What do the latest snowpack surveys mean for the summer ahead, and the future of B.C.'s power system?

Graeme Lee Rowlands explores the connection between the snow on our mountains, the water in our rivers and the electricity powering our homes in the context of current events.

Wildsight news : Forests

Act now: Support a brighter future for BC’s old growth

November 9, 2021 by Wildsight

The BC government recently announced plans to defer logging of 2.6 million hectares of high-risk old growth forests pending the outcome of consultations with Indigenous Nations. The deferrals, based on the priority areas identified by the independent Old…

Province announces next steps for old growth protections

November 2, 2021 by Wildsight

Today the provincial government took steps towards protecting BC's irreplaceable old growth forests, but the work is not done yet. An Old Growth Technical Review Panel found that nearly 70 percent of BC’s old growth forests are unprotected…

Studying the forest for the trees

October 28, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

We walk through the forest, crisscrossing wildlife paths. The ground rises and falls beneath our feet. Brush swipes pant legs; rocks roll under our shoes as we make our way from the logging road to the site of today's…

Salvage logging rules must change to protect ecosystem health

October 27, 2021 by Wildsight

B.C. needs to drastically change post fire logging and support ecosystem health By Alan Duffy (BC Backcountry Hunters and Anglers), John Bergenske (Wildsight), and Jim Turner (United Bowhunters of BC) As autumn rains extinguish the last of this summer…

Province announces long awaited changes to forestry legislation

October 26, 2021 by John Bergenske

Actions speak louder than words. While a revised forest act from the Province looks good on paper, only time will tell if the current talk and log continues, or if a paradigm shift in forestry management actually takes place.

Webinar: Save forests; safe communities

October 1, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

Missed our webinar with Dr. Peter Wood? Watch it now, and get informed on how BC's forestry industry needs a paradigm shift to better protect our communities agains the affects of climate change: https://vimeo.com/620117020…

Logging threatens important caribou habitat

September 21, 2021 by Wildsight

Deep in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Louisiana Pacific (LP) is building a new road and is about to log important habitat for endangered mountain caribou. Multiple mountain caribou sightings in and adjacent to planned cut-blocks have been…

Safer communities through saved forests

September 14, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

Landslides. Floods. Wildfires. They come with a vengeance, sweeping away or burning up communities. When they're happening, they seem inevitable. But what if these events weren't inevitable? What if the solution was closer than we think? To get…

Policy failures have forced citizens to put their bodies on the line for old growth

August 19, 2021 by Eddie Petryshen

British Columbia markets itself as “supernatural BC” and yet we are one of the last jurisdictions in the world still logging irreplaceable old growth forests on public lands. As citizens across BC put their bodies on the line to protect…

Standing up for BC’s forgotten rainforest

July 28, 2021 by Eddie Petryshen

On a bright and hot summer afternoon, on a dusty logging road near ancient giants, Splatsin First Nation Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian is conducting a ceremony to protect a group of Revelstoke locals putting their bodies on the line to…

Upcoming events

Columbia Lake Weed Pull
Invermere
Saturday, June 14
Led by the fun and knowledgeable weed-busting folk from East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, we'll head out on trails, shoreline or access tracks…
Old Growth Run — Revelstoke
Revelstoke, Regional
Saturday, June 14
Join Wildsight for a 5km fun run near Revelstoke, visit some big trees, and learn all about these rare stands of old growth Inland Temperate Rainforest!
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…
Go Wild!
Regional
July 27 - August 1
Go Wild! challenges youth through a six-day wilderness backpacking trip into the spectacular Kootenay backcountry. Go Wild! isn’t just a backpacking trip: it…
Camp Odyssey
Kimberley & Cranbrook
July 7 - August 15
A nature-based day camp in Kimberley & Cranbrook, where kids spend their days exploring and playing outdoors in a safe, structured, and fun environment. We hike, garden, learn wilderness survival skills, craft, play games...

What do the latest snowpack surveys mean for the summer ahead, and the future of B.C.'s power system?

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