From forest waste to farm resource

The Youth Climate Corps (YCC) East and West Kootenay crews launched their season by joining forces on a wildfire risk reduction project that combined on-the-ground training with climate resilience work. The project took place on 3.1 hectares of Goat Mountain near Creston, B.C. — a mountainside that holds not only forest but homes, trails and powerlines, making…

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Wildsight’s Melissa Flint awarded CBEEN Environmental Education Award of Excellence

October 4, 2019 by Jill Jennings

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

October 2, 2019 by Vanessa Humphries

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?”

September 22, 2019 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

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

September 11, 2019 by Wildsight Golden

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…

Columbia Valley Osprey Survey Reveals 42 Active Nests in 2019

September 5, 2019 by Wildsight Golden

Columbia Valley Osprey Survey Reveals 42 Active Nests in 2019 Most people who live in the Columbia Valley are familiar with the large unmistakable, white and black raptors that nest along highway 95.

Golden Community Invasive Plant Program 2019 Final Report released

September 4, 2019 by Wildsight Golden

Wildsight Golden's recently wrapped up the 2019 Community Invasive Plant Program (CIPP),which aimed to decrease invasive plant infestations while increasing public awareness about the environmental, social and economic impacts invasive plants can have on Golden.

Press Release: Canadian government supports Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area for Jumbo Valley and Qat’muk

August 29, 2019 by Vanessa Humphries

There is welcome news in the long plight of the Jumbo Valley. The Ktunaxa Nation Council has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to develop an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up to 211,045 hectares, in the Qat’muk area of the

Upcoming events

Cattle Panel Garden Trellis Workshop
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Tuesday, June 24
Want to grow more food in less space? Learn how to grow vertically using sturdy, efficient cattle panel trellises.
Sinclair Creek Weed Pull
Invermere
Thursday, June 26
Led by the fun and knowledgeable weed-busting folk from East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, we’ll head out on Sinclair Creek trail in Radium…
Let's go hiking - with kids!
Invermere
Sunday, July 20
Did you enjoy hiking pre-kids and now wish to continue with kids, but aren’t sure where or how to start? We're running…
Columbia River Field School
Regional
July 12 - July 26
The Columbia River Field School is a summer learning adventure for students aged 15-18. Participants will paddle key sections of the Canadian side of…
Go Wild!
Regional
July 27 - August 1
Go Wild! challenges youth through a six-day wilderness backpacking trip into the spectacular Kootenay backcountry. Go Wild! isn’t just a backpacking trip: it…

From forest waste to farm resource

Wildsight news

Wildsight’s Melissa Flint awarded CBEEN Environmental Education Award of Excellence

Closed—We’re Hiring: Communications Specialist

In celebration of World Rivers Day let’s ask, “What are our values?”

Proposed Water Bottling Plant community meeting Cancelled

Columbia Valley Osprey Survey Reveals 42 Active Nests in 2019

Golden Community Invasive Plant Program 2019 Final Report released

Press Release: Canadian government supports Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area for Jumbo Valley and Qat’muk

Death on Highway 3: Keeping wildlife and our communities safe

Wildsight Golden concerns about Water Bottling Plant Proposal

Youth Go Wild! in the Rockies: Wildlife, thunderstorms and adventure

From forest waste to farm resource

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