By Ayla Bennett It was my first time assisting in instructing a CABIN training course, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. The attendees of the first course were from three different First Nations groups—most lived in or near High Level, AB but a couple had travelled from the Northwest Territories to attend. Our goal … Continued
Blue skies, wildflowers and 360 degree views of the mountains and glaciers greeted us as we headed up to the Jumbo Pass. On August 20, we went out on our annual pilgrimage to celebrate the wild Jumbo Valley. We were honoured to spend time at the Ktunaxa Nation’s Qat’muk camp and to hike together in solidarity … Continued
We’re looking for a 0.6 FTE (24 hours/week) Administrator with a mind for systems and a passion for the environment to work in our regional office! Job Description Wildsight is an environmental charity that works in the East Kootenay of British Columbia. We have an office in Kimberley, five branches in communities across the region, and … Continued
Bryce Comer has been working on a film about Mountain Caribou for the last eight years. He has generously agreed to share video updates pulling together footage from trail cameras places throughout the South Selkirks. While the current situation is dire for these special animals, there is still hope. Enjoy the update and thank you to … Continued
Time spent being a lookout isn’t spent at all. Every day in a lookout is a day not subtracted from the sum of one’s life. -Phil Connors, Fire Season Looking east from the fire lookout on top of Mt. Hefty, the mountains of Waterton/Glacier International Peace Park are breathtaking. The Crevice fire lookout, built in … Continued
This summer, if you happen to walk up Red Devil Hill to the Painted Turtle kiosk, you’ll be greeted by stunning new banners, thanks to Amber Thompson’s Grade 4 class from Arrow Heights Elementary. After visiting the kiosk, these intrepid Grade 4 students met with Painted Turtle biologist, Keegan Meyers. The students were full of … Continued
If you saw students down at the Slocan River this spring, nets in hand, getting their feet wet, learning about water quality and the aquatic insects, then you were seeing kids in action, connecting to and discovering their local watershed. This May and June, the Grade 6-8 science students from WE Graham Community School in … Continued
Lucerne School science teacher Signy Fredrickson is all about getting her students outside. So it was no surprise to find her in early June digging holes and planting trees with her grades 7, 8 and 9 students on the banks of Silverton Creek. For the third consecutive year, the Grade 7/8 class from Lucerne has … Continued
Our summer print newsletter is hot off the presses, featuring summer hikes and paddles, branch events, new initiatives and inspiring people. Check it out! Wild Times Summer 2016 PLUS: Kimberley/Cranbrook Branch Update Invermere Branch Update Golden Branch Update Elk Valley Branch Update
Anyone who has driven Highway 3 between Elko and Alberta has seen wildlife — lots of wildlife. If you’re lucky, they were alive. But we’ve all seen our share of dead wildlife too, and in the worst cases, experienced a wildlife-vehicle collision personally. It can feel like an inevitable side effect of highway use, but … Continued
