Beloved local ski hill gains wildfire protection thanks to Youth Climate Corps

Beloved local ski hill gains wildfire protection thanks to Youth Climate Corps

Wildsight news

What’s lurking in the water at Lois Creek?

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Lois Creek is a much loved little stream that trickles its way through Kimberley. This humble waterway holds a surprisingly rich history of local innovation and human expansion. But years of human interference have left its mark on this small…

Your voice could help shape BC’s first species law

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In November 2023, British Columbia released its draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework. The framework lays out the province’s vision to overhaul the current system of land and water management, replacing it instead with a new paradigm that prioritizes…

Decolonizing the landscape with fire

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Western science is slowly catching up with Indigenous knowledge as our understanding of fire ecology grows. Through fire, Indigenous peoples are decolonizing the land, one hectare at a time. Fires have always been a part of forest life cycles.
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The space grizzlies need

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In the Rocky and Columbia Mountains, we are lucky to still have enough wild, connected spaces to support grizzly bears and other large animals. But unless people like you and I defend them, they too will be lost.

Hiring Branch Administrator – Elk Valley Branch

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Position: Branch Administrator - Wildsight Elk Valley Branch Deadline to apply: December 5th, 2023 Compensation: $20-22/hour Scope: Part-time – 8 hours/week Target Start Date: December 2023 Duration: 1 year contract with possibility to renew Location: Fernie, BC NOTE…

Speak up for an environmental assessment for Zincton resort

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The proposed Zincton ski and summer resort won’t have an environmental assessment — unless we speak up to demand one. Even though the resort would cover 55 square kilometres of crucial wildlife habitat in the Selkirk Mountains between Kaslo and New Denver, the developer says the resort is too small

Nature agreement is a step in right direction

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It’s been an exciting month for nature in British Columbia, with major conservation news that we hope will go a long way to protecting clean water, connected landscapes and safeguarding healthy wildlife populations.