Dear WTA Community,

It is that time when we look back and reflect upon all that we are grateful for. We’ve had tumultuous times since the start of the pandemic, but 2022 saw an incredible rebound for our members. There were still many hurdles… from staff shortages, to COVID curveballs, to outdated regulations, to crazy red tape…but we ‘went with the flow’ and delivered fantastic wilderness experiences to our guests.

The one thing that we are most proud of is our continued dedication to the lands and waters upon which we operate. We’ve been a prominent voice of the BC wilderness since the ‘80s and we will continue to be environmental stewards. We were thrilled by the recent announcement at COP15 that governments around the globe will protect 30% of lands and waters by 2030. We are looking forward to working with the BC government in the coming years to make this a reality.

We are ready for 2023! You can pretty much throw anything at us after these past couple of years. Read on for more info about winter getaways and learn about promising news coming out of COP15. Also, if your organization is the right fit for the WTA, we’d love to have you join us in 2023.

Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season.

Jeneen Sutherland

Executive Director, Wilderness Tourism Association of BC

Our collection of wilderness adventures is vibrant and varied, each offering unique opportunities to connect with the land, wildlife and people of British Columbia. In this section, you can expect to find the latest travel tips and inspiration to help you prepare for your next big adventure.

We believe in a sustainable future for British Columbia’s wilderness tourism industry, and a significant aspect of that work is education and awareness-building around environmental stewardship and sustainable tourism. This section will keep you looped in on news and updates that impact the outdoor spaces we all love, because protecting BC's wilderness is a collective effort.

Biodiversity agreement to protect planet reached at UN conference in Montreal

Negotiators in Montreal finalized an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference talks came to a close earlier this week.

An announcement issued on December 19th stated that gathering nations at the biodiversity summit have agreed on four goals and 23 targets.

The goals include protecting 30 per cent of the world's land, water and marine areas by 2030, as well as the mobilization, by 2030, of at least $200 billion US annually in domestic and international biodiversity-related funding from all sources, both public and private…

Let’s Camp is an online platform that connects campers with campgrounds. If you’re a camper, it’s a handy tool to find and book with your favourite campground. If you’re a campground owner, it’s a full reservation system that lets you upload all of your individual site and park info, and then manage all of your bookings.

Many campsite bookings will go in live January so we recommend you check out some of their great listings now so that you can secure a successful reservation for 2023. And if you are a campsite owner, reach out to them to see if you can be listed on their platform.