United for old growth
Join us at a rally for old growth on the provincial day of action, Sept 28th.
In Nelson at MLA Brittny Anderson's office or in Revelstoke.
Author: Eddie Petryshen
Speak up to reduce the cut: Kootenay Lake logging review
If you fly over British Columbia, the most acute problem affecting our forests becomes alarmingly clear; it’s not just Fairy Creek, old growth logging or clearcutting, it's the astonishing rate of logging that is happening due to the…
One clearcut at a time
I’m standing at the edge of a clearcut where a towering ancient cedar and hemlock rainforest used to be. One giant cedar tree remains in the middle, a lonely monument holding the memories of creatures who used to call this place home. Only a year ago, this clearcut was a forest full of life.
World Wildlife Day
As humans for 50,000 generations we were wildlife. I cannot see our identity as humans separate from the natural world in which we emerged. Over the last 500 generations we’ve largely removed ourselves from that relationship.
Incomappleux protection marks a turning point for protection of rare Inland Temperate Rainforest
For Immediate Release: Kukama?nam/Kimberley Incomappleux protection marks a turning point for protection of rare Inland Temperate Rainforest Wildsight celebrates the creation of the Incomappleux Conservancy in the heart of the Inland Temperate Rainforest (ITR).
Action alert: Protect ancient forests in caribou habitat
Deep in the heart of BC’s Inland Temperate Rainforest a logging plan threatens ancient and globally rare forest in the Seymour River area, northwest of Revelstoke. The area is part of the epicentre for the largest remaining and most…
Ancient Forests in Caribou Habitat Remain At Risk In The Seymour River.
When a caribou moves, a tendon rolls over bones in its foot creating a unique clicking sound. A few years ago on a trip in the Northern Monashees, I ran into a female caribou in a meadow.
Photostory: In the Inland Temperate Rainforest with a lichenologist
Field work to conserve old growth forests and caribou habitat in the North Columbia mountains began this month. The project that we’re embarking on is identifying, assessing, and advocating for the protection of endangered old growth forest in the…
Keeping it wild for wolverines
The first time I met a wolverine it was a bluebird day in the Purcell mountains. As I kick-turned my skis into another switchback that afternoon, I turned, and there she was.
Locally cherished area set to be logged during nesting and migratory bird season
For years, many residents of the small hamlet of Argenta and the West Kootenay have campaigned for the inclusion of the Argenta face, an important landscape on Kootenay Lake that lies between Argenta and Johnson’s Landing, into the Purcell…