A Trouble in the Headwaters film tour is coming to the Kootenays

This fall, we're excited to be bringing back-to-back screenings of Trouble in the Headwaters to Fernie, Golden and Kimberley from November 22-24.

Wildsight news

From salmon to swallows: Wildsight Golden’s latest barrier mural

October 27, 2025 by Wildsight Golden

Wildsight Golden is thrilled to share the success of our latest community art project! Over a late September weekend, a team of enthusiastic volunteers gathered near the Dogtooth Bridge to paint beautiful swallow-themed murals on concrete barriers—adding a…

A Trouble in the Headwaters film tour is coming to the Kootenays

October 27, 2025 by Wildsight

This fall, we're excited to be bringing back-to-back screenings of Trouble in the Headwaters to Fernie, Golden and Kimberley from November 22-24.

Where nature leads, Patty follows

October 24, 2025 by Lorene Keitch

When you've been teaching environmental education for as long as Patty Kolesnichenko has, you learn a thing or two. Like how exploring microscopic life in a water droplet fascinates young and old, connecting them to the intricate weaving of…

A new era begins for the Elk Valley’s Kootenay Forest Lands

October 23, 2025 by Amelia Caddy

In early October, Elk Valley residents awoke to news that the Nature Conservancy Canada had sealed the deal on the purchase of more than 45,000 hectares (110,000 acres) of the valley for conservation.

It’s All About Community – and the Power of Film!

October 21, 2025 by Wildsight Invermere

Wildsight Invermere is thrilled to welcome Eagle-Eye Tours as the Presenting Sponsor of the 12th Wild & Scenic Film Festival — happening right here in Invermere on November 15th and online! More than just a film night, the festival is…

Record Ridge mine faces legal challenge as push for protections continues

October 9, 2025 by Simon Wiebe

The fight to protect Record Ridge and its threatened species and ecosystems is far from finished. Several major developments have reshaped the story, including some recent legal action and a Wildsight push for protections.

Why I teach the wild: A conversation with Dave Quinn

October 9, 2025 by Siobhan Winters

In honour of our 25th anniversary of Wildsight Education, we're featuring some of the amazing educators, powerful programs and memorable milestones that have made nature-based learning what it is today. Dave Quinn has been teaching educational programs with…

In nature, everyone belongs

September 17, 2025 by Lorene Keitch

"Being in nature creates a feeling of connection; a feeling that you belong. A lot of kids don’t know how to fit into this crazy world. But when you’re out in nature, everything and everyone belongs."Jill Jennings…

Shaping water stewardship in Canada

September 16, 2025 by Wildsight

Studies show that a popular East Kootenay lake now has more disturbed shoreline than natural — a situation not seen in any other surveyed lakes in British Columbia's (BC) Columbia Basin. The national nonprofit organization Living Lakes Canada (Living Lakes…

Five years later, BC is still failing to protect old-growth forests

September 11, 2025 by Wildsight

Five years after the release of the Old-Growth Strategic Review report, the BC NDP’s momentum towards a “new, holistic approach” to the management of old-growth forests has slowed almost to the point of regression.

Upcoming events

12th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Invermere
Invermere
Saturday, November 15
One BIG night of 10 films, food/drink, draw prizes, and friends (that’s you!). This is Wildsight Invermere’s awesome fundraiser. Don't miss the live silent auction and online raffle with 3 great outdoor adventures as prizes.
Wildsight Revelstoke AGM
Revelstoke
Thursday, November 20
Join us at the Revelstoke Community Centre for the Wildsight Revelstoke Annual General Meeting.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival ONLINE!
November 15 - November 21
Support Wildsight Invermere's 12th annual fundraiser from afar! Get online access to all ten films in our Wild & Scenic Film Festival program, to…
Raffle for the Wild
Invermere
September 23 - November 21
Ready to go wild? Our online Raffle for the Wild is your chance to score great prizes while helping protect the places we all love…
Trouble in the Headwaters: film screening + panel discussion — Fernie
Regional
Saturday, November 22
Join us for a screening of Trouble in the Headwaters, a 25-minute documentary, followed by a panel discussion with the film's director and featured scientist, as well as local experts and Wildsight forestry staff.

A Trouble in the Headwaters film tour is coming to the Kootenays

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