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🏔️Advocating for access to BC's outdoors since 1976
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Thanks to recreationists across the BC coast, we received 502 Site Condition Reports this season, up 17% from 2025, 42% from 2024, and 69% from 2023!

Together, you covered 357 marine sites, packed out debris, brushed trails, and submitted over 1,200 photos to help keep our coast safe and cared for.

Every report helps us maintain and protect BC’s marine trail network.

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Message us TODAY!

#geteducated

#avalanchesafety #sledders #sledgang #backcountrysafety

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To finish our 2026 Equitable Outdoors Series, we had a fantastic day out in Skaha for Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing, made possible by one of our grant providers, @orcbc.ca! After a chilly morning, everyone sure was happy to have the sun join us for the rest of the day. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this day full of learning and thank you to our incredible guide Ren! Photo taken from above of a person wearing an orange helmet climbing up a rock wall on top-rope.

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The end of September marked a fantastic journey of over 100 whitewater paddlers and boaters through the mighty waters of the Thompson River. From a birds vantage it was a spectacular array of speckled colors painting the swift turbulent flows and high volume rapids below - A thrilling madness of sorts, culminating in a shared group experience of kayaks either flipping, rolling, carving, playing, or simply surviving some of the more substantial rapids. It was a fantastic turnout not only for the sheer pleasure of the water at hand, but also of the close camaraderie and new found friends that effortlessly blossomed under a common shared thread - chasing whitewater. Shoutout to @kumsheenrafting and Sam for helping organize the awesome shuttles for paddlers, @davewortleyphotography ( Dave Wortley) for organizing the event and being team leader alongside @vancouverwhitewaterclub and support from @orcbc.ca. Looking forward to next year! #bcwaters #thompsonriver #whitewaterkayaking #paddleculture #bcwhitewater

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Storm Slabs! They’re usually quite easy to see if they’re active.

like a mechanic avalanche professionals have different tools for different problems.

Sometimes you need a 10 mm wrench. Sometimes you need a screwdriver and if you don’t know what you’re doing there’s always the choice of a Hammer.

#geteducated

#avalanchesafety #sledders #sledgang #sleddersofnorth

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Good riders learn to read terrain, not just ride it.

Build the skills to make better decisions in the backcountry.

#geteducated

#sleddersofnorth #soulrides #sledgang #avalanchesafety

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On September 27th, Web Of Life Society & Captain Scott Legacy Society teamed up for the 46th annual BC River's Day celebration to continue a large multi-year ongoing cleanup of the northern Coquitlam River watershed.

The event started with introductions to almost 30 volunteers to the lead organizers, a safety orientation, and a note about this special province wide event, held annually by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC.

Armed with a wheelbarrow, a large box of heavy duty demolition bags, two way radios, and PPE, two big teams worked both on shuttling bagged up trash to the next waypoint along the trail for eventual municipal removal, and also cleaning the old dump site at the stream where tens of thousands of pounds of plastics, furniture, old car parts, and appliances have sat for decades.

This event held special significance, as the Coquitlam River is a salmon bearing waterway and used to be on the "BC's Top 10 Endangered Rivers" list several years in a row. Thanks to the work of organizations like Watershed Watch Salmon Society, the dedicated restoration efforts of Kwikwetlem First Nation, and changes to local industry to protect the river, water flows and quality have improved as well as the reintroduction of sockeye salmon.

The BC River's Day event on September 27th continues that legacy and aims to protect the watershed by removing thousands of pounds of plastics and debris, which are harmful to the aquatic ecology.

Thanks to everyone organizing and to all the volunteers who came out to clean and protect the watershed!

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WHEN FORESTRY LEAVES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ROAD?

Across B.C., resource roads can keep serving communities and recreation users long after industrial activity has ended.

So this election, ask your candidates:

What should happen when a resource road is no longer needed by industry, but still has significant recreational or public-access value?

We’ve made it easy to ask.

👇 CLICK THE LINK
https://backcountry.cx/email/when-forestry-leaves/

Choose the party you want to contact.

The email is already prepared. Read it, make any changes you want, add your name and community, and hit send.

We’re not telling you what the answer should be.

We’re asking candidates to explain where they stand.

If you send the email, come back and leave “SENT” in the comments.

The future of backcountry access should be part of the election conversation.

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THIS ELECTION, ASK THE QUESTION.

Where do your candidates stand on public access to public lands?

Across B.C., backcountry roads provide access to places people camp, hunt, fish, explore and recreate.

Rady Creek helped put this conversation in the spotlight, but this issue is much bigger than one road.

So we’ve made it easy to ask the people running to represent you where they stand.

CLICK THE LINK
https://backcountry.cx/email/public-access-to-public-lands/

Choose the party you want to contact.

The email is already prepared. Read it, make any changes you want, add your name and community, and hit send.

We’re not telling you how to vote.

We’re asking you to find out where they stand before you vote.

If you send the email, come back and leave a “SENT” in the comments so we can see how many British Columbians are asking the question.

Public access to public lands belongs in the election conversation.

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On September 27 we celebrated BC Rivers Day. Big shout out to the 75+ youth, kids, teens, and adults that came to take part in the celebrations. They pulled invasives, laughed, hiked and even planted some much appreciated native species back into Tsútswecw park! Thank you from all of us @theadamsriversalmonsociety for your hard work and help. Thank you @tarawillard, @naturekidsbc @orcbc.ca @girlguidesofcanada @mollycooperman @brenda.melnychuk . It takes a team to make events like this happen! We’re glad you’re our team!

Salute to the Sockeye Festival 2026 starts next week- October 9-25. See many of you at the park then. @skwlax_te_secwepemculecw @bcparksfdn @yourbcparks @fisheriesoceanscan @secwepemcfisheries @shuswapfoundation @northshuswapchamber @celista.winery.cabins @experiencechase @pacificsalmonfoundation @southshuswapchamber #iconics #rainforesttorockies #salutefestival #bcriversday Photo Credit- Leo Tomma

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This one’s for every trail you’ve walked, every river you’ve paddled, every forest you’ve stood in, and felt something you couldn’t quite name. Nature is asking us to slow down, pay attention, and leave it better than we found it.

Let’s leave something to pass on.

#DontLoveItToDeath

Video: @topofilms
Producer: @substratestudios
Script: Kerry Eno

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