Kids need nature
I hope, like me, you have had a chance this summer to get outside and reconnect with nature. To breathe in cool air sweeping off a rushing river, or savour wildflowers blooming on a mountain trail.
Wildsight news
Celebrating Nory Esteban
We’d like to extend congratulations to long-time Wildsight Invermere member Nory Esteban. She was recently declared a finalist by the Canadian Museum of Nature for the 2020 Nature Inspiration Awards. The organizers offered these kind words: “Your accomplishments…
Making the road less traveled
British Columbia has more than 600,000 kilometres of resource roads. Every year, an additional 10,000 kilometres are added. These roads are constructed primarily for logging, mining exploration and development. While these roads play an important role for resource…
A journey into Argonaut Creek
Save Argonaut Creek from old growth logging
2,300 say no to Zincton
Thanks to you, the provincial government will think twice before giving the green light to yet another ski resort in our over-impacted mountains. A developer wants to build a ski resort in the West Kootenay’s Selkirk Mountains.
Wildsight Applauds Old Growth Report but Province’s Actions Fall Short
Late on Friday, September 11th, amidst the hubbub of families getting back into school routines and reporters itching to leave their desks for the weekend, the provincial government released the long-awaited old growth report.
Investing in Nature
The COVID-19 pandemic has put many businesses into financial stress, but experts say this is not the greatest threat to world economies in the coming years. Ecosystems are at the basis of our economy and they are deteriorating at…
Conservation Director named to Minister’s Wildlife Advisory Council
Wildsight’s Conservation Director John Bergenske has been appointed to the inaugural Minister’s Wildlife Advisory Council for British Columbia by Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forest, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development.
Green Map: Connectivity and Putting it together
Combining all the themes in the Green Map The Green Map process shows that conservation is complex and that there are many challenges and opportunities on the landscape. After looking at the six map themes individually, they were aggregated further…
A win for the wild: Federal environmental assessment for Castle
Teck’s Castle coal mine will have a federal environmental assessment, Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced today. That’s good news for fish, bears and other wildlife in BC’s southern Rockies! The Minister ordered the assessment after Wildsight…