Photo: Dean Chatterson

Bird Counts

Festival Bird Counts:

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Photo: Gaelen Schnare

Christmas Bird Counts:

1998-2018 Christmas Bird Counts were sponsored by the Creston Field Naturalists Association. Sharon Laughlin was the Coordinator and Compiler for all those years!  

2019 to present is sponsored by the Creston Valley Bird Festival. Ulrike Sliworsky is the Coordinator and Compiler. For more information please contact info@crestonvalleybirds.ca

2026 Kuskanook Count Summary

2025 Creston Christmas Bird Count Results

2024 Christmas Bird Count

2023-2024 Christmas Bird Count

2022-2023 Creston and Kuskanook Counts

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Ulrike Sliworsky with Gaelen Schnare and Gaelin Armstrong

Creston Valley News

Goat River Water Monitoring 2022-2024

March 16, 2026
From 2022 to 2024 Wildsight Creston Valley has been monitoring the health of the Goat River. The monitoring program gathered baseline water quality data and…Read More 

From forest waste to farm resource

June 23, 2025
The Youth Climate Corps (YCC) East and West Kootenay crews launched their season by joining forces on a wildfire risk reduction project that combined on…Read More 

Moving kids from climate despair to hope

June 4, 2025
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Upcoming Creston Valley events

Creston Valley Bird Fest 2026

May 8 - May 11

Get ready to spread your wings and join us for an unforgettable celebration of feathered friends and the vital wetlands they call home during their annual migration north.

Creston Nectar Network

April 25 - September 30

Be a Creston Nectar Network Pollinator Pal!

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Join The Team

Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Branch Information

Contact

Box 1001
Creston, BC
V0B 1G0
crestonvalley@wildsight.ca