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TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS
Canada's largest free back-country trails directory.
From Mountain Equipment Coop
The Canadian Avalanche Association is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization that serves as Canada's national organization promoting avalanche safety. We are dedicated to bringing the avalanche community together to develop knowledge and understanding of avalanches, facilitate communication, promote professionalism and provide the highest standard of avalanche education.
More than 1,200 forest recreation sites are located around British Columbia for the camping enjoyment of residents and visitors to the province. There are three types of recreation sites: managed with fees, managed without fees, and user maintained.
The Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts also offers an extensive network of trails for those wishing to experience B.C.'s natural beauty.
AdventureSmart provides information and offers programs on outdoor safety topics. If you participate in activities like mountain biking, kayaking, snowboarding, hiking or others we have potentially life-saving information for you.
Enjoy BC's great outdoors, but please stay safe, by staying informed.
Cycling BC's Trans Canada Trail website. Here you'll find information and maps to guide you through some of the province's most stunning landscapes as you explore BC's Trans Canada Trail.
TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
An amazing Governemnt of Csanada website that allows you to access detailed topographical maps online for anywhere in Canada.
GeoBase's goal is to provide the geospatial reference and context for a broad variety of thematic data for government, business, and personal applications. Critical intervention assessments related to:
sustainable resource development for forestry, mines, energy, water
public safety, protection, and sanitation for emergency response, disaster management, Department of National Defence
environmental protection for greenhouse gas effects, global warming, natural risks
all make use of base geospatial data as a primary tool in planning and execution. Effective geomatics applications rely on high-quality base geospatial information.
Canada's geomatics industry will also benefit from GeoBase since data acquisition and maintenance activities will be contracted out. In addition, the availability of high-quality base geospatial information will promote the development of value-added products and services provided by the private sector. It will also benefit Canada's geomatics industry by maintaining its competitiveness on domestic and international markets.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is a volunteer-based, private nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the 2,175-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a 250,000-acre greenway extending from Maine to Georgia. Our mission is to ensure that future generations will enjoy the clean air and water, scenic vistas, wildlife and opportunities for simple recreation and renewal along the entire Trail corridor.
British Columbia Ministry of Forests
The recreation program of the Ministry of Forests has a two-fold mission: to provide the opportunity for recreation experiences and benefits by protecting the Provincial Forest recreation resource, and to manage the use of the Provincial Forest recreation resource.
Trailbuilding Section
IMBA Canada's mission is to create, enhance, and preserve trail opportunities for mountain bikers throughout Canada.
Our goal is develop the following for Canadian mountain biking:
Convenient access to appealing trails
Trailbuilding expertise
A positive image
Political influence
A Cursory Look at Trail Maintenance
This document focuses on wilderness trails only and is intended to be used as a reference by trail maintenance crews. If you have questions about the contents, please do not hesitate to contact Clay Phillips at the Southern Service Center of California State Parks at (619) 220-5303.
Trail construction and maintenance is an inexact science with many variables. Much depends on the location of the trail, the soil, the climate, and the types of uses. However, there are certain general guidelines which, if adhered to, will prevent most trail deterioration and minimize maintenance costs.
Explore this resource section designed for trail owners, managers, builders, researchers and you!
A broad-based coalition of stakeholders was formed in 2002 to improve the management of off-road vehicles (ORVs) in British Columbia. The Coalition for Licensing and Registration of Off Road Vehicles includes ORV users and other recreation interests, along with ranchers and conservation interests represented in eleven organizations.
The ORV Coalition is a stakeholder driven initiative, working closely with a government Off-Road Vehicle Committee representing eleven agencies, so that effective legislative changes can be made to improve the sport and the environment.
North Okanagan Parks and Natural Area Trust
Works to preserve ecologically significant areas by receiving
and administering bequests and donation of lands, access to a special area, or cash donations for conservation.
(250) 545-1153
Smart Growth BC
Smart Growth BC is a provincial non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. Working with community groups, businesses, municipalities and the public, we advocate for the creation of more livable communities in British Columbia.
Smart Growth BC was created as a joint project of the University of Victoria Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy and West Coast Environmental Law Association. The smart growth project aimed to nurture and mobilize a growing citizen movement addressing growth and sprawl issues around the province, and to provide sound alternative policy solutions to these issues. Smart Growth BC was incorporated as an independent non-profit society in December 1999, and received federal charitable status in January 2002.
We work with communities to:
Avoid urban sprawl by promoting compact human settlement that avoids unplanned growth and ensures efficient development
Minimize the use of cars by encouraging walking, bicycling and public transit
Protect the ecological integrity of urban and suburban areas
Maintain the integrity of a secure and productive agricultural land base
Promote adequate and affordable housing
Preserve, create and link urban and rural open space
Promote alternative development standards
Ensure an early and ongoing role for citizens in planning, design and development processes
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www.smartgrowth.bc.ca
