B.C. and Ontario Trail Building

What a season! This year, we traversed some of the most critical old-growth forests in B.C. and Ontario. Notably, we: 

• Organized seven trips through old-growth forests – five in B.C., two in Ontario 
• Recruited over 100 volunteers to work on old-growth trails 
• Built countless relationships between volunteers and community members

We brought two different groups to Koksilah Grove in Cowichan territory, a special pocket of ancient forest, to connect with the movement to protect these ecosystems. These day hikes make it more accessible for folks who can’t spare a full weekend for our usual trail trips.

Next, we rowed over to Clayoquot Sound to replace old boardwalks and clear brush along the Big Tree Trail on Meares Island. Under the guidance of the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks Guardians, we worked alongside Colour the Trails, a national organization promoting access to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous and PoC adventurers. On the Wildside Trail on Flores Island, we collaborated with Ahousaht First Nation to snip back the brush and maintain the trail.

We partnered with Special Bird Service, a group that makes outdoor spaces and birdwatching more accessible to people of colour and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities, for Marbled Murrelet Day. More than 50 people, including scientists, artists, ENGOs and birders, gathered with Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones on Pacheedaht territory to monitor the bird’s population and celebrate this endangered species.

You keep this outreach going so the trail trips continue to grow, as word spreads about people’s amazing experiences. Thank you.

Come back next year for the 2027 trail season.