Bearing witness: My first steps through an old-growth clearcut

Reanne Harvey comes face-to-face with the destruction of an ancient forest for the first time, bears witness to the next giants set to be destroyed, and questions how — in 2025 — this is still able to occur.

Wildsight news : Conservation

Nature agreement is a step in right direction

November 23, 2023 by Robyn Duncan

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

November 22, 2023 by Simon Wiebe

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

November 21, 2023 by Jenna Schulhof

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

November 15, 2023 by Wildsight

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

November 2, 2023 by Amelia Caddy

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.

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…

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Bearing witness: My first steps through an old-growth clearcut

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