A GREAT RESOURCE FOR EXPLORING OUR WILDERNESS

100 Nature Hot Spots in British Columbia: The Best Parks, Conservation Areas and Wild Places Lyndsay Fraser and Christina Smyth Firefly

In the new book 100 Nature Hot Spots in British Columbia: The Best Parks, Conservation Areas and Wild Places, Lyndsay Fraser and Christina Smyth use their cumulative teaching, environmental and naturalist knowledge to break down B.C. into 100 nature hot spots across six chapters.

In the full-colour book, the pair touches on our most familiar nature destinations, such as Vancouver’s Stanley Park and Vancouver Island’s Long Beach, but also unveil some more remote — yet equally stunning spots — including the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park and Forbidden Plateau in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.

Along with beautiful photographs of each natural attraction, the book details three bits of information identifying what makes each one unique or worth visiting, as well as information about activities like camping and hiking at the spot, where to find it, GPS co-ordinates and website information, where available.

A two page write-up on each location completes the description of the hot spots in this valuable resource book for your next British Columbia adventure.

Nature lovers near B.C.’s biggest population centres will especially appreciate the Vancouver Island and the Coast chapter.

Meanwhile, the chapter for the Lower Mainland boasts an impressive 59 sights to see — giving lots of areas to explore close to home for those who aren’t looking to venture too far out into the B.C. wilderness.