Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Over a hundred people gathered in Kimberley on Tuesday night to hear about the impact of current and future logging on wildlife and their habitats in the St Marys River Valley.

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Fall Waterbird Survey Results Are In: Citizen scientists recorded over 51,000 birds!

November 17, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Due to the outstanding contribution of 79 volunteers, 51,261 birds were recorded over three survey dates during the fall Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (CWWS)! The highest single day count was recorded on October 15th, 2016 when 20,784 birds…

Support Craft Beer and Protect the Places You Love

November 15, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Vote for Wildsight in Phillips Benefit Brew contest and help us get our own beer + $10,000 towards protecting the Jumbo Valley and other places you love! You can vote here everyday, once a day, until November 18th.

The Fight of a Lifetime: An Interview with Ellen Zimmerman

November 7, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Lindsay Cuff: You just had a major victory in your environmental career: the third and final part of a boating regulation meant to protect the Columbia River adjacent to the Columbia Wetlands was enacted.

Job Opportunity: Communications and Development Coordinator

November 3, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Communications and Development Coordinator (One year, half-time contract, with potential to renew) Start Date: Position begins January 3, 2017, with two to three training days in mid-December Hours: 20-24 hours a week, to be determined Salary: $22…

Water leaders gather for first national dialogue on community-based water monitoring

November 1, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

The first weekend of November, leading lake experts from across North America including academics, citizen monitoring groups and members from all levels of government will converge in Banff, Alberta for the 36th annual North American Lake Management Society Symposium, hosted…

Columbia Wetlands Complex Receives Long Awaited Protection

October 19, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

After 16 years of tireless effort from a broad spectrum of stakeholders, the final part of a three-part boating regulation, created to minimize threats to the Columbia Wetland ecosystem and enhance public safety, was enacted today.

Job Posting: Administrator

August 31, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

We're looking for a 0.6 FTE (24 hours/week) Administrator with a mind for systems and a passion for the environment to work in our regional office! Job Description Wildsight is an environmental charity that works in the…

Slocan Students Connect to their Watershed and Inspire River Stewardship

July 19, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

If you saw students down at the Slocan River this spring, nets in hand, getting their feet wet, learning about water quality and the aquatic insects, then you were seeing kids in action, connecting to and discovering their local watershed…

Lucerne students participate in Silverton Creek riparian conservation

July 19, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Lucerne School science teacher Signy Fredrickson is all about getting her students outside. So it was no surprise to find her in early June digging holes and planting trees with her grades 7, 8 and 9 students on the banks…

Quiet Waters, Living Wetlands

June 6, 2016 by Robyn Duncan

Canoe tripping in the spring is my favourite way to explore the Columbia Wetlands. One morning in May, I watched from my canoe as 25 Great Blue Herons circled high before swooping down, arranging themselves one by one in trees…

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

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