We're hiring: Communications & Philanthropy Technology Specialist

Wildsight is seeking a part-time Communications & Fundraising Technology Specialist to join our team, helping to maintain and improve our CiviCRM database and Wordpress websites to help deliver effective communications, engagement and fundraising efforts. We're looking not just for someone who can manage the technical aspects of keeping systems running smoothly, but can see the bigger picture to…

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DIY Air Filter Workshop empowers Golden residents to breathe easier during wildfire season

July 25, 2025 by Wildsight Golden

Last summer, smoke was a regular part of our lives here in Golden. With wildfire seasons becoming longer and more severe across British Columbia, communities like ours are feeling the impact of prolonged exposure to smoke-filled air.

Revised Fording River mine expansion still poses unacceptable risks to aquatic and terrestrial life

July 25, 2025 by Simon Wiebe

Bighorn sheep, grizzly bears and native fish populations would suffer if a proposal to expand British Columbia’s biggest coal mine by over a third of its current size is approved.

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July 24, 2025 by Lars Sander-Green

Wetlands: Our unsung water pollution-fighting heroes

July 21, 2025 by Simon Wiebe

In southwestern Alberta, one unassuming wetland downstream of an abandoned coal mine has been silently removing dangerous pollution for decades. Could it hold answers for British Columbia’s Elk Valley?

Bearing witness: My first steps through an old-growth clearcut

July 21, 2025 by Reanne Harvey

Reanne Harvey comes face-to-face with the destruction of an ancient forest for the first time, bears witness to the next giants set to be destroyed, and questions how — in 2025 — this is still able to occur.

Webinar recording: Old-growth logging & caribou in the Revelstoke area

July 16, 2025 by Wildsight

In this webinar recording, join Wildsight Conservation Specialists Eddie Petryshen & Reanne Harvey to learn about old-growth logging in B.C.'s Inland Temperate Rainforest, and what it could mean for our deep-snow caribou.

From the creek to the classroom

July 10, 2025 by Lorene Keitch

A lanky teen crouches beside a creek to collect a water sample in a vial from the creek's cool flow. He holds the sample up carefully next to a colour-coded chart to see how much Dissolved Oxygen is…

Cool summers, clean winters: Now’s the time to switch to a heat pump

July 8, 2025 by Wildsight Golden

As summer temperatures rise and winter heating bills loom just months ahead, now is the ideal time for Golden residents to consider replacing their old wood stoves with modern, energy-efficient heat pumps.

Wildsight invites Columbia Basin residents to join educational field tours this fall

June 26, 2025 by Wildsight

This September, Wildsight is inviting Columbia Basin residents to camp, explore and learn with us along the Columbia River through two ‘Columbia River Conversations’ Field Tours designed around interactive learning. Participants will learn about the past, present and future of…

Thousands of hectares of old growth, caribou habitat under threat

June 25, 2025 by Wildsight

Wildsight, Stand.earth and Wilderness Committee are calling for urgent action as new research sounds the alarm on imminent danger to southernmost caribou from logging.

Upcoming events

Spooner Park Invasive Species Weed Pull
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Wednesday, July 30
Join us at the Rick Spooner Memorial Park for a community weed pull Help protect native plants and improve habitat by removing invasive species from…
Garden tea for worms & me
Thursday, July 31
Join us at the Kimberley Farmers’ Market for a fun and informative session on how to make compost, worm, and comfrey tea for your garden…
Go Wild!
Regional
July 27 - August 1
Go Wild! challenges youth through a six-day wilderness backpacking trip into the spectacular Kootenay backcountry. Go Wild! isn’t just a backpacking trip: it…
DIY Air Filter Workshop
Golden
Thursday, August 7
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Air Filters: Building community resilience to reduce fire smoke exposure. In recent years, British Columbia has experienced a dramatic rise in…
Native Wildflower Seed Bomb Workshop
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Thursday, August 7
Would you love wildflowers growing in your yard? Do you have land that you are looking to restore with native species?

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