Wildsight news : Golden Branch

Photo credit: Blair Piggot Kootenay Conservation Program partnered with Wildsight Golden to bring together over 30 experts through the Zoom platform to identify priority actions that will contribute to maintaining healthy fish and wildlife populations and ecological functions in the…

Join Golden's 31st Annual Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 2020 Calling all bird watchers! You are invited to participate in Golden’s Christmas Bird Count. This fun community science project, provides us with a crucial snapshot of our…

Wildsight Golden is working in collaboration with local recreation groups to develop a study that focuses on the intensity of recreational land use and potential cumulative effects on wildlife and their habitat along the west bench of the Columbia River…

Many people wear fleece and polyester fabrics that have great wicking potential and keep us warm and dry in our chilly climates. Many of these fabrics are made from recycled plastic. About 16 percent of the plastic produced annually in…

A lot of waste is generated camping and picnicking. Through this series, there have been a lot of “at home” hints, but often when we go outdoors to eat or send our children with lunches and snacks, we generate a…

As this series continues to be published in the paper, a number of people have provided Wildsight Golden with feedback that what we are advocating cannot be done during a global pandemic.

It is important to do the three “R”s in the order they are. First Reduce, second Reuse and thirdly, Recycle. Many people feel cynical about recycling, concerned that recycling just ends up in the landfill.

(Photo by Tesia Hackett) On Tuesday, May 19th the Community Invasive Plant Program (CIPP) started up for the 2020 summer season. This program was originally initiated by Wildsight Golden in our community in 2010 and is currently operated in a…