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Wildsight is seeking a part-time Communications & Fundraising Technology Specialist to join our team, helping to maintain and improve our CiviCRM database and Wordpress websites to help deliver effective communications, engagement and fundraising efforts. We're looking not just for someone who can manage the technical aspects of keeping systems running smoothly, but can see the bigger picture to…

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Species In decline: WWF report highlights mountain caribou

September 28, 2017 by Eddie Petryshen

World Wildlife Fund’s recent Living Planet Index report highlights sobering statistics on the decline of wildlife species in Canada. Of over 900 species surveyed, half are showing significant population declines. This includes large declines of federally-designated Species at…

30 years of Wildsight: An interview with Ellen Zimmerman

September 22, 2017 by Eddie Petryshen

Continuing our 30th anniversary celebration, Eddie Petryshen sat down with Ellen Zimmerman to talk conservation in the Kootenays.

Crossing the Purcells: A Go Wild! trip report

September 12, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

Bry Daniels, a two-time veteran of our Go Wild! youth wilderness trips, just returned from our second trip of the summer with 11 other local youth, travelling the historic Earl Grey Pass trail over six days, from near Invermere…

Closed – Student job: Communications & Development Intern

August 26, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

This position has been filled. Are you a college student looking for a part-time job during the school year? Wildsight is looking for a Communications & Development Intern to work with us during the school year in our Kimberley…

Join the call for a habitat protection in the Fisheries Act

August 21, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

It seems obvious: fish need habitat. Fish need clean water, functioning ecosystems, and habitat for spawning, migrating, growing and feeding, but habitat protection was cut from the Fisheries Act under Harper.

Our sacred spaces are natural spaces: Joe Pierre Jumbo interview part 3

August 20, 2017 by Wildsight

In part 3 of our Qat'muk interview with Ktunaxa storyteller Joe Pierre, he details what a sacred space means to him, and what the Supreme court case could mean for Ktunaxa, Qat’muk and indigenous sacred spaces across Canada.

Grizzly trophy hunt banned in BC, but wildlife needs much more

August 15, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

Wildsight welcomes the ban on trophy hunting of grizzly bears announced yesterday, but we are unclear what a meat hunt will mean for the bears. Big-game hunters may still hunt grizzlies, taking home photos of themselves with their kill…

Dancing with grizzly bear: Part two of our interview with Ktunaxa storyteller Joe Pierre

August 3, 2017 by Eddie Petryshen

“You wouldn’t want to build a resort in the Vatican, so why are we talking about building a resort in any other sacred space?” Aq’am Chief Joe Pierre on the sacred home of the grizzly bear spirit, Qat’muk.

Adventures in the Hornaday wilderness: A Go Wild! report

August 2, 2017 by Wildsight

For the last three years, I, Ben Gadd (of no relation to the Ben Gadd), have participated in Go Wild!, hiking for six days into the middle of nowhere and out the other side, accompanied by complete strangers—and Dave…

Working together for wildlife: A forestry field day

August 1, 2017 by John Bergenske

A few days ago, I spent a day in the woods near Invermere with two of Canfor’s foresters, a local rancher, and the president of the local rod and gun club.

Upcoming events

Community invasive species removal Castlegar & Rossland
Regional
July 23 - July 25
Come remove invasive species in your community! Come for as little or as long as you like.
Community broom bash: Invasive species removal Nelson
July 23 - July 25
Come to a broom bash to remove invasive and flammable Scotch Broom in your community! Come for as little or as long as you like…
Columbia River Field School
Regional
July 12 - July 26
The Columbia River Field School is a summer learning adventure for students aged 15-18. Participants will paddle key sections of the Canadian side of…
Spooner Park Invasive Species Weed Pull
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Wednesday, July 30
Join us at the Rick Spooner Memorial Park for a community weed pull Help protect native plants and improve habitat by removing invasive species from…
Garden tea for worms & me
Thursday, July 31
Join us at the Kimberley Farmers’ Market for a fun and informative session on how to make compost, worm, and comfrey tea for your garden…

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