Category Archives: conservation

Articles about conservation. Note: some information may come from the conservation coordinator in SKABC but pertain, e.g. to camp sites. Those articles should (also) be categorized as “trip planning”, since camp site information is relevant when planning a trip.

January BCMTN update – event on June 21

Hi all, Please find an update of one event planned by the BCMTN. Right now, the BC Marine Trails sites are shown as icons on the website map but as yet there are no signs on any of the sites … Continue reading

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December Update on Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Hi everyone, I would like to pass on a section from the update letter I received recently from the Great Canadian Shoreline Event group. FALL SITE COORDINATOR UPDATE Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited 17 December 2013 … Continue reading

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Desolation Sound Changes

Since the end of the 2012 season, a number of changes have been made in three of the area parks: Desolation Sound, the Copeland Islands and Malaspina Provincial Marine Parks. There are now only 11 designated campsites throughout these parks … Continue reading

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Kinder Morgan info sessions

Corporate American energy giant, Kinder Morgan, is planning to double the amount of tar sands heavy oil it brings to our coast for export by building another pipeline from the tar sands right to Burrard Inlet in Vancouver.

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