Inspiring changemakers with FutureMakers

Inspiring changemakers with FutureMakers

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Golden’s 31st Annual Christmas Bird Count

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Join Golden's 31st Annual Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 2020 Calling all bird watchers! You are invited to participate in Golden’s Christmas Bird Count. This fun community science project, provides us with a crucial snapshot of our…

Baltac Bay Development – Have Your Say

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The provincial government is currently seeking input on an application by the Pedley Heights Community Association for a floating dock facility at Baltac Beach on Lake Windermere. This is the second time this project has been reviewed.

Watch now: Inland Temperate Rainforest Webinar

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If you missed our webinar on the Inland Temperate Rainforest, or want to share with those who missed the informative and visually-stunning presentation, enjoy the rerun now: https://player.vimeo.com/video/486205680 If you're inspired to take…

Action Alert: Defend our old growth forests

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Just before the election, John Horgan committed to implementing all 14 recommendations from the provincial old growth report. Please remind the newly formed provincial government that they must keep their promise and get to work immediately to protect old growth across the province.

Wildsight turns the page on 20 years of education

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The year was 2000. Dial-up internet, no smart phones. Y2K bug discredited. The prime minister was Jean Chrétien and BC’s premier was Ujjal Dosanjh. And in the East Kootenay, Elk Valley resident Lee-Anne Walker was exploring…

Yaqan Nukiy Wetland and Floodplain Restoration

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This past Monday, Norm Allard, Community Planner for Yaqan Nukiy (Lower Kootenay Band) took us on a tour of restoration projects on the Kootenay and Goat Rivers. The floodplain and wetland restoration work holds multiple benefits for wildlife, water and…

Watching the world through new eyes

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More than a year ago, I stepped away from Wildsight for the birth of my son, Arlo. Now I’ve come back to Wildsight with a new sense of inspiration: I have never been more committed to protecting nature, to…

Saving BC’s Forgotten Rainforest

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It started as an expedition to track down the elusive mountain caribou. David Moskowitz - renowned photographer, writer and wildlife tracker - had already written about the disappearing species a few times, but had never encountered them in the wild.