Hope Mountain Center

for outdoor learning

Trails

"Trails provide opportunities for outdoor activities that contribute to physical and mental health. They allow people to connect with one another and with nature in a sustainable manner. They offer significant tourism benefits and opportunities for economic diversification for communities of all sizes. Trails are integral to the provincial strategy to encourage healthy, active lifestyles, whether as recreation amenities or as components of comprehensive transportation and commuting corridors. Transportation and commuting trails help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thereby contribute to government’s Climate Action Program. And, of course, recreation trails provide an opportunity to learn about our rich heritage including, for example, First Nations history and culture." 

From the draft Trails Strategy for British Columbia, the above introduction represents a renewed interest from the public and government in creating, renewing and maintaining the trails of B.C.  The Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning supports the view that trails are important resources that should be well-managed in an environmentally-sensitive way.

A strong trails system is integral to Hope Mountain Centre's mission in providing natural history and cultural history educational opportunities to the public in an outdoor classroom format.  Here are some trail projects and activities we are leading and partnering with like-minded organizations.