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Be wildfire smart this year
It's never too early to remind ourselves that nearly half of all wildfires in B.C. are human-caused and preventable. Make sure you don't cause a wildfire by following a few simple rules.
ORCBC commends Province for watershed restoration funding
The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) congratulates the provincial government on today’s [April 21] announcement confirming the allocation of $30 million dollars to watershed restoration efforts around the Province.
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.
Recreating in bear territory
Spring is here, and as the snow melts, we need to stay aware while recreating outdoors as we’re not the only ones using the land. Spring is a busy time for our ecosystem’s animals, and we welcome back the bears from hibernation.
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.
ORCBC Story Series
This new series focuses on the many benefits – some well known, many less so – that outdoor recreation brings to people, communities and the province. .
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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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In this story series, we feature recreation organizations that are advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through trail and outdoor recreation projects.
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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 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.