The Province is providing $135,000 to support the recovery of the Vancouver Island marmot over the next two years, with Island Timberlands and TimberWest contributing an additional $35,000 each for 2015.

Public input on proposed land use objectives and the potential for new biodiversity, mining and tourism areas (BMTAs) and a conservancy in the Great Bear Rainforest is being sought until Aug.10, 2015, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

With weather conditions expected to remain dry in the coming week, water users on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii are being urged to reduce water consumption.

The B.C. government has proclaimed June 2015 to be "Invasive Species Action Month' to raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in British Columbia.

Over the past 18 months, government has been working on a cumulative effects framework as part of its commitment to sustainable natural resource development.

While in Prince George, getting a first-hand update on the Little Bobtail Lake wildfire, Premier Christy Clark is reminding the public to do their part to prevent wildfires during the May long weekend.

Conservation officers, natural resource officers and park rangers want everyone to have a safe and fun holiday, so they'll be ramping up patrols over the May long weekend.