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New investments needed to create improved access to nature
ORCBC is encouraged to see recognition of the need for increased investments in outdoor recreation by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
BC Parks plans a positive first step but does little to resolve real issues, outdoor recreation group says
BC Parks released its plans this morning for how it will strike a balance between managing the increasing interest among British Columbians in enjoying BC’s parks this summer with coping with the environmental and cultural impacts.
BC Government supportive of working with the US to remove defunct Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River
An obsolete dam south of Osoyoos across the US border has taken another step forward towards its potential removal.
British Columbians stepping up for trails on the first BC Trails Day
This Saturday, outdoor recreation groups all across British Columbia will be uniting to celebrate the first-ever BC Trails Day.
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.