Why old forests are still being logged in one of BC’s most endangered ecosystems
A Trouble in the Headwaters film tour is coming to the Kootenays
Defending wildlife, water and wild places in Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.
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The B.C. government has accepted the Fording River Expansion into the Environmental Assessment process without a public comment period, arguing the public process they had back in 2021 was enough.Read more
What is a Youth Climate Corps?
November 19
Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent announcement of $40 million for a national Youth Climate Corps has caught the attention of Canadians curious and eager to see meaningful climate action…Read more
The federal Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has ruled that the proposed expansion of the Fording River coal mine in BC’s Elk Valley requires further assessment due to…Read more
Although new logging plans currently appear to be on hold in the St. Mary's valley, that pause should not be mistaken for protection. Recent field tours have helped demonstrate what's at stake.Read more
Where nature leads, Patty follows
October 24
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…Read more
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.Read more
Send a message for B.C.’s Inland Temperate Rainforest
Upcoming events
Trouble in the Headwaters: film screening + panel discussion — Golden
Regional
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.
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Trouble in the Headwaters: film screening + panel discussion — Kimberley
Regional
Join us in Kimberley for a screening of Trouble in the Headwaters followed by a panel discussion with the film's director and featured scientist, as well as local experts and Wildsight forestry staff.
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Plant-based potlucks
Kimberley & Cranbrook
We invite you to join us for a plant-based potluck to share dishes, recipes, and knowledge with members of the Kimberley Cranbrook community!
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2026 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Hold onto your seat—this year marks 50 years of adventure with the Banff Centre Mountain
Film and Book Festival, and the Banff World Tour is bringing the celebration to you!
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Forest and Nature School: Winter 2026 Programs
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Using play-based, child-led, emergent curriculum, young explorers are offered time and space to build, play, and engage with one another.
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Summit Screening: Celebrating sustainability & mountain culture
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook presents Summit Screening: Celebrating sustainability and mountain culture. A mountaintop presentation of select 50th Anniversary Banff Mountain Film Festival films on September 19, 2026.
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