Photo: Pat Morrow

Local Resources

  1. Kootenay Conservation Program
  2. Friends of Kootenay National Park
  3. Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC
  4. Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners and the Columbia River Guide
  5. iNaturalist: Learn about nature and become a Citizen Scientist.  iNaturalist is a global data-sharing application to engage people in observing, learning about, and recording the rich biodiversity that surrounds us.
  6. Some aspects of the ecology of the Columbia National Wildlife Area_Larry Halverson et al  If you want to learn more about what you can find in our wetlands, read this. Even though the report was published in 2012, it remains vital and relevant. Here’s what one of the report’s authors, Neil Dawe, remembers about gathering the information for the Canadian Wildlife Service: We had a wonderful summer there that year, as you can no doubt tell from the report. As we often said as we were paddling the wetlands, counting birds, checking grebe and tern nests, and revelling at the sheer beauty of the locale, “Can you believe we’re getting paid to do this?”

Invermere News

Do you know a conservation champion who deserves recognition for their hard work? Nominations are now open for Wildsight's 2024 Ellen Zimmerman Award! This…Read More 
Bank Swallows are aerial insectivores whose population has declined in Canada by between 93% and 98% in a recent 40 year period.  In order…Read More 
Long-time Wildsight volunteer Baiba Morrow has stepped down as president of the Invermere Wildsight branch after 14 years of service to the organization. And…Read More 
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Upcoming Invermere events

Summer Gear Swap

Saturday, April 13, 2024

In partnership with the Columbia Valley Cycling Society and Summit Trail Makers Society. Clear out your storage and…

Wildsight Invermere AGM

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Join us for our Wildsight Invermere branch AGM, where we’ll come together and share a potluck dinner…

Earth Day Community Cleanup

April 20 - April 22, 2024

This year's Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics Across Earth Day weekend (April 20-22) we…

Edible Adventure from Farm to Table

Friday, May 24, 2024

Growing food is an adventure, it’s an exploration deep into the ground and a continuous relationship with…

Bighorn Sheep Citizen Monitoring

April 6 - November 3, 2024

We are holding a monthly Bighorn sheep monitoring event. No experience is needed to be a citizen science…

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Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Branch Information

Contact

625 4th St
Box 601
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Phone: 250.409.5708
invermere@wildsight.ca