Narrow canyon; little herd; big issues
As you drive west on the Trans-Canda Highway, passing from Alberta's rolling fields and into the Rockies, the Trans-Canada Highway squeezes itself into a narrow passageway known as the Kicking Horse Canyon.
Wildsight news : Golden Branch
Every Child Matters Year-long Learning Challenge
Wildsight Golden has signed up with Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network to participate in their Every Child Matters Year Long Learning Challenge. The purpose of this challenge is to help deepen knowledge and extend the actions required to move towards…
Weather Is What You Get
Summitted to Wildsight Golden, By Mike Demuth, P.Eng., P.Geo. Research Geoscientist (Powell River, BC) As it concerns differentiating weather from climate, there is a not-so-old invocation espoused by climate scientists and casual observers of our environment…
Donna Mendes Art Calendars for Sale
Christmas is coming! I know it’s still months away, but we have a perfect gift for the Wildlife and Art lover in your life. The 2022 Donna Mendes art calendars are beautiful and the total proceeds of every calendar…
Wildsight Golden Recognizes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30, 2021
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission made public its final report on the history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system. There were 94 Calls to Action. Call to Action #80 called upon the Federal Government to establish…
Logging threatens important caribou habitat
Deep in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Louisiana Pacific (LP) is building a new road and is about to log important habitat for endangered mountain caribou. Multiple mountain caribou sightings in and adjacent to planned cut-blocks have been…
Why is Old Growth important?
Written by Kiana Froese I am sure that you have all heard about the Fairy Creek Blockade and the Revelstoke Blockade (Revylution) which are attempting to protect the old-growth forests from being logged.
Mining Restart in Nicholson; Sinova Responds to Wildsight Golden
Wildsight Golden had heard concerns from some local people about the restart of mining in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District near Nicholson, BC. A number of years ago, there was a previous plan and we wanted to address the concerns…
Raise the Roof for Barn Swallows
The Columbia wetlands, a globally-recognized natural treasure, plays host to all manner of aquatic and avian life, including bank and barn swallows. With two of seven types of swallows in Canada facing population declines in Canada, these life-sustaining…
Wildsight Golden Community Weed Project Final Report
Wildsight wrapped up the 2021 Community Invasive Plant Program (CIPP),which aimed to decrease invasive plant infestations while increasing public awareness about the environmental, social and economic impacts invasive plants can have on Golden.