Author: Wildsight

Reckoning our past; reconciling our future

June 21, 2021 by Wildsight

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. And this year, the sobering reality of why we recognize this month became all the more apparent as the discovery of children’s bodies buried without grace or respect on the grounds…

Wildsight to hire and train Kimberley-Cranbrook youth for climate action

June 4, 2021 by Wildsight

Update: Hiring is complete for the 2021 YCC Kimberley/Cranbrook crew We are seeking up to eight young adults in the Kimberley/Cranbrook area interested in tackling unique local projects that address the global climate crisis and support local community…

Action alert: Stop private clearcuts in BC

May 21, 2021 by Wildsight

Private landowners can liquidate forests with little concern for wildlife, water, and local communities. Landowners are not even required to consult with affected residents. Minimal regulations means there’s no requirement to consider long-term sustainability.

Action alert: Stop private clearcuts in the East Kootenay

May 19, 2021 by Wildsight

Along the meandering upper St Mary’s River, huge old growth cedar stumps tell the story of what was here before the clearcuts. From avalanche path to the valley bottom, the entire landscape has been logged. Why did the Province allow this kind of logging in such important fish and wildlife habitat?

Action alert: Stop private clearcuts in the Creston Valley

May 19, 2021 by Wildsight

It’s hard to miss the giant clearcut above Wynndel. Why do we allow this kind of logging right above our homes in the heart of the beautiful Creston Valley? Because this land is private land, and there are very few rules for private land logging.

Action alert: Stop private clearcuts in the Elk Valley

May 19, 2021 by Wildsight

Massive steep-slope clearcuts on private land have been spreading across the Elk Valley. These private land clearcuts near Fernie and Elkford are on private land owned by Canwel, who own ⅛ of the entire Elk Valley.

Action alert: Stop private clearcuts in the Columbia Valley

May 19, 2021 by Wildsight

Columbia Lake residents are in an uproar at a proposed logging operation on private land that threatened their drinking water source. Because of very weak private land logging regulations, there is little local government can do to protect this water source from logging.