Charles Helm This photo, taken by Gilles Goddard, is of the first twenty metres of the hiking trail to the Shipyard-Titanic area. This trail, developed and maintained by the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society (WNMS) volunteers, has become one of the most iconic Geopark attractions, given its magnificent rock formations and the excitement of trying…
The weekend of June 5-7 was spent in productive fashion by a group of ten Junior Rangers from Tumbler Ridge. In previous years the Junior Rangers have taken on the task of cleaning, clearing and brushing the board-walked trails at the Bullmoose Marshes wetland site, 25 kilometres from town beside Hwy 29. This year they…
The Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre (PRPRC) in Tumbler Ridge has a new star acquisition: a mammoth tusk, unearthed at the end of April in an ancient Pleistocene river channel in the North Peace region of British Columbia. The tusk, weighing over 25 kilograms and almost two metres in length, was generously donated by its…
Stonehammer Geopark is no longer the only geopark in North America and no one is more pleased about this than the team at Stonehammer, well, maybe the team from Tumbler Ridge! We were thrilled when Tumbler Ridge received the designation at the 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks hosted in our geopark in September…
Educational programs are an essential requirement of all Global Geoparks. As the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark evolves, expanded educational activities for all ages and in all seasons will be developed, with the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation taking the anchor role. The 2015 museum budget includes a full time education co-ordinator position, to be augmented by…
The tension built towards the end of the 6th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks held at Stonehammer Global Geopark in New Brunswick last September. The announcement of eleven new Global Geoparks in the world was made at the end of a gala dinner on the last night of the conference and the last one announced…
There is a great, largely unappreciated conservation story in the area east of Tumbler. The eastern half of the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark plays a part in it. And Darryl Kroeker, Head of Conservation Programs for Ducks Unlimited Canada, BC Peace Region, is helping us tell it and helping our Global Geopark with a lot…
Winter tourism in Tumbler Ridge has enormous potential, but has not yet been developed. Before significant numbers of international Geopark tourists become a reality here in winter, an attractive product needs to be created. Fortunately, a few dedicated Tumbler Ridge residents are busy doing just that. Interestingly, it seems that few other Global Geoparks have…
Mt Babcock has shed these rocks so perfectly they resemble ships laid up in a yard. Amazing views of the valley await brave hikers.
