Local solution to Fernie food security
The launch of Local, Fernie's cooperative approach to food sustainability, took a leap of faith for Wildsight Elk Valley. But that leap led to some great outcomes.
Author: Lorene Keitch
How to tackle climate change? A youth labour force
You’re never quite sure what you’re walking into the first time you try something. That was certainly the case for 14 adventurous young adults who applied to be crew members of the inaugural Youth Climate Corps (YCC) in…
Teenagers, bugs and watersheds
Jessie Caza (née King) stands at the front of the class, mask on. A classroom of Grade 9 students squirm and fidget as the Wildsight educator recaps what was learned in the session before: What’s the ratio of…
Bright Sparks in Invermere
“Well done is better than well said,” quipped Benjamin Franklin. Perhaps a no more fitting quote can be found that sums up Wildsight Invermere’s bold experiment. Franklin is often depicted holding a kite in a lightning storm, building on…
Winter wonder and the mi¢̕qaqas
Coats zipped up, brightly-coloured toques secured over ears. Mittens more or less on, snow pants bunched on tops of boots. These kids are ready to explore outdoors. Following ‘Jessie Frost’ (Wildsight educator Jessie Caza), the Kindergarten / Grade 1 students…
Why care about biodiversity?
Just like you wouldn’t want to eat only green beans for the rest of your life; you don’t want a planet with only one species. Neither is a healthy choice. Like our bodies, our planet needs different plants, animals, and ecosystems, to thrive. It’s all interconnected...
Digging deep into food security
With growing uncertainty around food security, more and more folk have realized we need to get a grip on our food systems. We need to understand much more than just the calorie content of our favourite snack, or how to…
Youth crew works to reduce wildfire risks
Sometimes, the best intentions go awry. Wildfires destroy forests, threaten communities, and harm wildlife. They can grow out of control and cost millions of dollars to stop. So the general policy in B.C.
Counting our feathered friends
It’s a tradition 120 years strong. It has lasted through two world wars, the Spanish Flu epidemic, the start and end of a century and the turning of a new one.
Wildsight turns the page on 20 years of education
The year was 2000. Dial-up internet, no smart phones. Y2K bug discredited. The prime minister was Jean Chrétien and BC’s premier was Ujjal Dosanjh. And in the East Kootenay, Elk Valley resident Lee-Anne Walker was exploring…