The space grizzlies need
In the Rocky and Columbia Mountains, we are lucky to still have enough wild, connected spaces to support grizzly bears and other large animals. But unless people like you and I defend them, they too will be lost.
Wildsight news : Conservation
This unlucky fern’s love of magnesium-rich soil could be its downfall
On Record Ridge near the town of Rossland, British Columbia, the perfect conditions exist for a very particular plant called the mountain holly fern to grow. This fern grows in just two isolated areas in B.C., and is listed…
Speak up for an environmental assessment for Zincton resort
The proposed Zincton ski and summer resort won’t have an environmental assessment — unless we speak up to demand one.
Nature agreement is a step in right direction
It’s been an exciting month for nature in British Columbia, with major conservation news that we hope will go a long way to protecting clean water, connected landscapes and safeguarding healthy wildlife populations.
Teck coal sale highlights water quality costs
In 2022, Teck profited a staggering $6.4 billion from their steelmaking coal mines in southeast BC’s Elk Valley, making up 60% of Teck’s total global revenue. Teck’s coal profits in 2022 doubled from the previous year…
Revelstoke turtles get fresh new nesting habitat to help prevent road deaths
It all started with a turtle nesting on the driveway and now we’re trimming trees and pulling weeds. In late October, members of the newly formed Turtle Conservation Revelstoke (TCR) group organized a field day with Golden’s Youth…
Wildsight supports new framework for biodiversity and ecosystem health
Wildsight welcomes the BC government’s commitment to protecting biodiversity and ecosystem health and the creation of a law that would give overarching priority to biodiversity protection. The draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework was released today.
Doing business better
Is there such a thing as a ‘low-impact’ ski lodge? Valhalla Mountain Touring owner Jasmin Caton is doing her best to make it a reality.
Wildsight welcomes $300 million for conservation in B.C.
[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
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.