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Recreation

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  • Frequently Asked Questions
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  • Rock Climbing Strategy: Stawamus Chief, Shannon Falls and Murrin Provincial Parks
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• What You Should Know Before You Go:
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  • Provincial Park Camping Ethics and Regulations
  • LEAVE NO TRACE Ethics
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Fishing & Hunting Information
• Rock Climbing Strategy: Stawamus Chief, Shannon Falls and Murrin Provincial Parks
• Now in BC Parks
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Conservation

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  Education

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    • Regular and auxiliary/limited employment with the Ministry of Environment
    • Training Courses:
      • BC Institute of Technology - Park and Campground Operation training courses
      • BC Institute of Technology - PRKS 3410: Managing for Ecological Integrity of BC's Parks and Protected Areas;
      • Forestry Continuing Studies - Wildlife/Danger Tree Assessment
    • Volunteer Park Host Program
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  Planning

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  Info Centre
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  • Brochures, Publications and Manuals
    • Brochures:
      • Discover Camping Campground Reservation Brochure (pdf)
      • Conservation Brochures:
        • Bears and Cougars (456 kb pdf)
        • Campground Companions (396 kb pdf)
        • Life at the Edge (532 kb pdf)
        • Natural Cycles of Change in Protected Areas - Part 1 (561 kb pdf)
        • Natural Cycles of Change in Protected Areas - Part 2 (171 kb pdf)
        • Research Guidelines (91 kb pdf)
        • Things to Do Outdoors (530 kb pdf)
        • Wildlife Viewing - Part 1 (460 kb pdf)
        • Wildlife Viewing - Part 2 (214 kb pdf)
    • Publications and Manuals:
      • BC Parks Household Survey 2005 - Provincial Report
        • Provincial Report (266 kb pdf)
        • Data Tables (745 kb pdf)
      • Bear-People Conflict Prevention Plan
      • Bear-Human Conflict Reduction Guidelines for River Rafting - Final Report, March 1998 ( 56 kb pdf)
      • Conservation Program Policies for BC Provincial Parks
      • Household Survey, 2001: Planning Future Directions For BC Parks: BC Residents' Views
        • Summary Report - (184 kb pdf)
        • Technical Report - (1032 kb pdf)
      • Impact Assessment Process
      • News Releases
      • Provincial Marine Protected Areas in British Columbia (13.5 mb pdf)
      • Risk Assessment of Bear-Human Interaction of Campsites on the Tatshenshini River and Lower Alsek River, Yukon, B.C. and Alaska (212 kb pdf)
      • Stawamus Chief, Shannon Falls and Murrin Provincial Parks Rock Climbing Strategy (39 kb pdf)
      • Striking the Balance - BC Parks Policy, September 1991 (3 MB pdf)
      • Visions Newsletter - Archived
    • Government Publications Index

  

  • Employment and Training Opportunities
    • Training Courses:
      • BC Institute of Technology - Park and Campground Operation training courses
      • BC Institute of Technology - PRKS 3410: Managing for Ecological Integrity of BC's Parks and Protected Areas;
      • Forestry Continuing Studies - Wildlife/Danger Tree Assessment
    • Volunteer Park Host Program
    • Volunteer Ecological Reserve Warden Program
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