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Columbia Valley Swallow Project Releases New Video

December 28, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

This year we located 135 swallow nest sites in cliff faces from Canal Flats to Donald, including 96 active bank swallow colonies


KCP and Wildsight Golden co-hosted a Virtual Conservation Action Forum

December 22, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

Photo credit: Blair Piggot Kootenay Conservation Program partnered with Wildsight Golden to bring together over 30 experts through the Zoom platform to identify priority actions that will contribute to maintaining healthy fish and wildlife populations and ecological functions in the Golden Area over the next 5 years. The participants had to opportunity to view nine … Continued


Golden’s 31st Annual Christmas Bird Count

December 10, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

Join Golden’s 31st Annual Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 2020 Calling  all bird watchers!  You are invited to participate in Golden’s Christmas Bird Count. This fun community science project, provides us with a crucial snapshot of our native bird populations during the winter months and shows how the continent’s bird populations change over time. … Continued


Golden West Bench Recreation Use and Wildlife Habitat Study

November 9, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

Wildsight Golden is working in collaboration with local recreation groups to develop a study that focuses on the intensity of recreational land use and potential cumulative effects on wildlife and their habitat along the west bench of the Columbia River in the Dogtooth Range. The objective is to develop a better understanding of our current … Continued


Columbia Valley Swallow Project Update October 21

October 21, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

Swallows are remarkable little birds. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica, dashing and dipping through the air with rapid-moving wings.


Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – What We Wear

August 4, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

Many people wear fleece and polyester fabrics that have great wicking potential and keep us warm and dry in our chilly climates. Many of these fabrics are made from recycled plastic. About 16 percent of the plastic produced annually in the world consists of these type of fibres. As these fabrics are washed they break … Continued


Reduce Reuse Recycle – Out in the Wild

July 8, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

A lot of waste is generated camping and picnicking.  Through this series, there have been a lot of “at home” hints, but often when we go outdoors to eat or send our children with lunches and snacks, we generate a lot of waste. The answers to this lie in advance preparation and good containers. Snack … Continued


Watch now: Old growth logging in Golden’s Blaeberry Wilderness

July 6, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

Wildsight Golden is supporting the release of a new short film that celebrates the beauty and biodiversity of the headwaters of the Blaeberry River, while offering a reminder of what we stand to lose under current forestry practices in BC. This five-minute film offers a breath-taking glimpse into this relatively intact wilderness on the edge … Continued


Reduce Reuse Recycle – Covid 19

June 25, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

As this series continues to be published in the paper, a number of people have provided Wildsight Golden with feedback that what we are advocating cannot be done during a global pandemic. Many of our tools to reduce waste have been taken away under public health guidelines, such as buying bulk and reusing our coffee … Continued


Reduce Reuse Recycle – Where does our Recycling go?

June 11, 2020 By Wildsight Golden

It is important to do the three “R”s in the order they are. First Reduce, second Reuse and thirdly, Recycle. Many people feel cynical about recycling, concerned that recycling just ends up in the landfill. It makes us feel that the effort may not be worth it. It is justified to feel cynical especially about … Continued


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