Stand with Jumbo
On March 13th, Wildsight will present the Keep Jumbo Wild petition to the Ktunaxa tri-nation leadership at a special ceremony in Cranbrook (please join us if you're local). After that, we’re travelling to Victoria to present the…
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Help Protect our Bees: Ban the Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid
Health Canada is currently taking public comments on the proposed ban of imidacloprid, a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide that many experts believe to be a significant threat to our declining bee populations. Public comments will only be accepted until March…
To Recycling… And Beyond!
Beyond Recycling, our solutions-focused education program for intermediate students, is a 24-week journey through sustainability, energy, waste, food, water, and climate change. The goal of the program is to inspire and empower youth to take a leadership role…
Elk Valley’s “Keeping Food Real” Project Is Ready To Sprout
In exciting news from the East—or the West, North or South, depending on where you're reading this—the Wildsight Elk Valley branch will be moving their Keeping Food Real project from brilliant idea to brilliant reality this year…
Let’s Go Outside!
“The children are the future” is something that people have been saying ever since the future was the past. When taken literally, it’s a pretty bulletproof expression: today's young will be tomorrow’s old.
Have Your Say: Protect The Koocanusa Backcountry
From the locals and visitors who have spent time there, to the First Nations who have respected this territory for lifetimes, the Koocanusa area—all 560 square kilometres, from Wardner down to the US border—is a diverse ecosystem filled…
Remembering Art Twomey: A Wilderness Pioneer
Art Twomey died in a helicopter crash in his beloved Purcell Mountains twenty years ago this January. He first arrived in the Purcells in 1969 to carve out a life of mountain adventure. A glacial geologist, accomplished mountaineer and professional…
Job Opportunity: Manager, Finance and Administration
Closing Date: January 31, 2017 or until filled Job: 0.7-0.8 FTE Salary: $35,621-$40,567 Location: Kimberley, BC Start Date: February 2017 About us: Wildsight is an environmental charity with a 30-year history that works…
Reducing Food Waste. No Problem!
On the Thanksgiving weekend we were lucky to have an impressive turnout for the showing of Just Eat It at Centre 64. Following the film, those interested were invited to sign up for the Just Eat If Challenge and take…
Kids Unplug and Connect with Nature for Take Me Outside Day
This Wednesday, kids, teachers and parents all across Canada will participate in Take Me Outside Day. The day, founded in 2011, is about inspiring kids to find a better balance between the amount of time they spend outside compared to…