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Explore Your Parks: Maple Grove Park

Explore Your Parks: Maple Grove Park

One of the massive stumps in Maple Grove Park Named after the beautiful trees found here, Maple Grove Park offers a quick spot for relaxing in the middle of the city.
VPD Marine Unit posts sweet video of whale breaching

VPD Marine Unit posts sweet video of whale breaching

Everybody's getting in on the action of the humpback whale who's been hanging around the city lately.
If you like salmon, this fundraising gala is for you

If you like salmon, this fundraising gala is for you

Last month we launched a new regular feature looking at the work of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, their many supporters, and salmon conservation in British Columbia.
Explore Your Parks: Redwood Park

Explore Your Parks: Redwood Park

Fairy house in Redwood Park. Photo: Robyn Petrik When pictures of Redwood Park’s famous fairy houses showed up on my Instagram feed, I knew I had to visit it for the Explore Your Parks series.
Vancouver's Urban Forest: Ornamental cherry

Vancouver's Urban Forest: Ornamental cherry

David Tracey is a writer, designer and community ecologist specializing in trees. He is the author of six books including the new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Tree Book.
Take a Hike: Capilano Canyon in North Vancouver

Take a Hike: Capilano Canyon in North Vancouver

Like many folks who grew up in Metro Vancouver, I've visited the dam and hatchery in Capilano River Regional Park more times than I can count. Nevertheless, until recently, I had never properly explored the trails of this park in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.
Explore Your Parks: Rocky Point Park

Explore Your Parks: Rocky Point Park

Looking down the Rocky Point Park Pier. Photo: Robyn Petrik With so much going on in the Lower Mainland, it can be easy to overlook the abundance of parks we have.
Take a Hike: Hoypus Hill in Deception Pass State Park, Washington

Take a Hike: Hoypus Hill in Deception Pass State Park, Washington

Deception Pass State Park is one of busiest state parks in Washington. It's not hard to see why. The two-span Deception Pass Bridge offers spectacular views, there are beaches with sand dunes, and miles of trails snake through the woods.
Meet the unsung heroes of salmon in British Columbia

Meet the unsung heroes of salmon in British Columbia

For the past few years I've been volunteering for the Pacific Salmon Foundation , a Vancouver-based charity that works to bring our salmon back "stream by stream" in British Columbia.
Take a Hike: Johnson Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta

Take a Hike: Johnson Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta

Recently, I found myself in Banff , Alberta, for a conference and with hardly any free time. I was determined to squeeze a hike in, but which one? Initially, I was set on Tunnel Mountain .