The Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark aims to enhance the visitor experience in Tumbler Ridge by providing interpretive signs along the hiking trails developed over the past fifteen years by the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society. The trail to Quality Falls, being close to town, fairly short, relatively easy, and leading to an attractive waterfall with…
On May 23rd Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) informed the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society (WNMS) of a $10,000 contribution from its Community Contributions Review Committee to be used for signage for the TR Trail. The 27 km TR Trail will encircle three quarters of Tumbler Ridge without having to cross over a single paved road.…
The third edition of “The Birds of Tumbler Ridge – a Checklist” has just been printed. The checklist now has 235 species, up from the 227 species that were included in the 2nd (2006) edition and the 212 that were included in the first edition, which was published in 2002. It also indicates which species…
October 25th was a big day, as the application from the Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark Steering Committee for admission to the Global Geoparks Network was formally sent to the UNESCO offices in Paris, France. If the proposal is favourably received, it will lead to a site visit in the summer of 2014, and a decision…
In 2012, following suggestions by Tim Bennett of the provincial Rec Sites and Trails program, members of the Moose ATV Club in Fort St John travelled to Tumbler Ridge with a rather amazing donation. On a flatbed trailer were three heavy bridges, which had become disused but were still in good shape. These were presented…
