Applications open 2025 Youth Climate Corps: East Kootenay

Applications open 2025 Youth Climate Corps: East Kootenay

Wildsight news : Education

Students take a likin’ to lichen

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On a recent field trip local students tromped through forests and picked through trees to collect lichen for dwindling caribou herds living in captivity. Mountain caribou are amongst the most endangered mammals in North America.

4,361 reasons to celebrate

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Your support has helped get more than 4,300 students learning to love and understand our wildlife and wild places this school year. Thank you! https://youtu.be/-9DZ7Eof9Zw This has been an incredible year for Wildsight Education, with thousands…

Creston students restore wetlands

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Creston students got their hands dirty and their heads full of knowledge thanks to an environmental education program recently. Students in Brian Ewashen's Grade 3-5 class at Canyon-Lister Elementary explored the forest ecosystem in the Creston Valley…

Teach the Columbia workshop

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If you missed our workshop on our new curriculum, Teach the Columbia, not to worry — we have it right here for you! Feel free to share with other educators who have an interest in using this curriculum too: https://vimeo…

Students, snowpack and science

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Living in the Kootenays means we know snow. We shovel it, watch it, talk about it, play in it, and then shovel it some more. Students at Kimberley's Selkirk Secondary School added another layer to their winter's snow…

Columbia River Field School: Applications now open!

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The Columbia River Field School is an immersive learning experience for students ages 15-18. Over 15 days, students travel the Columbia River by canoe while exploring important aspects of the river’s story through lessons in geography, ecology, hydrology…

Wild spaces and Winter Wonder

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Students in Sarah Kinsey's Grade 2/3 class at Marysville Elementary found there's more fun to be had outdoors than snow angels and snowmen during Winter Wonder, a Wildsight education program geared to our littlest learners.

Go Wild! returns for 2022

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This summer brings back an engaging educational experience for teens that's been sidelined since COVID-19 hit. Go Wild! Is a six-day adventure and outdoor leadership program for youth. With loaded backpacks and two experienced, certified wilderness guides…

Winter wonder revealed

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What's better than being outside during recess on a school day? How about being outside during school time, getting to explore the wonders of winter alongside your class and a knowledgeable Wildsight educator? Across the Columbia Basin this season…