The EBike Winner Is
The 2021 EBike Raffle has concluded with Hazy Oates of Cranbrook winning our KONA, El Kahuna E-BIKE. Hazy will now be able to go a little further, with the perfect, eco-friendly way to travel…an E-Bike! CONGRATULATIONS…
Wildsight news
Wildsight Invermere’s Electric Vehicle Show Draws a Crowd
On July 24, Wildsight Invermere hosted its second Electric Vehicle Show in downtown Invermere, BC. “Our first one last September was so popular with attendees that organizing another one was an easy decision.
Education: The First Step in Managing Invasive Plants
Education is the first step for managing invasive plants using non-toxic methods. Here is a helpful list of resources that can help you on your learning journey. Why Should You Care Care is what guides action.
Defend our rivers from coal mine pollution
Coal mines in the BC Rockies send toxic selenium pollution downstream that puts fish in danger, not just in BC, but in Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River for hundreds of kilometres through Montana and Idaho — and back into BC.
Standing up for BC’s forgotten rainforest
On a bright and hot summer afternoon, on a dusty logging road near ancient giants, Splatsin First Nation Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian is conducting a ceremony to protect a group of Revelstoke locals putting their bodies on the line to…
Your voice matters
At times most of us have felt that we are nothing but a voice in the wilderness. We speak out to industry or government and little seems to change. A letter is written with no reply nor result and we…
Youth Climate Corps expands to East Kootenay, re-launches in West Kootenay
Six young adults are embarking on a new challenge; one that will stretch them physically, emotionally, and mentally. The venture they've signed up for seeks to play a part in tackling the greatest challenge our world is facing today…
Field Notes: Dispatches from Fairy Creek
By Lindsay Cuff Director, Wildsight Regional Council “A tree is the slow explosion of a seed.” ~Bruno Munari My eight-year-old son and I pull up to the access gate on the Forest Service Road (FSR) just off Pacific…
Sustainable food from the ground up
"Start small, grow what you like to eat, and learn as you go." Sound advice from Chad Kile, Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook's sustainability coordinator. In ways big and small, this branch encourages local food sustainability from the ground up.
In Pursuit of Climate Hope
In Pursuit of Climate Hope Or, Why We Launched a Climate Pledge Kat Graves Climate Change Resilience Coordinator, Wildsight Invermere Here in the East Kootenay, as in much of British Columbia and the Northwest of the continent, the past month…