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It takes a community: the volunteer
The Four Wheel Drive Association of BC shows that without donated time and energy, the backcountry would be a less desirable place to play.
Annual budget consultation announced
The Province has announced the 2023 budget consultation and the deadline for signing up to make a presentation is May 6, 2022.
Fixing the knowledge gap
In the last 32 years, there have only been three provincial outdoor recreation research projects. The most recent one is nearly a decade old. We want to help solve this knowledge gap.
10 tips for hiking with kids
When you go hiking with young kids, you get to experience the magic of discovering nature all over again. Author Stephen Hui shares 10 tips for hitting the trail with kids.
It takes a community: the park ranger
The ability to swim like a seal does the rhinoceros auklets no favours in the air. The medium sized diving birds are not great flyers. Landing is even worse.
Help us show support for a BC Trail Fund
As someone who spends more time than most enjoying the outdoors, you know better than anyone else that BC's trails and recreation assets require ongoing maintenance and resources to keep them safe.
ORCBC AGM - request for nominations and resolutions
The Outdoor Recreation Council's 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held virtually on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 10 am. We are seeking nominations for our board of directors and resolutions from our members.
A new one-stop-shop for outdoor recreation
A big thanks to everyone who sent a note to their MLA in the past month with a request to invest more in outdoor recreation. Nearly 1,000 British Columbians helped us advocate for more operational funding support for Recreation Sites and Trails BC in the 2022 provincial budget.
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.