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Go Wild!

Go Wild!

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August 2 - August 7
Go Wild! challenges youth 14-18 on a six-day wilderness backpacking trip into the spectacular Kootenay backcountry. Go Wild! isn’t just a backpacking trip: it’s an education in backcountry camping and hiking that teaches students the wilderness skills needed to safely plan and undertake mountain explorations. Starting a fire, reading a topographic map, planning a route without…

Upcoming Golden Events

BC Annual Bat Count: Golden Chapter

Golden
Wednesday, June 3
Do you love seeing the bats come out at night and want to contribute to citizen science? Come help count bats emerge from select buildings with the Kootenay Community Bat Project: Golden Chapter! Some of these buildings have been monitored…

Get Wild! Summer Day Camp 2026

Golden
June 29 - August 21
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  • After the paddle: Dix urges field school alumni to speak up for the basin

    May 22
    Alumni from Wildsight's Columbia River Field School (CRFS) are uniquely positioned in discussions around the Columbia River and should use their voice to speak…
  • Where mountains once stood

    May 14
    Historical and contemporary repeat photography from the Mountain Legacy Project reveals how half a century of mountaintop-removal coal mining has altered the geography of the Elk Valley. 
  • The billion-dollar blind spot in BC's mine cleanup system

    May 6
    British Columbia’s mine cleanup policy is built on a simple principle: companies should pay to clean up the environmental damage they cause. But as mining projects expand and pollution risks grow, an important question remain
  • Photo story: Life in a burned forest

    April 30
    At first glance, you might assume a burned forest is devoid of life. But a few minutes spent in one is all it takes to realize you are in fact witnessing the renewal of an ecosystem.
  • Slow down on Airport Way: Revelstoke residents asked to help protect migrating toads and turtles

    April 29
    Spring has arrived in Revelstoke, bringing sunny days, blooming crocuses, and the annual migration of Western Toads and Western Painted Turtles along Airport Way.
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