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World Mental Health Day: Why Access to Nature Matters for Everyone

On World Mental Health Day (October 10, 2025), we’re celebrating something simple and profoundly needed: regular time in nature. The science is clear—contact with green and blue spaces reduces stress, improves mood, and supports long-term mental well-being. For the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC (FMCBC), this isn’t just interesting evidence; it’s one of the reasons we advocate so strongly for protecting non-motorized access to BC’s backcountry [...]

2025-10-10T17:41:15-07:00October 10th, 2025|Advocacy, Blog, FMCBC News, Member News, Partnerships and Collaboration, Recreation and Conservation, Trails and Access|0 Comments
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Book Review: My Soul Lives in These Mountains

"My Soul Lives in these Mountains: A Collection of Stories, Poems and Paintings of the Chilliwack Cascades — Land of the Ts'elxwéyeqw" By Peter D. Scott - A Book Review by Ron Dart, a member of the Chilliwack Outdoor Club - Many are the books that describe a variety of hikes, climbs, scrambles and off path treks in BC but rare is the book that deals with [...]

2025-09-10T11:53:37-07:00September 10th, 2025|Blog, Cloudburst Connect, FMCBC News, Member News, Partnerships and Collaboration, Trails and Access|0 Comments
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Recreation & Conservation Committee Report

- July 2025 - By Monika Bittel, Rec & Con Committee Chair FMCBC’s Recreation and Conservation Committee (Rec & Con) advocates for the interests of public self-propelled backcountry recreation in BC. The Committee tends to focus on issues in southwest BC because, for most Committee members, this is their primary recreation area. However, since changing to virtual meetings, members from other regions participate in the monthly meetings [...]

2025-09-16T09:56:52-07:00September 9th, 2025|Advocacy, Blog, Cloudburst Connect, FMCBC News, Member News, Partnerships and Collaboration, Trails and Access|0 Comments
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Double Book Review: ‘Enough’ and ‘Turn to Stone’

A Book Review by Mike Nash, a member of the Caledonia Ramblers Two new biographical books were published in 2025 by women climbers seeking personal validation and relief, in climbing, from a dysfunctional childhood in one instance, and a relationship trauma in the other. Superficially similar, they are strikingly different stories. ‘Enough: Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest’ by Melissa Arnot Reid (New York, 2025) is [...]

2025-08-27T19:16:19-07:00August 27th, 2025|Blog, Cloudburst Connect, FMCBC News, Member News, Partnerships and Collaboration, Trails and Access|0 Comments
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Club Spotlight: Ribbons of Green Trails Society

Greater Vernon is home to one of BC’s most dedicated trail advocacy groups—the Ribbons of Green Trails Society (RoGTS). Since their beginnings in the early 1990s, this volunteer-driven organization has been working to ensure that residents and visitors alike can enjoy a safe, connected, and inspiring network of non-motorized trails. From hiking and cycling to everyday active transportation, the Society’s efforts highlight how trails are not just pathways—they’re [...]

2025-08-27T16:18:21-07:00August 27th, 2025|Advocacy, Blog, Cloudburst Connect, FMCBC News, Member News, Partnerships and Collaboration, Trails and Access|1 Comment
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