Site Reporting
The BC coast stretches over 25,000 kilometres, encompassing more than 1,300 BC Marine Trails sites. It’s impossible for our team to monitor all these locations alone. Contrary to what you might think, we don’t have a dedicated team for site check-ups, assessments, and maintenance. Instead, we depend on our user base to provide us with on-the-ground reports, ensuring our map remains accurate and up-to-date.
By submitting Site Condition Reports (SCRs), you can actively contribute to the stewardship of the marine sites you cherish. With the easy-to-use Survey123 app, reporting takes less than ten minutes and is a breeze!
There are several ways you can report for us:
NOTE: If downloading the Survey123 app, you must return to this page and open the SCR form for it to link to the app.
Site Condition Report
1) Download the Survey123 app first
2) Return to this page and open the form
Site Assessment
As described this form is for new sites, potential sites or under-assessed sites.
By doing a Site Assessment, you can help us get an overview of an active or potential site. You can do this when visiting any location, but it is most applicable to undeveloped wilderness sites.
The Site Assessment form does require some training but you can generally follow this overview as a reference for what to look for. You can print and take the overview with you to take notes to fill out the online version when you’re home again. Alternatively, use a Word or PDF version to complete off-line. It is best to complete site assessments at low tide.
To learn how to convert coordinates to the required decimal format, click here!
Site Management Team
Paul Grey (BCMT President): directs inquiries about Site Condition Reports or Potential Site Assessments. Contact at president@bcmarinetrails.org.
Nick Heath (Director): oversees the management of our site data. Contact at newsites@bcmarinetrails.org to send photos that would help us visualize the issues you are raising, or additional questions/concerns about site data.