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The 2023 BC Trails Day impact report is here
The 3rd Annual BC Trails Day was our biggest trail celebration yet. Read the report to learn about all we accomplished together.
BC’s communities come together to maintain and clean up trails and outdoor places on BC Trails Day
On the third annual BC Trails Day on June 3, 2023, British Columbians will join a province-wide movement to give back to the trails and support the vital work that keeps them open and accessible to the community.
Notice of Annual General Meeting - June 24
We are giving notice that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) is called for and will be held electronically via Zoom on June 24, 2023, at 9 am PT.
BC Trails Day Small Grants Fund Open!
We are excited to announce that the BC Trails Day Community Small Grants are back. With support from RC Strategies, we offer a limited number of small grants of up to $500 each to help outdoor organizations organize community-based BC Trails Day events.
BC Trails Day is back!
BC Trails Day is about celebrating and caring for BC’s extraordinary trail system, educating about responsible recreation and environmental stewardship, and helping British Columbians enjoy trails and outdoor spaces even more.
ORCBC Story Series
From access to nature to apps and AI, the evolution of trail construction to electric power, this story series looks at how recreation will change and evolve over the short and long term.
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This story series explores the connection between climate change and recreation. Through conversations with scientists, advocates, land managers, recreationists, and more, we look at how a warming world and more extreme weather is impacting the activities we love. But more than glum news, we’re interested in how the recreation industry is already hard at work preparing for change, reducing the impacts, and actively trying to slow global warming.
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In this story series, we feature recreation organizations that are advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through trail and outdoor recreation projects. We hope these stories inspire other community groups to contribute to advancing reconciliation in a meaningful and positive way, thereby ensuring the long-term sustainability of the outdoor recreation activities we love.
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In a time when trails, roads, campgrounds, rivers and lakes are busier than ever, it’s important to remember that it takes a community to make fun possible. This story series profiles the people who work behind the scenes in B.C., so you can have that special moment today.