Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Wildsight news : Invermere Branch

Ellen Zimmerman Award 2023 Recipient: Annette Lutterman

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In honour of her tireless conservation efforts in the Upper Columbia Valley, Golden resident Annette Lutterman received the 2023 Ellen Zimmerman Award! This annual award recognizes an individual who contributes in a notable way to environmental conservation and education in…

Volunteers to Monitor Swallows Wanted!

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With the arrival of migratory birds also comes the third year of the five-year (2021-2026) Upper Columbia Swallow Habitat Enhancement Project (UCSHEP), administered by Wildsight Golden. This project would not be possible without the generous contributions of volunteers…

Call for Nominations: 2023 Ellen Zimmerman Award

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Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to protecting nature or environmental education in the Columbia Headwaters region? Nominate them for the 2023 Ellen Zimmerman Award and celebrate their commitment to protecting nature and inspiring about nature…

Single Use Plastic Bag Ban – Invermere

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Wildsight member Stephanie Van de Kamp is presenting a request to Invermere Town Council on June 14, 2022 to enact a bylaw to ban single use check out bags in Invermere. If you would like to support this request, please…

Memorial to Ellen Zimmerman

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Racing down the highway between Golden and Invermere on Highway 95, the rest stop at Castledale would look like hardly much at all. Just a smile-faced piece of pavement, a flash of a view as you make your busy…

Ellen Zimmerman Award 2022: Kat Hartwig

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From her early efforts as president of Wildsight’s Invermere Branch in the 1990’s to her internationally-recognized conservation leadership today, Kat Hartwig has been recognized as this year's Ellen Zimmerman Award recipient.

Don’t Mess with Swallow’s Nests

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Swallows and other populations of birds that catch insects while flying are on the decline. But you can help protect these vulnerable species. Bank swallows, which have been reduced to 2% of their population in Canada in a recent 40…