continue reading… -
Alien Invasion: 10 Invasive Species Found in B.C.'s Parks
February 25, 2020Photo: Scotch broom in Strathcona Provincial Park by Robby Deans What are invasive...Continue reading… -
'Tis the Season: 13 Surprisingly Festive Species Found in B.C.'s Parks
December 17, 2019Photo: Clark's nutcracker in Myra-Bellevue Park by Jason Headley Come December, much of our province is under snow or hunkering down during windstorms, and a bit...Continue reading… -
Exploring Haida Gwaii and the Biodiversity of B.C.’s Parks with iNaturalist
September 5, 2019Looking westward over Naikoon and North Beach from Tow Hill As I stood in the middle of a wetland clearing, surrounded by Sitka spruce trees dripping with moss and...Continue reading… -
Natural Phenomena: 5 Things You May Not Know About BC's Parks
July 16, 2019Photo by Kari Medig for Destination BC Parks Day is on Saturday, July 20th, so we thought it would be a great...Continue reading… -
Help Us Protect Princess Louisa Inlet
June 20, 2019“There is no scenery in the world that can beat it. Not that I’ve seen the rest of the world. I don’t need to, I’ve seen Princess Louisa...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…
“B.C.'s parks are magnificent places where we can leave the noise and hurry of life behind and be renewed. They are where we experience what is truly beautiful and where we can cultivate wellbeing, resilience and vitality.
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