ORTM: Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management

🗣️SAVE THE DATE!!!! 🚨 Our Annual Yard Sale is coming up! 50% off ALL WINTER GEAR! Summer Stock is Marked down too! Tell your friends!!!! Deals this good happen once a year for Only 4 days! Aug 19th- 22nd!!!

Angered by Censorship, This NPS Ranger Now Gives Rogue Tours of National Parks

Signs about slavery, climate change, and other historical topics continue to quietly disappear from national parks. Former park guide Melissa Dalley quit over the removals, and now she travels the country handing out the missing texts.

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We couldn't agree more! University of Northern British Columbia

Lead climbing workshop August 12th! 🧗🏻

🪢Learn the basics of lead systems, clipping, rope management, catching lead falls, and lead belaying, all with an instructor on real lead climbs indoors.

PS: A current top-rope belay certification is needed

Register online at overhang.ca or give us a call at 250-563-2547

Taryn Atkinson (MA NRES student in ORCT) is recruiting participants for her study on mountain biking and wildfire! Are you a mountain biker in the region? Check this out, and share with your networks! 🚵‍♀️🚵🚵‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️ UNBC Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences UNBC Environmental & Sustainability Studies UNBC Sustainability University of Northern British Columbia UNBC Outdoors club OVERhang

The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC are excited to introduce the Youth Outdoor Recreation Advisory Collective (YORAC) and invite young people from across B.C. to apply to be part of its first cohort.
YORAC is a new province-wide initiative designed to get young people outside and create more space for youth voices in shaping outdoor recreation in B.C.
The collective will bring together young people aged 15 to 25 from across British Columbia to share ideas, identify barriers, and help guide future outdoor recreation programming, communication, and engagement in a way that reflects real youth experiences.
Whether you are already passionate about outdoor recreation or are just getting interested in activities like mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, dirt biking, or other outdoor pursuits, we encourage you to apply.
This is a great opportunity to grow as a leader, help shape the future of outdoor recreation in B.C., and make a lasting difference in your community. Expect to spend about five hours per month over a one-year commitment.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: July 26, 2026.
We’ll be hosting two optional information sessions for youth who want to learn more before getting involved:
Info session 1: July 9 at 1:00 PM PT (Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9iK0WkTZRS6kkl6jQk2fUg #/registration )
Info session 2: July 21 at 6:00 PM PT (Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rYZWhTsjQJGVc7nAdb4zWQ #/registration )
These sessions will cover what YORAC is, what participation could look like, and answer any questions about the opportunity.
They’re looking forward to building this with youth from across B.C. and seeing the ideas, energy, and perspectives that come forward through this process.
For questions or to connect directly, please contact Nathan Wilson, ORCBC Youth Engagement Coordinator, at [email protected].
Apply or learn more: https://www.orcbc.ca/youth-engagement
And please share this with your network!

Youth Engagement — Outdoor Recreation Council of BC

If you can work with this crew, you should! One of the best ecotourism operators in BC.

Want to join our amazing team?

We are looking for an Expedition Tourism Engagement & Administrative Coordinator to join our shore-based team this September.
 
This is a unique opportunity to help support meaningful work across expedition tourism, sustainability initiatives, education, conservation, permitting, engagement, and day-to-day operations, all connected to exploring and caring for British Columbia’s coast.
 
We’re a small, family-run company and are looking for someone thoughtful, organized, collaborative, and excited to contribute behind the scenes to the experiences we create and the relationships we build.
 
Full-time • Home-based (preference for mid to southern Vancouver Island)

Start date: September 2026
Applications close July 17, 2026
 
To learn more and apply, visit the link in our bio.