Wild Times Newsletter Spring 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Wildsight

Photo: Pat Morrow

Williamson’s sapsuckers: The woodpecker BC is failing
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Imagine flying nearly 4,000 kilometres from Mexico to sip the sap of BC’s old growth — only…
A journey beyond recycling
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
One of our favourite education programs here at Wildsight is Beyond Recycling, a year-long learning journey that…
Students join community leaders on Columbia River
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
In early September, community leaders and young people came together in Burton on the banks of the West Kootenay’s Arrow Lakes Reservoir for a long weekend of intergenerational knowledge sharing and learning about the Columbia River and its management.
Bringing the salmon home: Tribes in U.S. secure $200m for Columbia River salmon
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The U.S. Government has pledged $200 million over 20 years to support a tribe-led reintroduction of salmon to the Upper Columbia River Basin. As Wildsight’s Director of Water and Climate, Graeme Lee Rowlands, writes, the U.S. announcement could be the start of an exciting new chapter for Canada.
With gratitude and love, thanks to Baiba
Monday, September 25, 2023
Long-time Wildsight volunteer Baiba Morrow has stepped down as president of the Invermere Wildsight branch after 14…

Apple Capture: Pick & Press Events
Kimberley & Cranbrook Branch
August 30 - October 8, 2023
Cranbrook and Kimberley are home to many fruit trees and the harvest season is around the corner. Help us ensure that local fruit is diverted from going to the landfill or becoming wildlife attractants by volunteering at one of our Pick and Press events!
10th Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Invermere
Invermere Branch
Saturday, November 18, 2023
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is Wildsight Invermere’s annual fund raiser and truly, the most awesome Columbia Valley grassroots gathering of the year! It’s one BIG night of shared food, drink, story telling, films and friends (that’s YOU!). Tickets go on sale Friday, October 13th.