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Trail maintenance is broken
And not just in Pemberton. Just about every trail network faced the same crushing influx of extra traffic, and it has led many to the same conclusion as Thorlakson: “We need a different model for funding trail maintenance and development. The one we’ve got isn’t sustainable.”
Wild Places and Green Spaces: A Citizen’s Guide to Proving Public Access
With the goal of empowering citizen groups to defend access to the wild spaces they care about, today the Environmental Law Centre and the Outdoor Recreation Council released Wild Places and Green Spaces: A Citizen’s Guide to Proving Public Access.
Adventuring outdoors during hot, summer weather
The long summer days are perfect for outdoor adventures; however, with the sun can come intense heat, which can turn your day of fun into a potentially dangerous experience. Learn how to have a good time and stay healthy while adventuring in hot weather.
Federal natural infrastructure fund open
The Government of Canada is accepting applications until September 23 for new projects through the $200 million dollar Small Projects Stream of the Natural Infrastructure Fund (NIF).
Bridge restoration project fosters reconciliation and opportunities
The New Pathways to Gold Society recently extended an invitation to ORCBC to attend a ceremony to inaugurate the start of the 1926 Alexandra Bridge Rehabilitation Project.
Nine tips for finding a camping spot
It can seem that campgrounds are full all summer long, but It is still possible to find a camping site, even in the busiest areas, and even at the last minute. It just takes a proactive and strategic approach that starts with these nine tips.
Budget 2023: Speak up for outdoor recreation
The 2023 budget consultation is an opportunity for the recreation sector to show support for additional investments in recreation.
Seven steps to better recreation: What I learned interviewing the people who make fun possible in B.C.
Over the last eight months, I’ve worked on a project for the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC that peeled back the layers on recreation in the province.
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.