Photo Credit Dean Chatterson Do you have what it takes to lead local operations? Are you passionate about the environment and how we get the message across in our local communities? Then you will be happy to hear we are currently accepting applications for the Interim Branch Manager position! DESCRIPTION The Interim Branch Manager provides … Continued
Each year the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) awards educators who demonstrate excellence in environmental education in the Columbia Basin. This year, Wildsight Educator Melissa Flint won the Environmental Education Award of Excellence for her work as a Community Educator. She was recognized for her support to students through delivering a variety of environmental … Continued
This position is no longer open. Wildsight is looking for a creative, collaborative, passionate and productive Communications Specialist to join our team. This is a 1.0 FTE position that comes with five weeks vacation and a Private Health Services Plan (PHSP). Location: Kimberley, BC Salary: $50,392 – $56,584 depending on experience Closing date: October 31, 2019 … Continued
By Graeme Lee Rowlands, Program Coordinator of the Columbia River Field School Photos by Bailey Repp “I wonder[ed how they] could understand so little about my purpose, what I was born for: to find my way with great freedom and power to the sea.” So says the Columbia River, personified, in Heart of … Continued
As many Golden community members are aware, there is a company (GoldenKey Investments) with commercial interests looking to bottle groundwater from Golden’s municipal aquifer. Wildsight Golden is completely opposed to this development, as we have a number of environmental and social concerns. We urge you to attend the open house community meeting to be held … Continued
Columbia Valley Osprey Survey Reveals 42 Active Nests in 2019 Most people who live in the Columbia Valley are familiar with the large unmistakable, white and black raptors that nest along highway 95. The mighty Osprey… many of them build nests on pole platforms and as such are quite conspicuous making them easy to observe. … Continued
Wildsight Golden’s recently wrapped up the 2019 Community Invasive Plant Program (CIPP),which aimed to decrease invasive plant infestations while increasing public awareness about the environmental, social and economic impacts invasive plants can have on Golden. This final report: CIPP Final Report 2019_Final Aug 12 2019 outlines the actions and results achieved by our program in … Continued
There is welcome news in the long plight of the Jumbo Valley. The Ktunaxa Nation Council has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to develop an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up to 211,045 hectares, in the Qat’muk area of the
“There was a time when most things were nature, most was habitat. And you were trying to connect a couple of towns by a road—that was the corridor of that day. Now most things are human, and we need to connect the fragments of nature and habitat with nature corridors.” – Mitch Friedman, Conservation Northwest … Continued
Wildsight Golden wants the community to be aware that there is currently a company that is looking to set up a water bottling plant in Golden.
