Author: Ryland Nelson

Pure clean water: Biomonitoring in the Flathead

September 27, 2017 by Ryland Nelson

A few weeks ago, I spent a few hot days in the Flathead Valley, often in the cold, clear waters of the tributaries of the Flathead River. The whole Flathead, which is the largest unsettled valley in Southern Canada, is…

Wildlife Values Continue to Erode while Mine Approvals Move Forward

October 11, 2016 by Ryland Nelson

The BC Government continues to approve extensions and entertain new open pit coal mine proposals in the Elk River watershed, an integral part of the Southern Rockies wildlife corridor. Last week, Teck’s Baldy Ridge extension was approved, opening up…

Highway Mitigation from the Pass to the Elk Valley

September 6, 2016 by Ryland Nelson

If you drive to Alberta along Highway 3 this month, you’ll probably have to slow down when you come up to Emerald and Crowsnest Lakes. You might sigh and mutter something under your breath about construction, but this is…

The Obama-Trudeau Dinner: Putting Conservation on the Menu

February 22, 2016 by Ryland Nelson

On March 10, President Obama will hold a State Dinner at the White House for Prime Minister Trudeau, the first time such an event has been held for a Canadian leader in 19 years.

UPDATE: BP has already started exploratory drilling program in the Rockies

June 15, 2010 by Ryland Nelson

This is an update to the recent release titled “BP gets British Columbia drill license 3 days after Deepwater Tragedy” Wildsight learned yesterday that BP has already begun an exploratory drilling program 22 kilometers northeast of Fernie at Fir Creek…