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⚠️Aquatic adventurers, listen up! It’s time to talk about our waterways and why we need to protect them. Our friends at BC Marine Trails have created a Code of Conduct to share tips for how to respect marine environments.
🥾 Disturb nothing, take nothing. You are on sensitive First Nations traditional land.
🔥 Campfires below high tide line only. Adhere to fire bans
⛺Stay to the campsite area to avoid trampling
🪣 Dispose of gray water below high tide line only.
🐻Avoid disturbing wildlife and maintain regulated distances from all.
🌲 Leave a site in its natural state and leave nothing behind.
✅ Follow @bcmarinetrails for more tips!
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Your favourite trip planning tool just got a whole lot better — the brand new BC Marine Trails map is now live! Find everything you loved before, now with a revamped user interface, and advanced trip planning tools. While both the public and member maps are brand new, most of the special features detailed below are unique to the member map.
• Enhanced design & navigation
• Site condition reports viewable on map
• Multiple site photos
• Mobile-optimized tools for full map functionality
• Advanced route planning tools
• Powerful site selection
• Redesigned information panel with clear, organized site details
• New First Nations Territory field
• Enhanced print options
What are you waiting for? Start planning your next adventure today — link in bio.
$3,300 matched so far with $6,700 to go!
The BC Marine Trails Board of Directors has pledged to match up to $10,000 in donations, with every contribution powering stewardship, volunteer coordination, First Nations engagement, and site mapping across the coast.
Many of our projects rely on grants, but grants rarely cover the full cost of sustaining this work. Donations help bridge the gap and keep projects moving forward.
Have your donation matched today - link in bio.
You’re reading about a far-flung paddling adventure, tracing routes on the BC Marine Trails map, or maybe a friend has invited you out for a weekend day-paddle. In an instant you feel that familiar tug in your belly – an itch, a spark, a yearning to be out there. But lately, a part of you wonders: Can I still do this?
The answer is yes - absolutely yes! But maybe a little differently.
Aging doesn’t mean stopping. It means fine tuning your travel formula to give your spirit the saltsprayed adventure it craves and your body the kindness it deserves. For us, that’s meant a more relaxed pace, more trips with friends and family, a few extra comforts, and yes — packing a few more Advils for Jerry.
After Jerry Kaye's many conversations with kindred spirits still paddling in their 70’s and 80’s, our new Coastal Café article contains his top 10 tips for how to keep going as the years roll on.
Read the full article - link in bio under 'Coastal Cafe'.
The category 1 campfire ban for the Coastal Fire Centre is lifting May 15th, at noon.
The BC Wildfire Service explains that this is due to improved humidity values and an overall reduction in wildfire hazard throughout the region.
Remember, that a responsible coastal backcountry fire is one below the high tide line, with wood no larger than your forearm. Allow fires to burn down to white ash, to be swept away by the next high tide.
Caitlyn Puglas is a member of the Mamalilikulla First Nation Guardian team (so is her dad David, along with seven other Guardians). Guardians are highly trained professional environmental stewards, and Caitlyn is no exception.
She recently obtained her commercial diving certification and along with Guardians from other First Nations has been sampling kelp to better understand changes in habitat and abundance and the impacts of climate change on this important cornerstone species.
“Being a Guardian and doing this kind of work is so important,” says Caitlyn. “The ecology of our coast is fragile and highly sensitive to environmental impacts. It’s good to be part of a team doing our part to protect it.”
Mamalilikulla Traditional Territory encompasses much of the Broughton Archipelago. Find out more on visiting the Territory respectfully on the BC Marine Trails website under 'Our Work' > 'First Nations Engagement' > 'Visitation Guidelines'.
Remote Beach Clean Up opportunity in Clayoquot Sound!
In partnership with @bcmarinetrails and @paddlewestkayaking , join Marcie and Skookum to clean marine debris from Yarksis Beach on June 7th! Water taxi transportation is included, but spots are limited. For those wanting a more adventurous route to and from the site, Paddle West Kayaking has a limited number of kayaking spots for a guided paddle to and from the site (approximately 1 hour and 15 min each way).
Lunch will be provided but participants are required to bring their own water, sun protection, gloves and closed toe footwear.
Contact [email protected] for more information and to reserve your slot!
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Help us match the BCMT's Board's pledge of up to $10,000. Hear from Board Director, Jerry Kaye, on why he believes in the BCMT mission:
"As a paddler who has spent countless hours exploring the rugged beauty of our coast, I know how vital it is to protect the public access we often take for granted. I don’t just enjoy the coast; I take action to protect it, by serving on the BC Marine Trails Board of Directors, writing articles, and donating as a Trailblazer.
The "ribbon of wilderness" along our coast requires active stewardship. BCMT is the difference between a coastline that remains accessible to everyone and one that is lost to time. We do the heavy lifting: securing launch sites, advocating for environmental protection, partnering with First Nations, and developing the mapping tools we all rely on for safe navigation. But we cannot do it alone.
Now is the time to act. This May, your impact is doubled. Thanks to our matched funding campaign, every dollar you give goes twice as far. If you care about this coast as much as I do, please take action today. Whether you volunteer your time, donate, or join me as a Trailblazer at the $250 level, your support helps ensure that the next generation of kayakers will have a wild, safe, and accessible coast to explore."
Have your donation matched today - link in bio.
This year, the BC Marine Trails Board of Directors is putting their money where their paddles, oars, or outboards are.
In a powerful vote of confidence in BC Marine Trails and the community behind it, the BCMT Board has committed up to $10,000 in matching funds.
This means that every dollar you give, starting today, will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Every contribution, no matter the size, goes twice as far.
Have your donation matched today - link in bio!
On April 13th, Guy, our volunteer licensed faller and carpenter, Andrew, a local carpenter, and Paul, the Discoveries site steward, accompanied Rick (@spiritofthewestadventures ) on his landing craft to work on maintenance of five recreational sites under BC Marine Trails' care.
At Freedom Point & Penn Islands North the toilets were cleaned, storage of wood shavings checked, trails raked, and a few small danger trees removed. Francisco Island, Shipwreck Bluff and Whale Passage were visited also.
BC Marine Trails is grateful to the volunteers who make this work possible, and to Rick for the donated boat time and fuel costs.
With low snow pack, and record breaking spring temperatures, the BC Wildfire Service has announced a campfire ban to come into effect this Thursday at noon for the Coastal Fire Centre.
The Coastal Fire Centre covers the Lower Mainland, Sea-to-Sky corridor, Vancouver Island, the Central Coast and Haida Gwaii.
The ban will apply to all open burning. More specifics to come in the following days from the Coastal Fire Centre.
Help keep the places we all love safe from wild fire - for now, the only responsible campfire is no fire at all.
