On Top of the World: Go Wild!
It was the views that cinched the trip for Tanner Banman. The views, and the smell of rain mixed with pure mountain air that made Go Wild! an experience like no other.
Wildsight news
Local Conservation Fund in the Slocan Valley
Slocan Valley residents heading to the local government election polls this fall will be asked to vote on a new parcel tax to protect local conservation values. The Regional District of Central Kootenay's (RDCK) electoral area H will decide…
Wildsight Elk Valley is hiring ~ apply here
Position: Local Retail Coordinator & Branch Admin Assistant Deadline to apply: Sept 16th, 2022 Compensation: $18-20/hour Scope: 25 hours/week Target Start Date: Mid-September 2022 Location: Fernie, BC Wildsight Elk Valley – Retail Coordinator & Branch Admin Assistant…
Photostory: In the Inland Temperate Rainforest with a lichenologist
Field work to conserve old growth forests and caribou habitat in the North Columbia mountains began this month. The project that we’re embarking on is identifying, assessing, and advocating for the protection of endangered old growth forest in the…
Divert Food Waste and Wildlife Attractants with Apple Capture (Q&A)
Apple Capture season is around the corner and we’re thrilled to see just how much local fruit we can divert from going to waste and becoming wildlife attractants! Over the years, we’ve noticed that Kimberley and Cranbrook are…
Field School returns with a flourish
“This experience has become one of the building blocks of my future life, in relation to both my career path and my personal endeavours.” - Faye Petersen, 18, Argenta/Kaslo After two long years away from the water due to the…
What if teenagers renegotiate the Columbia River Treaty?
Applications close May 22 for this year's Columbia River Field School: learn more. ----- You may have heard about the Columbia River Treaty in the news once, or perhaps many times, over the last decade.
Girls on Ice Kootenay Expedition team looking for Gear Fairies
Girls on Ice is a tuition-free wilderness science education program for young women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming youth (ages 16-18). The team spends 12 days exploring and learning about mountain glaciers and the alpine landscape in…
Wetland habitat built for wildlife at Big Ranch
A combination of science and sweat helped create a new wetland in the Elk Valley, bolstering efforts to protect and conserve this ecologically rich region. Wildsight's Kimberley/Cranbrook Youth Climate Corps (YCC) was hired to help build wetland basins…
Youth Climate Corps retrofit project helps local residents
A Nelson group home is a more comfortable, energy-efficient place to live thanks to a hardworking team of altruistic young adults. A partnership between Wildsight, FortisBC and Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL) led to the retrofit project on…