New mineral claim consultation framework brings opportunity and new challenges for nations

Last month, British Columbia unveiled a new framework that will guarantee First Nations are consulted about mineral claims on their land. It’s a big step forward in bringing B.C.’s antiquated mining laws into the 21st century

Wildsight news : Education

Adventures in the Hornaday wilderness: A Go Wild! report

August 2, 2017 by Wildsight

For the last three years, I, Ben Gadd (of no relation to the Ben Gadd), have participated in Go Wild!, hiking for six days into the middle of nowhere and out the other side, accompanied by complete strangers—and Dave…

Wildsight seeks environmental educators in Invermere and Golden

July 20, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Wildsight has been delivering environmental education programs in schools throughout the Columbia Basin for 17 years. We have 5 programs customized for youth from kindergarten to grade 10. We are seeking environmental educators to deliver our Winter Wonder, Classroom with…

Columbia Basin students take their classrooms outdoors

July 19, 2017 by Wildsight

This school year, more than 2000 Grade 4-7 students from around the Columbia Basin put their pencils in their pockets and marched deep into the wild world of their own backyards with our Classroom With Outdoors program.

Hiking into History: Youth Go Wild into Hornaday Wilderness this summer

June 26, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

Local youth will be heading deep into the backcountry this July to explore the Hornaday Wilderness near Elkford with Wildsight’s Go Wild! Rockies Youth Leadership Program. This 6-day, self-sufficient backpacking trip starts July 8th and is open…

Columbia Basin Kids Get Better Acquainted With Their Watersheds

June 11, 2017 by Jeremy Sroka

It's very easy to become disconnected to where our water comes from and what happens once we're done with it. We turn on our taps and out it comes.

Wild Times Newsletter Summer 2017

June 1, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

Summer 2017 newsletter (plus branch inserts: Elk Valley, Golden, Invermere, Kimberley/Cranbrook…

From Inside Revelstoke Dam: Educators Gather for a New Season of Know Your Watershed

April 28, 2017 by Jeremy Sroka

Eleven excellent Wildsight educators gathered in Revelstoke this spring for their annual training session for Columbia Basin Trust’s Know Your Watershed program, an initiative administered and delivered by Wildsight. “With educators in every major community across the Columbia Basin…

Students Go Beyond Recycling For The Future Of Our Planet

April 19, 2017 by Jeremy Sroka

This school year, 13 classes from around the Columbia Basin joined Wildsight educators on a 24 week Beyond Recycling investigation into the impact of their lifestyles—energy, waste and consumption—to discover how their everyday actions affect the health of…

Students From the Columbia Basin Step Out Into the Wonder of Winter

March 16, 2017 by Jeremy Sroka

This winter, over 3,000 students from 148 Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes throughout the Columbia Basin stepped out of their classrooms and into the magical world of Winter Wonder, where they discovered the awe of the season and why…

CBEEN’s 2017 Awards of Environmental Education

March 2, 2017 by Jeremy Sroka

The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) recently announced the recipients of their 2017 Awards of Environmental Education Excellence and we couldn't be more proud to see that three of the six educators recognized this year are members of…

Upcoming events

Community Cleanup for Earth Week
Invermere
Saturday, April 26
Calling all Earth Enthusiasts! Clean up your neighbourhood by collecting garbage around Lake Windermere or in your streets, parks or favourite outdoor spaces, and drop…
Co-Community Cleanup 2025
Kimberley & Cranbrook
April 22 - April 26
This all-ages event is a fantastic opportunity to get outdoors, team up with family and friends, and do your part to give Cranbrook and Kimberley a spring clean.
Protecting Golden’s threatened rainforest: An evening with Eddie Petryshen
Golden
Monday, April 28
Deep in the heart of British Columbia’s interior, more than 500 km from the sea, the Inland Temperate Rainforest is the last inland rainforest…
Climbing and Forest Play Pro-D Day Camp
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Monday, April 28
Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook is partnering with Spirit Rock Climbing Center for a joint Pro-D Day camp this April 28.
Turtle Tales
Thursday, May 1
Join Turtle Conservation Revelstoke for an evening dedicated to Western Painted Turtles! With presentations from local biologists and conservationists, learn about local conservation efforts and…

New mineral claim consultation framework brings opportunity and new challenges for nations

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