The billion-dollar blind spot in BC's mine cleanup system

The billion-dollar blind spot in BC's mine cleanup system

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What Fernie’s water woes mean for Elk Valley groundwater

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In early December, the City of Fernie announced it would begin immediately exploring for a new secondary water supply, with workers planning to operate seven days a week until Christmas Eve. Rush jobs and hiring skilled workers to operate without days off is expensive. It begs the question: what exa

Winter family fun

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Nature's beauty and depth is found in every season, from sun-soaked skin on a summer's day to mud-puddle splashes in springtime rain, to crunchy, crisp leaves in autumn.

Wildsight Golden Year in Review – 2023

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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…

What’s lurking in the water at Lois Creek?

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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

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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

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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.
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The space grizzlies need

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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.