March 2024 E-News

The Federation of Mountain Clubs
of British Columbia
March 2024 NEWSLETTER

FMCBC News

Annual Renewal Is Approaching

In the next few weeks the Annual Renewal for 2024/2025 will be sent out to Club Reps. This is the perfect time to renew your personal or club membership, or apply for membership for the first time!

The Renewal Form will gather vital information for the FMCBC to understand clubs, activities, and insurance needs! Pay attention for this send out.

Spring 2024 Cloudburst Submissions Now Open

We are gathering articles, pictures, news items, book reviews, gear reviews, and MORE for our 2024 Spring Cloudburst Magazine.

Please send submissions to mountainclubsfmcbc@gmail.com by April 30th. Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.

Mountain Matters

BC Place Climb

May 26 in Vancouver, B.C, In Person.

Very little compares to the electric energy of a stadium full of people who share the same passion and are rooting for the same outcome. That’s why the BC Place team so thrilled to be hosting a new climb at the iconic BC Place stadium on May 26 to support Team Nature.

Learn more here

Last Call to Nominate a Conservation Champion for Wildsight’s Ellen Zimmerman Award

Nominations are open for the Wildsight 2024 Ellen Zimmerman Award. The award recognizes an individual who works to protect nature or inspires a love of the wild through environmental education in the Upper Columbia Valley.

Submissions are accepted until March 31, so don't miss this opportunity. For more information, visit Wildsight.

Bird Watching for Beginners 55yrs+

Apr 3, 2024 - Apr 24, 2024, 9:00-10:30AM PST, Beckwith Park (Victoria, B.C.)

Do you love birds and want to know more about local species? Expert birders introduce you to the basics of birding including identification, sounds and great locations to view in Victoria. Each week features a different location to view different types of birds.

Slocan Valley Outriders Clinic, Adiva Murphey Clinic

May 4 - 5th, All Day, Slocan Valley, B.C.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Slocan Valley Outriders Association has been horsing around the Slocan Valley since 1978. They are a non profit society committed to fun, safe, lifelong learning with our horses, and host a number of events each year, such as this one! Head to the Valley to check it out.

In the News

A legendary 75-km Island hiking trail full of challenges: If you've hiked it, Maritime Museum wants to hear from you - Times Colonist, Feb 4, 2024

Avalanche warning issued for B.C., Alberta - Global News (February 29, 2024)

95-year-old blind veteran skis for the first time in 80 years and yodels all the way down - CBC News (Mar 22, 2024)

‘500 Days in the Wild’ Is a Magnificent Quest - The Tyee (4 Mar 2024)

https://www.interior-news.com/news/bc-considering-new-forest-protective-conservancies-in-clayoquot-sound-7333649 - The Interior News (March 25, 2024)

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Additional Information

This month's header image is of Summit Lake in Stone Mountain Provicial Park in Norther British Columbia.

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