Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

Last Friday marked National Indigenous People's Day, a part of Canada’s National Indigenous History Month. In the Columbia River Basin, salmon are a big part of the history of Indigenous peoples. Thanks to the leadership of Indigenous Nations and Tribes, they could become a big part of this region’s future – for everyone that lives here today.

Wildsight news : Conservation

Wildsight welcomes $300 million for conservation in B.C.

October 27, 2023 by Wildsight

[Kukamaʔnam/Kimberley] — Thursday, October 26, Premier David Eby unveiled a new $300 million Conservation Financing Mechanism that will help progress British Columbia’s mandate to protect 30% of its land and water by 2030 (30x30).

Laws of the land

October 26, 2023 by Simon Wiebe

In late September, British Columbia's Supreme Court gave the province 18 months to update its Mineral Tenure Act. The decision has significant implications for both reconciliation and environmental protections in the province.

Beavers: Our unsung climate heroes

October 25, 2023 by Siobhan Winters

From stopping wildfires in their tracks, to mitigating floods and the impacts of drought, beavers do a lot to keep our homes safe and the environment healthy.

Gone before you know it

October 23, 2023 by Eddie Petryshen

The old growth mysteries we risk losing before we realize they exist.

Williamson’s sapsuckers: The woodpecker BC is failing

September 26, 2023 by Siobhan Winters

Imagine flying nearly 4,000 kilometres from Mexico to sip the sap of BC’s old growth — only to arrive and find few ancient trees left. Such is the life of a Williamson’s sapsucker, a little-known woodpecker that…

Bringing the salmon home: Tribes in U.S. secure $200m for Columbia River salmon

September 26, 2023 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

The U.S. Government has pledged $200 million over 20 years to support a tribe-led reintroduction of salmon to the Upper Columbia River Basin. As Wildsight’s Director of Water and Climate, Graeme Lee Rowlands, writes, the U.S. announcement could be the start of an exciting new chapter for Canada.

Saving seeds in the subalpine

September 19, 2023 by Tim Chapman

Pinus albicaulis, more commonly known as whitebark pine, is a five-needled conifer that makes its home in high elevation forests across its native range. This sometimes scraggly, sometimes towering, tree ekes out its existence in some of the most…

It’s time to end old growth logging

September 12, 2023 by Lars Sander-Green

It’s been three years since the release of the Old Growth Strategic Review, but our ancient trees are still being loaded onto logging trucks. One square kilometer of old growth is logged every single day in BC. Will you speak up to protect our irreplaceable forests?

United for old growth

September 5, 2023 by Eddie Petryshen

Join us at a rally for old growth on the provincial day of action, Sept 28th. In Nelson at MLA Brittny Anderson's office or in Revelstoke.

New Conservation Director sets sights on protecting and connecting our shared home

August 29, 2023 by Wildsight

There's no place like home. And for Casey Brennan, there's nothing better than working to protect this special place we call home. After more than a decade gaining valuable experience in both the private and the international ENGO…

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Nature Walk: Ka papa Cedars Trail
Creston Valley
Saturday, July 6
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Eco Park Weed Pull & BBQ
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Friday, July 12
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Golden's 15th Annual Community Weed Pull Event
Golden
Saturday, July 13
Summer is here, and it's time once again for our Annual Community Weed Pull Event! All members of the community and surrounding area are…
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Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

Wildsight news : Conservation

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