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Future of Recreation: Water Sustainability Plans
The province is using its water planning tool for the first time. What you need to know about the future of water management and WSPs.
Outdoor Recreation Council of BC Celebrates Inaugural Grant Intake for Outdoor Recreation Fund of BC
The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) is celebrating the inaugural grant intake for the Outdoor Recreation Fund of BC. ORCBC administers the fund and is pleased to announce 30 recipients across the province totalling $250,711 in grants.
Future of Recreation: 10 Things You can do About the Drought
What the outdoor recreation community can do about low snowpacks, forest fire risk and prepare for a hotter, drier future.
AGM recap: Introducing ORCBC’s new Board Chair
ORCBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting was held via Zoom on June 5, 2024. Here are a few notes from the new ORCBC Board Chair, Eric Vanderkruk.
Request for Proposals
ORCBC is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to develop an Outdoor Recreation Communities Guide.
Survey on Responsible Recreation in BC
As part of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC’s commitment to promoting responsible recreation in the province, we are conducting a survey to understand the key concerns outdoor recreationists are observing across BC.
Future of Recreation: The new Section 57
The work permit process on Crown land is getting an efficiency upgrade. We talked to Recreation Sites and Trails BC about what is changing.
Trails and Outdoor Recreation in BC - 2024 Ipsos Poll Results
Outdoor recreation participation continues to increase and drives residential choices for BC residents, ORCBC survey reveals.
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.