Communities throughout the province are restoring watersheds and wetlands to protect aquatic ecosystems and promote healthier environments for British Columbians and wildlife.

Three new projects, in partnership with coastal Indigenous Nations, will target marine debris along B.C.’s shoreline, including more remote areas in Haida Gwaii and the Discovery Islands.  

British Columbia’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations is expanding with the opening of six new stations in the Capital Regional District, making it easier for people travelling highways 1 and 17 to charge up their EVs.

Municipalities throughout the province can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities.

Whatever your activities this summer, remember wildfire crews are working in the bush.

A temporary ban on the widespread sale and use of second-generation rodenticides will help protect owls and other wildlife from secondary poisoning while government conducts a science review and steps up the promotion of alternatives.

Rare grasslands in the Okanagan, a heritage river in the Cowichan Valley and the largest freshwater marsh in southwestern B.C. are among the unique ecosystems to gain more protection through planned expansions to B.C.’s parks and protected areas system.

Wildfires around B.C. are causing poor air quality in many areas of the province and are expected to worsen.