Each year, on the first day of school, there is always a flurry of emails and phone calls within the Wildsight education team wishing one another a “Happy New Year”! For educators, parents, and teachers the beginning of September feels like the real new year; a time for new beginnings, new friendships, new discoveries, and … Continued
Deep in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Louisiana Pacific (LP) is building a new road and is about to log important habitat for endangered mountain caribou. Multiple mountain caribou sightings in and adjacent to planned cut-blocks have been reported to the provincial government. Despite sightings of the endangered caribou, Louisiana Pacific is in the … Continued
By Ali Giesbrecht, Graeme Lee Rowlands, and Monica Nissen For many in the education world, early September may mark the start of a “new year” just as much as January 1st. It’s an exciting time with back-to-school rituals marked against a backdrop of changing seasons, though many of those rituals look different as students and … Continued
Youth Climate Corps (YCC) has returned to the West Kootenay this fall after a successful inaugural program last year. This season, the West Kootenay crew will be working on wildfire reduction strategies, fortifying and diversifying the boundaries of West Arm Provincial Park. The crew will also be digging into an innovative agroforestry project that is … Continued
Written by Kiana Froese I am sure that you have all heard about the Fairy Creek Blockade and the Revelstoke Blockade (Revylution) which are attempting to protect the old-growth forests from being logged. However, it may come as a surprise, but Golden has pockets of old growth remaining in our surrounding forests that need protection … Continued
What do cherries have to do with climate change? Youth Climate Corps (YCC) crew members in Kimberley/Cranbrook can answer that question, after spending eight days on food recovery projects – two of them spent salvaging cherries and sharing them with a healthy food sharing initiative. “I found that working with the cherries was a great … Continued
Landslides. Floods. Wildfires. They come with a vengeance, sweeping away or burning up communities. When they’re happening, they seem inevitable. But what if these events weren’t inevitable? What if the solution was closer than we think? To get to the root of these problems, we need to look to the trees. The provincial government released … Continued
Wildsight Golden had heard concerns from some local people about the restart of mining in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District near Nicholson, BC. A number of years ago, there was a previous plan and we wanted to address the concerns of that time as well as new worries. We asked Sinova some questions to address … Continued
The Columbia wetlands, a globally-recognized natural treasure, plays host to all manner of aquatic and avian life, including bank and barn swallows. With two of seven types of swallows in Canada facing population declines in Canada, these life-sustaining wetlands and the surrounding areas are amongst the best places to target swallow recovery efforts. Rachel Darvill, … Continued
Are you a College of the Rockies student looking for part time employment that works around your schedule? Do you have a passion for the environment and are interested in gaining experience with a local non-profit organization? The Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook Branch is currently accepting applications for the Sustainablity Assistant position until Tuesday September 14. … Continued
