In this episode, we discuss the topic of cutting out trails in British Columbia, Canada, and look into a number of items to be considered.

BC Parks website: here, volunteering with BC Parks: here

Rec Sites and Trails of BC website: here, volunteering with Rec Sites and Trails BC: here

Feedback from Rec Sites and Trails BC includes the following:

I would draw your attention to the following bullet points (linked here) for which activity requires authorization versus which does not on Crown land.

Authorization is required under Section 57 of FRPA for construction, rehabilitation or maintenance of a trail or recreation facility on public land.

This includes:

Construction and maintenance activities involving ground disturbance, or significant clearing or cutting of vegetation

Construction of recreation facilities and replacing large, deteriorated structures

General trail and recreation facility rehabilitation activities intended to return the area to a more natural state

Authorization under Section 57 of FRPA is not required for:

Route-finding or route-marking

Construction of small temporary structures

Minor clearing of brush and downed trees within a trail corridor or recreation facility footprint to facilitate unobstructed use

Minor repairs to a trail or recreation facility to return the trail or facility to its original or intended state (i.e. repairing like for like)

Emergency construction, rehabilitation, or maintenance activities to prevent imminent damage to the environment, trail, recreation facility, or to reduce risk to personal safety