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Wildsight Golden Year in Review – 2023
Wildsight Golden had a very busy and interesting 2023! Our organization holds events, but is also so much more. Here are some of our accomplishments from the past year. Upper Columbia Swallow Habitat Enhancement Project (UCSHEP) Bank and Barn Swallows…
We’re entering a new paradigm of grizzly co-existence: Bruce McLellan
They say 10,000 hours of dedicated study is enough to make you an expert. If that’s the case, Bruce McLellan’s grizzly bear expertise is undeniable. After more than 40 field seasons spent studying grizzly bear populations in…
What’s lurking in the water at Lois Creek?
Lois Creek is a much loved little stream that trickles its way through Kimberley. This humble waterway holds a surprisingly rich history of local innovation and human expansion. But years of human interference have left its mark on this small…
Your voice could help shape BC’s first species law
In November 2023, British Columbia released its draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework. The framework lays out the province’s vision to overhaul the current system of land and water management, replacing it instead with a new paradigm that prioritizes…
Decolonizing the landscape with fire
Western science is slowly catching up with Indigenous knowledge as our understanding of fire ecology grows. Through fire, Indigenous peoples are decolonizing the land, one hectare at a time. Fires have always been a part of forest life cycles.
10 sustainable holiday gift tips to spread joy and eco-consciousness
A simple rule of thumb is to buy less and buy local. This season, consider sustainable gift options that not only bring joy to your loved ones but also contribute positively to the planet.
The space grizzlies need
In the Rocky and Columbia Mountains, we are lucky to still have enough wild, connected spaces to support grizzly bears and other large animals. But unless people like you and I defend them, they too will be lost.
This unlucky fern’s love of magnesium-rich soil could be its downfall
On Record Ridge near the town of Rossland, British Columbia, the perfect conditions exist for a very particular plant called the mountain holly fern to grow. This fern grows in just two isolated areas in B.C., and is listed…
Come and Join the Tradition! Join Golden’s 33rd Annual Christmas Bird Count
Submitted by Christmas Bird Count volunteers Do you enjoy watching our winter birds? If so, you should participate in this year’s Christmas Bird Count which will be held Saturday, December 30th. This fun community science project, provides us with…