Wildsight invites Columbia Basin residents to join educational field tours this fall

This September, Wildsight is inviting Columbia Basin residents to camp, explore and learn with us along the Columbia River through two ‘Columbia River Conversations’ Field Tours designed around interactive learning. Participants will learn about the past, present and future of the Columbia River from unique field visits, diverse experts, engaging activities, and through conversation with each other.

Wildsight news : Forests

Webinar recording: Old-growth logging & caribou in the Revelstoke area

July 16, 2025 by Wildsight

In this webinar recording, join Wildsight Conservation Specialists Eddie Petryshen & Reanne Harvey to learn about old-growth logging in B.C.'s Inland Temperate Rainforest, and what it could mean for our deep-snow caribou.

Thousands of hectares of old growth, caribou habitat under threat

June 25, 2025 by Wildsight

Wildsight, Stand.earth and Wilderness Committee are calling for urgent action as new research sounds the alarm on imminent danger to southernmost caribou from logging.

BC Timber Sales promises to protect caribou habitat in Revelstoke-Shuswap region

May 20, 2025 by Eddie Petryshen

In an email to Wildsight, the BC Government's own logging agency has signalled its intention to stop new logging developments in core caribou habitat north of Revelstoke.

More than a trail: The ecological footprint of access

April 9, 2025 by Amelia Caddy

Resource roads offer easy access to B.C.'s backcountry — but at what cost to wildlife? We explore the ecological toll of roads and recreation, and how smarter management could help protect species like grizzlies and elk.

Keeping the Flow: Watershed Sustainability with Jim Smith

March 14, 2025 by Rebecca Gidney

Keeping the Flow: Join Us in Shaping the Future of Creston Valley's Water!

Send a letter: Get southern mountain caribou the protection they need

March 10, 2025 by Eddie Petryshen

In the last 20 years, over 310,000 hectares of deep-snow caribou habitat have been logged in B.C, destroying many of the old and mature forests that are essential to the survival of southern mountain caribou herds.

Overcut: The crisis facing B.C.’s forests and the possible futures before us

February 19, 2025 by Eddie Petryshen

The question we’re collectively faced with today is: do we allow business-as-usual to continue, or do we demand change? Depending on how we answer that question, we will arrive at one of two possible futures.

Environment Canada put on notice for 10-year delay in caribou protections

January 22, 2025 by Eddie Petryshen

Environmental groups, including Wildsight, have sent an open letter to the ECCC today calling on the Ministry to complete critical habitat mapping for caribou that's 10 years overdue.

B.C. logging practices ‘chipping’ away at caribou survival

December 17, 2024 by Eddie Petryshen

Wilderness Committee and Wildsight have discovered legislative loopholes that enable extensive logging in critical southern mountain caribou habitat in B.C.

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

November 28, 2024 by Tim Chapman

Over a hundred people gathered in Kimberley on Tuesday night to hear about the impact of current and future logging on wildlife and their habitats in the St Marys River Valley.

Upcoming events

Let's go hiking - with kids!
Invermere
Sunday, July 20
Did you enjoy hiking pre-kids and now wish to continue with kids, but aren’t sure where or how to start? We're running…
Community invasive species removal Castlegar & Rossland
Regional
July 23 - July 25
Come remove invasive species in your community! Come for as little or as long as you like.
Community broom bash: Invasive species removal Nelson
July 23 - July 25
Come to a broom bash to remove invasive and flammable Scotch Broom in your community! Come for as little or as long as you like…
Columbia River Field School
Regional
July 12 - July 26
The Columbia River Field School is a summer learning adventure for students aged 15-18. Participants will paddle key sections of the Canadian side of…
Spooner Park Invasive Species Weed Pull
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Wednesday, July 30
Join us at the Rick Spooner Memorial Park for a community weed pull Help protect native plants and improve habitat by removing invasive species from…

Wildsight invites Columbia Basin residents to join educational field tours this fall

Wildsight news : Forests

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