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How Did Wildlife Fare During COVID?
September 14, 2022How Did Human Activity During COVID Lockdowns Impact Wildlife? New research using camera traps examines the impacts of human activities on wildlife before, during and...Continue reading… -
Things aren't always how they SOUND
August 11, 2021Things aren't always what they sound like. Author: Sandra Al-Samman, Discover Parks Ambassador, summer...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… -
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… -
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: 14 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… -
Stranger Living Things: 10 of the Spookiest Species Found in B.C.’s Parks
October 16, 2019Photo: Dog vomit slime in Naikoon Provincial Park by Jason Headley Around October we start to celebrate...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…
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than they seek.
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