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Old-growth mural gives back to the forests that inspired it

Old-growth mural gives back to the forests that inspired it

March 16
When a couple approached New Denver artist Petra Hekkenberg’s display at a market, she was surprised when it wasn’t her prints they were interested in: it was the Beech tree she’d line-drawn on her booth’s backdrop. “I had this big curtain behind me with a tree on it, one I had drawn as a student…

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  • Old-growth mural gives back to the forests that inspired it

    March 16
    When a couple approached New Denver artist Petra Hekkenberg’s display at a market, she was surprised when it wasn’t her prints they were…
  • Love the wild, protect the future: From chickadees to future stewards

    February 25
    For the past four winters, I’ve taught a Winter Wonder program to the same incredible group of students at Kimberley Independent School.
  • Why small gains on Elk Valley water pollution don’t mean the problem is solved

    February 25
    There are finally signs of improvement on water pollution from metallurgical coal mining in B.C.’s Elk Valley. But the Elk Valley’s water pollution problem is far from resolved, and it likely won’t be for many decades. 
  • Demand action on caribou habitat — no more delays

    February 17
    Southern Mountain Caribou are a threatened species, and they're disappearing fast. Tell Environment Canada that it must act now, before it's too late. Send a pre-written letter today.
  • Protections for the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness move one step closer to reality

    February 11
    Wildsight applauds the City of Revelstoke for passing a motion to bring forward a resolution to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), urging the province…
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