Photo story: Life in a burned forest
At first glance, you might assume a burned forest is devoid of life. But a few minutes spent in one is all it takes to realize you are in fact witnessing the renewal of an ecosystem.
Wildsight news : Forests
Forests, water and our future: A community conversation
Join an evening of community conversation about our forests and watersheds next Wednesday, April 15th. Experts Dr. Garry Merkel and Dr. Younes Alila will join Wildsight conservation specialists Eddie Petryshen and Tim Chapman at Grist and Mash Brewery in Kimberley…
Old-growth mural gives back to the forests that inspired it
When a couple approached New Denver artist Petra Hekkenberg’s display at a market, she was surprised when it wasn’t her prints they were interested in: it was the Beech tree she’d line-drawn on her booth’s…
Protections for the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness move one step closer to reality
Wildsight applauds the City of Revelstoke for passing a motion to bring forward a resolution to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), urging the province to protect the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness, just north of Revelstoke.
Federal government taken to Court over 11-year delay in protecting caribou habitat
Environmental groups, represented by Ecojustice, are taking the Government of Canada to court over its more than 11-year delay in fully mapping critical habitat for threatened Southern Mountain Caribou.
PFAC report highlights forestry problems, but political will remains the barrier to real reform
The Provincial Forest Advisory Committee’s newly released report on forest management acknowledges long-standing problems in B.C.’s forestry system, but ultimately fails to address the core reasons reform has stalled.
On the power of collective action — and why small acts can change everything
Wildsight Executive Director Robyn Duncan reflects on what gives her hope, and the cumulative power of small acts to create a current of change for good.
Mushroom hunting in the Inland Temperate Rainforest
Quiet footfalls pass through the deep mossy undergrowth, the air wet and windy. Under the shelter of towering old-growth cedar trees, the worst of the weather is blocked as the small group carefully hunts the ground for unusual prey…
Why old forests are still being logged in one of BC’s most endangered ecosystems
Three months ago I walked through a magical cathedral forest where thousand-year-old cedar trees wrapped with green ‘car straps’, towered above six-foot-high devil’s club. I was among the last people to see these ancient beings…
St. Mary’s field tours highlight forest still under threat
Although new logging plans currently appear to be on hold in the St. Mary's valley, that pause should not be mistaken for protection. Recent field tours have helped demonstrate what's at stake.