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Trail Conditions and Events – July 2023
The snow continues to melt rapidly – the Plateau area trails up to Circlet have only patches left. The Plateau Traverse from Paradise Meadows to Wood Mountain
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VIMFF Show in Retrospect
Kings Peak in Winter (Garb, March 10, 2023) IN THIS SHORT ISSUE: VIMFF SHOW IN RETROSPECT REMINDER: SWI AGM on APRIL 12th at 7:00 pm SUMMER JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT SPP IN MARCH VIMFF SHOW IN RETROSPECT SWI is happy to report that our second Film Festival fundraiser was a great success. Read more…
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Winter in the Park
Crossing Kooso Lake, January 2023 – courtesy Tim Penney In this edition : Winter in the Park Upcoming Events Call for Volunteers WINTER IN THE PARK The popular BackCountry Film Festival that we recently hosted presented a range of exciting ski adventures from Alaska to Slovenia, but in our own Read more…
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Greetings and Happy New Year from SWI
2023_01_18 Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre Glenn Gustafson There is a good base of snow up in the park at 1100m, entering from the Paradise Meadows access. Conditions have been highly variable to say the least over the past month or so, with incoming storms, and alternating above and below zero Read more…
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JULY 16th: THE SPWC IS OPEN FOR THE SUMMER
As of July 1st we have opened the Wilderness Centre at Paradise Meadows and the Buttle Hut over on Buttle Lake. Volunteers will be staffing both “Huts” during the summer, mostly at weekends, and some weekdays. Read more about our TrailRider Events, Nature Walks and much more.
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Ptarmigan Challenge
Strathcona Provincial Park is an internationally recognized Important Bird Area in part due to the Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan, a subspecies which can mainly be found in the alpine areas of the Park. This summer, I was aware of several ptarmigan sightings that were reported to researchers at the UBC Read more…
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Strathcona Park Bird Search
The annual Strathcona Park Bird Search has concluded for another year, with several teams counting at several locations – Buttle Lake on Friday & Saturday, Paradise Meadows on Saturday, and Wood Mountain area today. At Paradise Meadows, the team circled the Centennial & Paradise Meadows Loops, as well as the Read more…