Environment Canada misses another deadline to release long-delayed plan for endangered caribou

Environment Canada misses another deadline to release long-delayed plan for endangered caribou

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Happy New Year! (Wait, what?)

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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…

Logging threatens important caribou habitat

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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…

Why is Old Growth important?

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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.

Climate change and cherries

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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…

Safer communities through saved forests

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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…

Raise the Roof for Barn Swallows

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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…

We’re Hiring: Sustainability Assistant

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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…