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Established in 1962, Pemberton Wildlife Association is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting conservation, preservation, and enhancement of wildlife and outdoor recreational resources.
TOLRA
Tenquille Lake cabin, campsites and alpine trails are located within a BC Govt Recreation Site, co-managed in partnership between the Province of BC, Lil’wat Nation and N’Quatqua in collaboration with Recreation Sites & Trails BC and the Pemberton Wildlife Association who also provide much of the volunteer work.
Range Pass & Memberships
Pemberton Wildlife Association’s shooting range is dedicated to offering shooting adventures in a safe and fun outdoor environment.
Our Work
The Pemberton Wildlife Association is involved in a number of initiatives that promote conservation, preservation, and enhancement of wildlife and outdoor recreational resources.
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Empty ammunition shells glint in the sun. I crunch through the snow above Suicide Hill, trying not to flinch at the crack-crack of rifle shots as clay pigeons are systematically demolished
Sometime between June 4 – 7, 2020 an adult bull moose was illegally shot and left on the side of the road at the summit of the Hurley FSR.
For a number of years, the PWA has expressed concern about the lack of management of the recent exploding recreational and adventure tourism…
The PWA is undertaking a number of wildlife projects this year in the Lillooet, Birkenhead, and Gates River watersheds. Learn more…
Over 200 nature lovers flocked to Invermere’s Community Centre for a Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) presentation on grizzly bears…
A PWA member reported damage to vegetation on the south east shoreline of Tenquille Lake on August 26th. The damage was caused by…
Motion-sensing cameras have been placed in the Tenquille Lake Trail region. The cameras play an important role in monitoring wildlife, helping us…
The debate about heli-biking in the TOLRA has been going on for over ten years. The PWA has consistently objected to the activity due to…
The first documented case of trout whirling disease in Canada was detected in August 2016 at Johnson Lake, in Banff National Park. The parasite…
An excellent research article on a well known bird from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology… Learn more…
Governments everywhere say they use science to manage wildlife, but newly published research questions whether they actually do.
Cameraman Sam Ellis spent 76 days tracking wild Canadian lynx through the remote Yukon wilderness. Along the way, he developed a remarkable…
Interesting article from the Journal of Applied Ecology on Effects of habitat quality and access management on the density of a recovering grizzly…
Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative are a coalition united to save southwestern British Columbia’s grizzly bears. Video by Jeremy Williams.
Our very own Johnny Mikes recently received the Wilburforce Conservation Leadership Award. These awards recognize outstanding leaders…
The Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia released an independent audit of Grizzly Bear Management this month.
The PWA Fisheries committee was out on Saturday, Oct. 8th (despite the weather) to put the finishing touches on the most recent works at….
The Pemberton Wildlife Association Shooting Report from 2015. Read On!
An open letter from the Pemberton Wildlife Association about British Columbia’s Wildlife Harvest Allocation Policy
The Pemberton Wildlife Association is pleased to announce the renewal of an agreement with the Provincial Government which will see the PWA…
Stop Salmon Farming Petition Home » News & Events Recently, the powerful Cohen Commission Report detailing the risks of the salmon farming industry was released, …
Chinook Salmon Conservation Home » News & Events Since the 1970s, the PWA has been involved in the effort to conserve the unique run of …
Pemberton Grizzly Conservation Home » News & Events Several Grizzly Bears have been lost in recent years to poachers. These losses have been a huge …
Winston – The Legendary Bear Home » News & Events A GRIZZLY BEAR IS BORN IN THE MID-1970’S Author: Hugh Naylor© Sometime in the mid-1970s, …
Provincial permits are all in place, the plans have been approved by a Structural Engineer and the materials list is being studied carefully for cost and weight efficiencies.
Empty ammunition shells glint in the sun. I crunch through the snow above Suicide Hill, trying not to flinch at the crack-crack of rifle shots as clay pigeons are systematically demolished
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