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The Future of Recreation: A force for good
“Don’t love it to death.” It is a rallying cry echoing across B.C. that translates to a realization that the way we attract visitors and steer their behaviour needs to change. In the Sea to Sky Region, the call for a paradigm shift is literal.
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.
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.
New Ipsos survey confirms importance of trails and outdoor recreation to British Columbians
A new Ipsos survey confirms that British Columbians support more government investments in trails, parks and other recreation amenities.
BC Trails Day offers British Columbians the chance to celebrate and give back
The second annual BC Trails Day is on Saturday, June 4. Led by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, with partner agencies and community organizations, the day is an opportunity to celebrate and steward BC's trails.
It takes a community: the trail steward
The equestrian community amplifies their small membership with an outsize effort to build and maintain infrastructure.
BC communities gear up for province-wide celebration of trails
Outdoor recreation groups are getting ready to step up for their local trails and outdoor spaces on Saturday, June 4, for the second annual BC Trails Day.
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.
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.