Backcountry skiers at Cypress Although not such an issue this year with the lack of snow on the south coast, our Recreation and Conservation Committee sent in a letter today to Vicki Haberl, BC Parks Planning Section Head for the South Coast Region, in response to BC Parks' Discussion Paper on Parking Capacity as it relates to the private ski hill operations in Mt Seymour and [...]
The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) Council directed municipal staff to convene the Trails Planning Working Group (TPWG) to help with the planning of non-motorized hiking and mountain biking trails within and adjacent to RMOW boundaries. The FMCBC has been receiving regular updates from this working group through our Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee members. Learn more by reading their September newsletter below. TPWG Newsletter September 2014
Snowmobiles in the 21 Mile Creek area. Specifically, the drainage and west slopes of Mt Sproatt. Photo credit: Wolf Eilers Click here to complete the 21 Mile Creek Survey The 21 Mile Creek drainage is a non-motorized zone and snowmobiling is prohibited. The Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC is conducting a user survey to measure the frequency of illegal snowmobile use in 21 Mile Creek. [...]
At a series of meetings on July 26th and 29th, 2013 with BC Parks a permanent resolution materialised for the volunteers wanting to do trail work within the parks.
This page includes information, articles and correspondence relating to Strathcona Provincial Park. Much of this information comes to the FMCBC via the Friends of Strathcona Park(FOSP) who are working to inform the public on the issues affecting Strathcona park and the actions they are taking as group to protect the park. They also have a blog where letters and comments can be posted. Letter from FOSP to MOE regarding CWR application [...]
