Wetlands: Our unsung water pollution-fighting heroes

Wetlands: Our unsung water pollution-fighting heroes

Wildsight news : Education

The power of the pollinator

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Global pollinator declines are causing rising concern for the future of global food security. Bee populations in particular are declining at an alarming rate, leading to organizations such as the United Nations to call for action to reverse the trend…

Ecosystem services: Nature’s gift to us

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While nature is valuable for nature's sake alone, we can also appreciate the valuable services nature provides to humans that allow us to thrive on this planet. Nature regulates the climate, cleans the water and pollinates the plants.

Teach the Columbia: A teacher’s perspective

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As a teacher, I can sometimes be weary of using premade resources in the classrooms of our Middle Years Program (MYP). Mt. Sentinel Secondary School’s MYP is an integrated grade 7/8 program that works to provide students with…

Go Wild! open for applications

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Go Wild! challenges youth 14-18 on a six-day wilderness backpacking trip into the spectacular Kootenay backcountry. Go Wild! isn’t just a backpacking trip: it’s an education in backcountry camping and hiking that teaches students the wilderness skills needed to safely plan and undertake mountain exp

Finding the stories of the wild

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Boots squelch down the snowy path, a row of brightly-bundled faces scanning the surroundings as they tromp to today's wonder-filled outdoor classroom. Wildsight educator Jill Jennings encourages the Grade 1 students to use their 'deer ears' to…

Stewards of the stream

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A group of elementary school students is wiser about their local water thanks to an innovative program that connects kids, curiosity, and curriculum together to better understand and protect the local environment. Wildsight's EcoStewards program allows students to really…

Winter family fun

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Nature's beauty and depth is found in every season, from sun-soaked skin on a summer's day to mud-puddle splashes in springtime rain, to crunchy, crisp leaves in autumn.