Mountain-top moments: Girls* on Ice
"I am a lot stronger than I thought I was. These 12 days are some of the best in my life, and the memories and teachings I gained will support me for years to come." - Kootenay Girls* on Ice participant…
Author: Lorene Keitch
Agroforestry: Food, forest, and fire
Agroforestry is a concept in land restoration that could pave the way for a more secure, sustainable future. That's the goal of a pilot project underway in the West Kootenay. Wildsight's Youth Climate Corps (YCC) is involved in…
Girls* on Ice Science Presentation
Ten young women returning from a science-wilderness expedition will share what they've learned at a public event Thursday, September 1st. The group began in Kokanee Creek Park August 22. After some time spent team-building and preparing, they…
On Top of the World: Go Wild!
It was the views that cinched the trip for Tanner Banman. The views, and the smell of rain mixed with pure mountain air that made Go Wild! an experience like no other.
Youth Climate Corps retrofit project helps local residents
A Nelson group home is a more comfortable, energy-efficient place to live thanks to a hardworking team of altruistic young adults. A partnership between Wildsight, FortisBC and Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL) led to the retrofit project on…
Student learning goes beyond the 3 Rs in deep-dive program
Have you ever eaten honeycomb fresh from the hive, with the delightful gentle buzz of the relentless hard working bees above your head? How about taken a walk to understand water scarcity? Have you visited your local landfill to see…
Exploring a local grassland through Classroom with Outdoors
Spirits were high when Windermere Elementary students visited Columbia Lake Provincial Park's Spirit Trail for a recent field trip. Amber Aspervig's Grade 4-5 class visited this local grassland ecosystem through Wildsight's Classroom with Outdoors program, which…
Students take a likin’ to lichen
On a recent field trip local students tromped through forests and picked through trees to collect lichen for dwindling caribou herds living in captivity. Mountain caribou are amongst the most endangered mammals in North America.
Creston students restore wetlands
Creston students got their hands dirty and their heads full of knowledge thanks to an environmental education program recently. Students in Brian Ewashen's Grade 3-5 class at Canyon-Lister Elementary explored the forest ecosystem in the Creston Valley…
Turtle power in the Creston Valley
Road mortality is a major threat for turtles across B.C., including those in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA). These slow-moving creatures leave their watery homes in search of ideal egg-laying locations, like gravel roadsides with…