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Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks is the department of the Greater Vancouver Regional District responsible for the establishment and maintenance of regional parks within the regional district. Currently, it is responsible for twenty-one regional parks within both incoporated and unincorporated entities in the area.
Services
GVRD Parks department offers educational and recreational services to visitors and residents. The most well-known service is likely the educational program for school-age children called the Group Program. It teaches both elementary and seconday school students about nature by offering field trip activities coordinated by their guides [1].
Some park facilities can also be reserved and rented out for camping, weddings, baseball tournaments, equestrian activities, special events, meetings or workshops [2].
Parks
Ecological Conservacy Areas
| Name | Municipality/area |
| Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area | Corporation of Delta |
| Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area | District of Pitt Meadows |
Park reserves
| Reserve name | Municipality/area |
| Blaney Bog Park Reserve | District of Maple Ridge |
| Fraser Islands Reserve | City of Richmond |
| Thwaytes Landing | District of North Vancouver |
| Widgeon Marsh | City of Coquitlam |
See also
External link
- GVRD Parks official site