Author: Lorene Keitch

Webinar: Save forests; safe communities

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Missed our webinar with Dr. Peter Wood? Watch it now, and get informed on how BC's forestry industry needs a paradigm shift to better protect our communities agains the affects of climate change: https://vimeo.com/620117020…

Going beyond single-use

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To reduce our waste, we need to not just recycle more. We need to produce less. Wildsight Elk Valley is looking to change the way you think about the materials you bring into your home.

Safer communities through saved forests

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Landslides. Floods. Wildfires. They come with a vengeance, sweeping away or burning up communities. When they're happening, they seem inevitable. But what if these events weren't inevitable? What if the solution was closer than we think? To get…

Sustainable food from the ground up

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"Start small, grow what you like to eat, and learn as you go." Sound advice from Chad Kile, Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook's sustainability coordinator. In ways big and small, this branch encourages local food sustainability from the ground up.

A deep dive into local water

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The subject of water is as deep as the ocean itself. You can skim the surface, or dive deep on the subject, look at it from different directions, investigate it through science, mathematics, economics, art, history and more.

The heart of learning

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Kitchen tables became office cubicles. Family gatherings turned into Zoom meet-ups. And in schools across the country, in-class learning turned to virtual classrooms when COVID-19 arrived more than a year ago.

The toad angels of Revelstoke

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They’re not as cuddly as a koala, as photogenic as a polar bear, or as charismatic as a caribou. But western toads are just as worth saving. These bumpy-skinned scramblers are described in terms like stout, stumpy, and…

What I learned…

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Wildsight educators teach thousands of students every year about the importance of conservation, habitat protection, and understanding and appreciating the natural places in our own backyard. But how does what students learn transfer to their life view as adults? We…