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Climate change and recreation: When will you go out in the woods today
Global warming is changing how and when we play. Without a proactive response, we’re setting ourselves up for an unpleasant surprise.
Climate change and recreation: What you can do
Over the last several months of research, interviews and writing about how different recreation-oriented groups are preparing, mitigating and adapting to climate change, there is one question I haven’t asked or answered. It may be the most important point.
Climate change and recreation: Why biodiversity matters
Wolverines could be the token animal for backcountry skiers. They thrive in cold and inhospitable places, gravitate to wild mountains with few humans, and the females, in particular, prefer north-facing terrain during the winter.
Climate change and recreation: Impacts to recreation infrastructure
Garnet Mierau won’t say the Logan Lake Community Forest saved the town, but it sure appears that way. In August 2021, northerly winds pushed the Tremont Creek forest fire to the edge of Logan Lake. Yet firefighters were able to stop it in the community forest before it could scorch any of the houses or businesses.
Climate change and recreation: A warming planet will change how we play
This is the first in a series of articles exploring the connection between climate change and recreation. Through conversations with scientists, advocates, land managers, recreationalists, and more, we’ll look at how a warming world and more extreme weather is impacting the activities we love.
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.