In recent weeks a Canadian Press article by Dirk Meissner on the so-called “dinosaur autobahn” near Williston Lake made the national news The media found the description of multiple dinosaur trackways on a large flat surface area irresistible, and the story spread across the world. This is truly a phenomenon for everyone in northeastern BC…
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…
The week before Christmas was busy for the Geopark, Wolverine Nordic & Mountain Society (WNMS), and Museum Foundation. Very busy… and without exception filled with good stuff. Day 1 – Tepee Falls: Birgit Sharman (WNMS President) and Larry White (WNMS V-P) head off in the morning for the Tepee Falls trail, for a final meeting…
Monkman Provincial Park, Gwillim Lake Provincial Park… two acknowledged jewels in the crown of the parks in northeastern British Columbia. They both contain important geosites within the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark. A total of six provincial protected areas lie within the recently designated Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark. Is it possible for us as volunteers, who cherish…
In the mid-nineties I climbed Roman Mountain for the first time. No inkling then of the dozens of future ascents related to the Emperor’s Challenge, nor of the mountain’s destiny as a coal mine. My hiking partner was my colleague Dr Nigel Myers. We stopped on the way up for a sandwich, and somehow the…
2500 screws – that is how many it took for a team of volunteers from the Wolverine Nordic & Mountain Society (WNMS) to construct twenty-seven 12-foot-long boardwalks in the Helm backyard. Their destination: the trail to Babcock Falls, so as to enhance this popular destination for hikers and at the same time protect the…
To find dinosaur tracks near Tumbler Ridge, the process is straightforward: Examine a geological map to see where rocks of the right age occur Ensure that these are terrestrial, not marine rocks (dinosaurs lived on land, not in the ocean) Work out where these rocks might be exposed on the surface, typically in canyons and…
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…
