British Columbia Wildlife Federation on NPR

British Columbia Wildlife Federation on NPR

The BCWF feels betrayed by the joint Federal-Provincial announcement that a National Park is going to be established in the south Okanagan despite considerable public objection. After 15 years of rancour and debate the two levels of government and First Nations are...

Can Markets Save Canada’s National Parks?

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/CanMarketsSaveNationalParks.pdf Snippet: With less than 15% of Parks Canada’s budget covered by internally generated revenue that may be reinvested directly into park services and facilities, the federal agency...

Fire management is critical to maintaining ecological integrity

http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_cesd_201311_07_e_38677.html#ex5 Fire recycles nutrients in the soil, encourages new plant growth, controls invasive alien species, and creates important habitat for birds and animals. For decades, fire was actively...

Ecological Integrity in National Parks

http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_cesd_201311_07_e_38677.html#hd5q Assessing the impacts of adjacent land use 7.61 Parks Canada’s (the Agency’s) 2011 State of Canada’s Natural and Historic Places report identifies adjacent land use—such as industrial...