We're hiring: Conservation Coordinator

Job Title: Conservation Coordinator Where: Anywhere in the East Kootenay region, based from your home office FTE or Hours: 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours/week) Starting: January 6, 2025 Description: Wildsight is seeking a Conservation Coordinator to join our team. The ideal candidate is passionate about wildlife, an avid outdoor recreationist, familiar with the Columbia Valley and Kootenay Region…

Wildsight news : Youth Climate Corps

Hiring now: Youth climate crew for Kimberley/Cranbrook

April 5, 2022 by Lorene Keitch

Wildsight's Youth Climate Corps (YCC) is looking for young adults interested in taking direct action to tackle the global climate crisis and support local community needs, all while getting paid to do so.

Youth Climate Corps open house

February 23, 2022 by Lorene Keitch

If you missed our virtual get-together, watch the recap now. Hear directly from staff about what makes Wildsight's Youth Climate Corps such a unique program, and listen to alumni as they share what they learned, and what they…

Local youth find employment theory and practice through partnership

January 28, 2022 by Wildsight

A group of young adults in the West Kootenay have a few more job skills in their pockets thanks to a successful collaboration between Kootenay Career Development Society (KCDS) and Wildsight. Fresh from this successful venture, the two organizations are…

Connecting youth, the climate crisis and water

January 17, 2022 by Lorene Keitch

We watch a pair of beavers slip silently through the water. Their lodge is just below us, nestled alongside a bank of the Columbia Wetlands near Invermere, BC. We've disturbed their quiet abode, but for a good cause.

Imagine Nelson: Webinar

November 30, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

Did you miss our West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps' webinar? Not to fret, we recorded it. Watch the fascinating panel discussion now. https://vimeo.com/651744196 Community Climate Action Opportunities: Nelson Next: City of Nelson’s Climate Change Action Plan…

Bannock Point Begins to Bloom

November 23, 2021 by Wildsight

An innovative new project is putting food into the forest and fighting the risk of forest fires at the same time. Wildfires blanketed BC this summer, with climate projections showing that, if business as usual continues, temperatures will continue to…

Reflections on attending COP26

November 18, 2021 by Wildsight

When we launched our Youth Climate Corps (YCC) program in 2020, our hope was never to just provide youth with a few new job skills. The goal has always been to empower young adults to pursue climate justice, to join…

Sustainability in the West Kootenay: Panel presentation

November 17, 2021 by Wildsight

Youth Climate Corps West Kootenay What can our community do to respond to a changing climate? How is climate change impacting our health? Our food security? Our forests? How can we help? To hear answers to these questions and more…

Studying the forest for the trees

October 28, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

We walk through the forest, crisscrossing wildlife paths. The ground rises and falls beneath our feet. Brush swipes pant legs; rocks roll under our shoes as we make our way from the logging road to the site of today's…

Returning to our roots: West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps restarts

September 20, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

Youth Climate Corps (YCC) has returned to the West Kootenay this fall after a successful inaugural program last year. This season, the West Kootenay crew will be working on wildfire reduction strategies, fortifying and diversifying the boundaries of West Arm…

Upcoming events

The Upper St. Mary's Valley: What's at stake
Kimberley & Cranbrook, Regional
Tuesday, November 26
Join us for an informal town hall gathering to learn about proposed logging in the Upper St.
Sustainability Clothing Shu-Swap
Golden
Thursday, December 5
Join us at Golden's Senior Centre for a fun and eco-friendly Clothing Swap event.
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Kimberley & Cranbrook
January 3 - January 4
Get off the beaten path and explore the edge of believable with captivating stories from the 49th Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival.

We're hiring: Conservation Coordinator

Wildsight news : Youth Climate Corps

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