Nominations open for Wildsight's environmental champion award

Do you know a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to protecting nature or environmental education in the Columbia Headwaters region? Celebrate her commitment to nature by nominating her for the 2025 Ellen Zimmerman Award! The award winner will receive $1,000 to support their ongoing work and a commemorative art piece.

Wildsight news : Conservation

Today, Jumbo is back in court. And so are we.

June 25, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

This week, Jumbo will be before the court in Glacier Resorts Ltd. vs. the BC Minister of the Environment. Glacier Resorts, the company who dreamed up the now legendary large-scale resort proposal for the contested Jumbo Valley will be…

Speak up: BC must act today to give mountain caribou a tomorrow

June 8, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

The devastating losses of mountain caribou over the past year in the South Purcells and South Selkirks highlight the total failure of British Columbia’s caribou recovery efforts. Despite the obvious urgency, the BC Government’s new proposed Caribou Recovery…

Familiar face in a new role: Randal Macnair joins our team

June 7, 2018 by Kieran Simpson

Randal Macnair has joined Wildsight as the new Elk Valley Conservation Coordinator. “I am thrilled to have Randal join our team,” says Robyn Duncan, Wildsight’s Executive Director. “Randal brings a deep commitment to the Elk Valley, a lifetime of…

Who has the power? Columbia River Treaty renegotiation

June 4, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

The Columbia River Treaty renegotiation has begun, with the first substantive meetings between Canada and the US at the end of May. More than five decades after the treaty was first signed, we can finally ask ourselves: what should a…

Remembering Juri Peepre

May 16, 2018 by Wildsight

Wildsight mourns the loss of a passionate and courageous leader of the environmental community. Juri Peepre, who passed away peacefully on May 13 at his home at the foot of the Rocky Mountains near Windermere, inspired us with his deep…

Polluting our neighbour’s river—and our own

May 9, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

British Columbia has vowed to stop Kinder Morgan from building a bitumen pipeline across our province, over pollution and climate concerns. But on the other side of the province, in the Kootenays, pollution of a different kind is flowing from…

If BC won’t act for mountain caribou, the federal government will

May 8, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

Last Friday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna declared an “imminent threat” to mountain caribou recovery, ordering the BC government to take immediate action to protect core mountain caribou habitat—or the federal government will step in and do it for them…

Upcoming events

Silvicola film screening
Golden
Friday, March 14
This is one you certainly won't want to miss! Join us for an evening of forestry film on March 14th at the Confluence Climbing…
Creston Valley Branch AGM and presentations
Creston Valley
Friday, March 14
Join us at on Friday March 14th at 7 pm at the Rotacrest Hall for our Annual General Meeting.
Retrofit Assist: Free virtual info session
Invermere
Thursday, March 20
Are you hoping to upgrade your home for better energy efficiency and fewer drafty areas? With BC’s generous rebate programs, a more comfortable, low…
Wildsight AGM 2025
Regional
Friday, March 21
Wildsight Regional welcomes you to join us for our in-person 2025 Annual General Meeting from 7-9pm on March 21, including a feature presentation…
Plant-based potluck
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Saturday, March 22
We invite you to join us for a plant-based potluck to share dishes, recipes, and knowledge with members of the Kimberley Cranbrook community!

Nominations open for Wildsight's environmental champion award

Wildsight news : Conservation

Today, Jumbo is back in court. And so are we.

Speak up: BC must act today to give mountain caribou a tomorrow

Familiar face in a new role: Randal Macnair joins our team

Who has the power? Columbia River Treaty renegotiation

Remembering Juri Peepre

Polluting our neighbour’s river—and our own

If BC won’t act for mountain caribou, the federal government will

Four caribou left in South Purcells herd is a dire situation

Retallack & Yaqan nu?kiy want 700km² of Purcell wilderness for heli-skiing and heli-biking

Only three caribou left in South Selkirks herd

Nominations open for Wildsight's environmental champion award

Wildsight news : Conservation

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