B.C. logging practices 'chipping' away at caribou survival

Wilderness Committee and Wildsight have discovered legislative loopholes that enable extensive logging in critical southern mountain caribou habitat in B.C.

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How do maps support conservation efforts?

June 27, 2019 by Vanessa Humphries

Curious about maps and conservation? Meet Evan Dux, Wildsight’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Summer Student, entering his fourth year at Selkirk College this fall. Evan’s passion for the wild outdoors, along with technology, data and maps has been…

Act now: Clearcuts on private land are out of control

June 20, 2019 by Vanessa Humphries

Large swaths of private BC forest are being clearcut without public notice, consultation or thought for community, wildlife or long-term forest sustainability. Why is this happening? A significant portion of BC’s logging—particularly in the Kootenays and on…

EcoStewards project connects students with local trail network

June 11, 2019 by Vanessa Humphries

Through a Wildsight EcoStewards project, Webster Elementary students are helping the school and Warfield community get outside and learn. Behind the school is an amazing trail system but it hasn't been used because teachers are either unaware of the…

Extinction through the eyes of a five year old

May 17, 2019 by Robyn Duncan

A friend of mine once shared with me her experience of trying to explain to her five year old son what extinction meant. How do you conceptualize the idea that an animal or plant will never again live, anywhere? Let alone explain that the reason is likely because our expanding human footprint...

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B.C. logging practices 'chipping' away at caribou survival

Wildsight news

How do maps support conservation efforts?

Act now: Clearcuts on private land are out of control

EcoStewards project connects students with local trail network

Extinction through the eyes of a five year old

EcoStewards project helps students get down to “beesnus”

Your FAQs Answered: Mountain Caribou

Is it time to clean up mining in BC?

Columbia River Field School alumni make waves with poetry and pride

Closed – We’re Hiring: Conservation and GIS Summer Student

Big clear-cuts, big problems: Private land logging in the Kootenays

B.C. logging practices 'chipping' away at caribou survival

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