Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

Last Friday marked National Indigenous People's Day, a part of Canada’s National Indigenous History Month. In the Columbia River Basin, salmon are a big part of the history of Indigenous peoples. Thanks to the leadership of Indigenous Nations and Tribes, they could become a big part of this region’s future – for everyone that lives here today.

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Where do canoes and skis meet?

February 12, 2020 by Wildsight

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

February 11, 2020 by Jill Jennings

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

January 30, 2020 by Wildsight

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…

Treading lightly in Qat’muk: An interview with Kathryn Teneese

January 24, 2020 by Lorene Keitch

Kathryn Teneese, Chair of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, sat down with Wildsight this week to talk about what the future holds for the Qat’muk area, which includes the Jumbo Valley and hundreds of square kilometres of wilderness.

Stand up for old growth and our very own rainforest

January 21, 2020 by Wildsight

Right now, the province of BC is asking the public: how should we manage our old growth forests? With as little as 5% of our forests left as old growth, step one has to be to stop logging old growth…

Jumbo Glacier Resort is dead. Jumbo Wild Forever!

January 18, 2020 by Wildsight

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.

A standing ovation for our generous donors

January 16, 2020 by Wildsight

Can you hear that? It’s the sound of all of us at Wildsight giving you a standing ovation. Your donations lift us up and inspire us for another year of defending our mountains and wild places.

Columbia Wetland Waterbird Survey Final Report

January 6, 2020 by Wildsight Golden

The final report for the 2015-2019 Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (CWWS) is now available. The CWWS incorporated the efforts of more than 230 volunteer citizen-scientists. Over the duration of the hugely successful project, the CWWS documented 163 bird…

It’s time for safe wildlife crossings on Highway 3

December 16, 2019 by Randal Macnair

Two-hundred and forty dead animals are removed from Highway 3 through the Elk Valley every year, including deer, elk, moose and even bears. A new report from RoadWatchBC identifies ten key locations along the highway for future wildlife crossing…

But there’s also hope

December 6, 2019 by John Bergenske

We need your help to protect our wildlife, water, plants and the wild spaces that support them.

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Creston Valley
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Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

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