Volunteer nature trail builders should benefit from small grants coming out of a new $10-million endowment fund managed by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC.
Volunteers dedicated to building and maintaining nature trails and outdoor recreation sites will soon have access to a steady stream of funding for their projects, the B.C. government announced Monday.
"The surging interest in outdoor recreation not only continues to put a strain on volunteer organizations and B.C.'s trail networks, but also on local recreation groups that collaborate with provincial agencies, such as Recreation Sites and Trails BC, to manage and maintain these valuable community assets," stated George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, following his announcement in Victoria.
"The construction and maintenance of a large portion of B.C.'s trails and recreation infrastructure rely on the hard work of hundreds of community-based recreation clubs and thousands of dedicated volunteers," said Louise Pedersen, the council’s executive director. Pedersen said the vision is to provide grants to volunteers to pay for the likes of trail-making equipment and way-finding signs. Pedersen said it's not yet determined if any money would go to administration of the organizations.
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