With spring just around the corner, British Columbians are shedding their winter coats and getting outside more. It's also the time of year when bears and other animals, such as coyotesm become more active - increasing the chance of human-wildlife interactions.

100% of revenue generated from fishing licences will directly benefit anglers effective April 1, 2015, under an agreement announced between the Province and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

The Province will advance the goal of meeting the vast majority of British Columbia's new electricity demand through conservation by providing $100,000 to the Canadian Passive House Institute (CanPHI) West.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has been issued a pesticide use permit to aerial-spray 4,576 hectares in Surrey and 204 hectares in Delta, with a spray approved for use on organic farms, to eradicate a growing population of gypsy moth and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.

Campers, set your alarm clocks to wake up from dreams of roasted hotdogs and riverside hikes, Discover Camping, the Province's camping reservation system, opens for business at 9 a.m. Sundary, March 15, 2015.