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Wildsight news : Conservation

Saving seeds in the subalpine

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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

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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

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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.

The journey of a bank swallow

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In late July, a fledgling bank swallow emerges from its burrow in a steep cliff alongside the Columbia Wetlands. Shortly after it first takes flight, likely within days or weeks, this young swallow will begin a journey that could take it as far south as Chile for the winter.
A variety of coniferous trees sit in the foreground before a tree-covered mountain beneath a low cloud.

The future of forestry: Cheakamus Community Forest

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The Cheakamus Community Forest sits on 330 square kilometres of forest surrounding Whistler, and operates under an ecosystem management-based approach. We met with executive director Heather Beresford to learn more about how forests such as these might shape the future of forestry.

How did the toad cross the road?

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We’ve been out here long enough that the traffic has slowed to only a handful of cars. Carolyn zips up her coat; it's a bit cooler tonight after raining the past couple days.

What’s in Sparwood coal mine dust?

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In Sparwood, dust from the nearby coal mine sometimes drifts over the town, coating everything in fine black powder and leaving some residents concerned about what they're breathing in. But what exactly is in that dust? The answer may…