Author: Lars Sander-Green

Big clear-cuts, big problems: Private Managed Forests in the Elk Valley

February 3, 2019 by Lars Sander-Green

Send your message to the Forests Minister! It’s hard to miss the huge new clear-cut on a steep slope just to the north of Fernie. Why are we allowing this kind of logging, right beside a town with…

For decades B.C. failed to address selenium pollution in the Elk Valley. Now no one knows how to stop it. [The Narwhal]

December 4, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

There are no viable solutions to stop the tide of selenium leaching into Canadian and U.S. water from a 100-kilometre stretch of coal mines owned and operated by mining giant Teck. Deformed fish, a potential fish population collapse and contaminated drinking water signal more trouble to come.

Vote today for pro rep in BC!

November 22, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

Will your vote arrive in Victoria by December 7th? You only have a few more days to drop your proportional referendum ballot into the mail and have it arrive on time! Polls are showing that BC voters are split right…

Stand up to make sure mines pay for their own cleanup!

November 2, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

Who pays to clean up old mines? Our mine reclamation security system is supposed to make sure mine owners pay to clean up their mine sites and downstream pollution, but there are so many exceptions, secrets, weak policies and backroom…

Why BC’s proportional representation referendum matters for our environment—and how you can help

October 25, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

British Columbians have a choice this November: vote to change our electoral system so that our legislature better represents our interests or stick with our first-past-the-post system. Here at Wildsight, we know that British Columbians value their…

B.C. approved 83 logging cut blocks in endangered caribou habitat in last six months [The Narwhal]

October 24, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

New survey of permits granted by province highlights incongruity between treatment of forestry companies and a critically imperilled species

Vote for our climate this Saturday in the municipal elections

October 18, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

This Saturday is municipal election day in BC. If you need one more reason to get out and vote, consider the power our municipal governments have to change our carbon emissions. With the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

Your water photos needed!

September 5, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

Every picture tells a story. Help us tell the story of clean, free-flowing rivers in the Kootenays and Columbia with your water photos. We’re in particular need of photos of the Columbia River, especially from Kinbasket Reservoir to…

Closed – Student job: Communications Intern

August 16, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

This position has been filled. Are you a college student looking for a part-time job during the school year? Wildsight is looking for a Communications Intern to work with us during the school year in our Kimberley office.

Stand up for BC wildlife

July 25, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

The BC Government wants to hear from you about wildlife and habitat conservation—and they need to hear that business as usual just isn’t working. Send a message today for a new approach to wildlife, habitat and ecosystems in BC.