Finding solace in nature
The moment you step outside, you can feel it. The lifting of your spirit. The sun warms your skin. Even on a cool day you feel a little lighter just walking out the door.
Author: Wildsight
I Love Jumbo Wild: Meredith Hamstead
The first time Meredith Hamstead saw Jumbo was during a heliski trip, alongside the very man hell-bent on building a ski resort on its sacred slopes.
2019 Annual Report
We are excited to present Wildsight's 2019 Annual Report. Together, we got a lot done! With 20 years of education to celebrate and the start of the end to Jumbo's 30 year fight, we're optimistic as we…
Bringing value to the conversation
Conservation and environmental education are the foundations on which we build all our projects and programs here at Wildsight. We want to see those tenets held strong for the next generation, and we know you do too.
Saying goodbye to an environmental warrior
Wildsight mourns the passing of Ellen Zimmerman. Ellen was a tireless advocate for conservation in the East Kootenay. With her husband Don and two sons Michael and Luke, she lived on their homestead on the Parson bench.
Where do canoes and skis meet?
Paddle power and slope shredders collide for a night of fundraising fun at Salmo Ski Hill on Friday, February 21st. Ambler, the Nelson-based hat company with a heart for kids and a love of the outdoors, is hosting the…
Defend Tata Creek grasslands
It’s bad news for wildlife and grasslands if the provincial government agrees to formalize dirt biking trails in Tata Creek. While uncontrolled recreation is already running rampant in this sensitive habitat, a proposal by a dirt biking association to…
Stand up for old growth and our very own rainforest
Right now, the province of BC is asking the public: how should we manage our old growth forests? With as little as 5% of our forests left as old growth, step one has to be to stop logging old growth…
Jumbo Glacier Resort is dead. Jumbo Wild Forever!
After nearly 30 years of fighting for grizzly bears, of fighting for Ktunaxa rights, and of fighting for wild places, Jumbo Glacier Resort is finally dead. Today is the day we can finally say: Jumbo will stay wild.
A standing ovation for our generous donors
Can you hear that? It’s the sound of all of us at Wildsight giving you a standing ovation. Your donations lift us up and inspire us for another year of defending our mountains and wild places.