Wildsight Golden concerns about Water Bottling Plant Proposal
Wildsight Golden wants the community to be aware that there is currently a company that is looking to set up a water bottling plant in Golden.
Wildsight news : Golden Branch
Columbia Wetland Waterbird Survey Spring Update
The Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey recently wrapped up its spring surveys when we had 95 volunteers count 25,496 birds were counted over the three survey dates! To see the summary checklist for the spring 2019 surveys, please click here…
Do you love hummingbirds? Columbia Valley species and how to attract them
Did you know that we have three different species of hummingbirds in the Columbia Valley, including the smallest bird in Canada and the U.S., the Calliope Hummingbird? The other two species are the Rufous and the Black-chinned Hummingbird…
Our 2018 Annual Report
Join us in celebrating everything we’ve achieved together with our 2018 annual report. Take a look and read about what we accomplished together last year with our partners, members, donors and supporters.
Celebrating the Success of the Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey
The results of the fall 2018 Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (CWWS) are in! With the highest bird counts since the project’s inception in 2015, and with the largest number of volunteers participating… this was our best set of bird…
2018 Go Wild! Youth Wilderness Trips
Already ready to apply? Adventure deep into the wilderness this summer with hiking guides Dave Quinn, Kelly Comishin and Leah Evans! Go Wild challenges youth 14-18 on six-day wilderness backpacking trips into the Kootenay backcountry.
The Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey is back!
The spring season is nearly here in the Columbia Valley and as such, it is time to start preparing for a flurry of winged visitors. The Columbia Wetlands are one of the longest continuous wetlands in North America and the…
Our 2017 Annual Report
Our Annual Report is hot off the press. Take a look and read about what we accomplished together last year with our partners, members, donors and supporters. A special thanks to each and every one of you for your commitment…
Love her, but keep her wild
"Love her, but keep her wild." ~Atticus To the dreamers, the doers, the ones fighting to protect the places and people we love. To you. Happy Valentine’s Day. Make a gift to wildlife and wild places today in someone…
Gnarly old trees: Limber and whitebark pine
Imagine a pine tree. You’re probably thinking of a tall, skinny, fast-growing lodgepole pine, like the ones that cover so much of the Kootenay landscape. But lodgepole pine aren’t our only pine.