
The true cost of coal: An overview of coal mining in the Elk Valley

Locally cherished area set to be logged during nesting and migratory bird season

Columbia River Field School
Wildsight works to protect wildlife, water and wild places in Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.

Speak up on Galloway Lands proposal
May 25, 2022
The controversial Galloway Lands residential development near Fernie has cleared another hurdle in the re-zoning process and a public engagement has been scheduled over…Read More

Creston students restore wetlands
May 25, 2022
Creston students got their hands dirty and their heads full of knowledge thanks to an environmental education program recently.Students in Brian Ewashen's Grade…Read More
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Apply now for Columbia River Field School
May 4, 2022
You will not want to miss this opportunity! If you are between 15-18 years old, live in the Columbia Basin, and want a summer…Read More

Turtle power in the Creston Valley
April 27, 2022
Road mortality is a major threat for turtles across B.C., including those in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA). These slow-moving creatures…Read More

Memorial to Ellen Zimmerman
April 27, 2022
Racing down the highway between Golden and Invermere on Highway 95, the rest stop at Castledale would look like hardly much at all. Just a…Read More
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No Mow May
Elk Valley Branch
Choose NOT to mow your lawn to allow wildflowers to grow for the bees. Flowers in your yard can provide… View Event
Community Yard Sale
Elk Valley Branch
Join in the Yard Sale Trail on Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm! View Event
Turtle Fence Work Bee
Creston Valley Branch
Come join us to repair and maintain a turtle fence at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. This fence was… View Event
Spring Plant Walk
Golden Branch
Hosted by Wildsight supporter and very knowledgeable plant guy, Bryan Kelly-MacArthur, naturalist, we will walk the moderately rigorous Columbia… View Event
Old Growth 101
Regional Branch
From wet towering cedar-hemlock forests to the dry bunchgrass-filled ponderosa pine forests of the Rocky Mountain Trench, old… View Event
Bat Walks with the BC Community Bat Program
Revelstoke Branch
Are you curious about what bat species live in Revelstoke, their conservation status, and what you can do to help… View Event