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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 Regional Events

Forests, Water and Our Future: A Community Conversation

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Wednesday, April 15
Join Wildsight for a facilitated discussion about the future of Kimberley's watershed.

Columbia River Conversations: Kinbasket Reservoir tour

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Saturday, April 25
Columbia River Conversations is a series of immersive, one-day field tours exploring the river that shapes our region.

Columbia River Conversations: Upper Arrow Lakes Reservoir tour

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Saturday, May 2
Columbia River Conversations is a series of immersive, one-day field tours exploring the river that shapes our region.

Columbia River Conversations: Mid Arrow Lakes Reservoir tour

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Sunday, May 3
Columbia River Conversations is a series of immersive, one-day field tours exploring the river that shapes our region.

Columbia River Conversations: Duncan Reservoir tour

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Saturday, May 16
Columbia River Conversations is a series of immersive, one-day field tours exploring the river that shapes our region.

Columbia River Field School

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July 4 - July 18
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 the Columbia River and camp along its riverbank, while learning about the watershed's past…

Go Wild!

Regional
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…

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Latest News

  • Wildsight requests independent review of Fording River mine expansion impacts

    March 25
    Wildsight has asked Canada to appoint an independent panel of experts to review the environmental impacts of a proposed mine expansion in British Columbia’s Elk Valley.
  • We're looking for volunteer photographers

    March 24
    Photos are extremely powerful—inspiring people to care for and steward our wild places. Wildsight is seeking to connect with amateur, semi-pro or professional…
  • 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. 
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