Old growth forests need your help
Old growth forests in the Kootenays are at risk. The time to act is now. Tell BC to end the logging of old growth forests. We are in the midst of both a climate and biodiversity crisis—with rising land…
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Stand up for wolverines!
Wolverines are an icon of the wild. These wide ranging, wily critters are known for climbing the steepest peaks and travelling long distances across rugged landscapes. But in southern British Columbia they face even tougher conditions: roads have been cut through their habitat, uncontrolled recreati
Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey is Wrapping Up
(photo: John Pitcher) Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey is Wrapping Up Low counts this fall, with 9 at-risk species November 13, 2019 This year Wildsight Golden is wrapping up the Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (CWWS) project.
Understanding the wily wolverine
Wildsight and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) are touring the Kootenays with the film Chasing a Trace. The film will be followed by a presentation and discussion highlighting wolverine research happening in the region directly from biologists involved in…
Will you help us take kids outside?
Few things make me happier than when I see a child exploring the outdoors. It’s natural for kids to be outside, learning. But today children are spending less and less time outside, and more and more time in front…
Every day should be “Take Me Outside Day”
On October 23, Canada celebrates Take Me Outside Day—a day that encourages teachers across Canada to bring their students outdoors and provide opportunities for children and youth to explore, play and learn outside.
Wildsight’s Melissa Flint awarded CBEEN Environmental Education Award of Excellence
Each year the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) awards educators who demonstrate excellence in environmental education in the Columbia Basin. This year, Wildsight Educator Melissa Flint won the Environmental Education Award of Excellence for her work as a Community…
Closed—We’re Hiring: Communications Specialist
This position is no longer open. Wildsight is looking for a creative, collaborative, passionate and productive Communications Specialist to join our team. This is a 1.0 FTE position that comes with five weeks vacation and a Private Health Services…
In celebration of World Rivers Day let’s ask, “What are our values?”
By Graeme Lee Rowlands, Program Coordinator of the Columbia River Field School Photos by Bailey Repp “I wonder[ed how they] could understand so little about my purpose, what I was born for: to find my way with great freedom…
Proposed Water Bottling Plant community meeting Cancelled
As many Golden community members are aware, there is a company (GoldenKey Investments) with commercial interests looking to bottle groundwater from Golden’s municipal aquifer. Wildsight Golden is completely opposed to this development, as we have a number of environmental…