Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

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The wonder of winter

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1,800 rosy-cheeked students from across the Columbia Basin were doing their best snow shuffle and powder pirouettes this past winter, pleading with the snow gods for more white fluffy stuff – and it worked! This year marks our 20th…

Saying goodbye to an environmental warrior

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Wildsight mourns the passing of Ellen Zimmerman. Ellen was a tireless advocate for conservation in the East Kootenay. With her husband Don and two sons Michael and Luke, she lived on their homestead on the Parson bench.

I Love Jumbo Wild: Jim Galloway

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If you have been involved on the ground with the Jumbo Wild campaign, you likely know Jim Galloway. His name is synonymous with Jumbo Wild. He has been an active member since its early days. We caught up with Jim recently to hear his reflections on the 30-year battle to keep Jumbo wild.

On the road to wildlife recovery?

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Wildlife in British Columbia are in desperate need of your help. • Since 2005, mountain goat populations across the Kootenay region have declined by more than 40% in most of the areas surveyed. In protected or intact areas with minimal vehicle…

Where do canoes and skis meet?

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Paddle power and slope shredders collide for a night of fundraising fun at Salmo Ski Hill on Friday, February 21st. Ambler, the Nelson-based hat company with a heart for kids and a love of the outdoors, is hosting the…

Cultivating kids the Quinn-tesential way

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Dave Quinn is a well known biologist, conservationist and educator. He’s been with Wildsight for 20 years and as we celebrate our 20th year of delivering environmental education programs, we thought it would be apropos to chat with one of our longest standing educators.

Defend Tata Creek grasslands

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It’s bad news for wildlife and grasslands if the provincial government agrees to formalize dirt biking trails in Tata Creek. While uncontrolled recreation is already running rampant in this sensitive habitat, a proposal by a dirt biking association to…

Jumbo Glacier Resort is dead. Jumbo Wild Forever!

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After nearly 30 years of fighting for grizzly bears, of fighting for Ktunaxa rights, and of fighting for wild places, Jumbo Glacier Resort is finally dead. Today is the day we can finally say: Jumbo will stay wild.