Help set a higher bar for aquatic life in the Elk River

Selenium concentrations downstream of Elk Valley mines are allowed to be up to 28 times higher than what's considered safe for aquatic life — but a public comment period offers an opportunity for change.

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Work With Us: Education Coordinator

June 8, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

Wildsight seeks a part-time Education Coordinator to join our team and support our classroom environmental education programs throughout the Columbia Basin, with a focus on our four Education in the Wild programs – Winter Wonder, Nature through the Seasons, Classroom…

Speak up: BC must act today to give mountain caribou a tomorrow

June 8, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

The devastating losses of mountain caribou over the past year in the South Purcells and South Selkirks highlight the total failure of British Columbia’s caribou recovery efforts. Despite the obvious urgency, the BC Government’s new proposed Caribou Recovery…

Familiar face in a new role: Randal Macnair joins our team

June 7, 2018 by Kieran Simpson

Randal Macnair has joined Wildsight as the new Elk Valley Conservation Coordinator. “I am thrilled to have Randal join our team,” says Robyn Duncan, Wildsight’s Executive Director. “Randal brings a deep commitment to the Elk Valley, a lifetime of…

Beyond Recycling students inspire with what’s possible

June 5, 2018 by Kieran Simpson

Motivated to make a difference, the Grades 4-6 students in Beyond Recycling—our sustainability education program—are coming up with innovative ideas to meet complex environmental challenges. As the culmination of their eight-month journey beyond recycling, each of…

Who has the power? Columbia River Treaty renegotiation

June 4, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

The Columbia River Treaty renegotiation has begun, with the first substantive meetings between Canada and the US at the end of May. More than five decades after the treaty was first signed, we can finally ask ourselves: what should a…

Remembering Juri Peepre

May 16, 2018 by Wildsight

Wildsight mourns the loss of a passionate and courageous leader of the environmental community. Juri Peepre, who passed away peacefully on May 13 at his home at the foot of the Rocky Mountains near Windermere, inspired us with his deep…

Polluting our neighbour’s river—and our own

May 9, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

British Columbia has vowed to stop Kinder Morgan from building a bitumen pipeline across our province, over pollution and climate concerns. But on the other side of the province, in the Kootenays, pollution of a different kind is flowing from…

If BC won’t act for mountain caribou, the federal government will

May 8, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

Last Friday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna declared an “imminent threat” to mountain caribou recovery, ordering the BC government to take immediate action to protect core mountain caribou habitat—or the federal government will step in and do it for them…

Four caribou left in South Purcells herd is a dire situation

April 24, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

The results of the spring caribou count are in—there are only four caribou left in the South Purcells herd. This comes less than two weeks after the tragic news that there are just three animals left in the South…

Retallack & Yaqan nu?kiy want 700km² of Purcell wilderness for heli-skiing and heli-biking

April 24, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

A newly proposed backcountry tenure for heli-skiing, heli-biking and heli-hiking stretches from the mountains just above Kootenay Lake nearly all the way to St. Mary’s Lake near Kimberley. It covers 700 square kilometres in the heart…

Upcoming events

Floral Explorations Nature Walk
Creston Valley
Sunday, June 8
Explore the incredible ecology of the Creston Valley with our guided nature walks that are fun and educational for all ages! On Sunday June 8…
Columbia Lake Weed Pull
Invermere
Saturday, June 14
Led by the fun and knowledgeable weed-busting folk from East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, we'll head out on trails, shoreline or access tracks…
Old Growth Run — Revelstoke
Revelstoke, Regional
Saturday, June 14
Join Wildsight for a 5km fun run near Revelstoke, visit some big trees, and learn all about these rare stands of old growth Inland Temperate Rainforest!
All about the Tiny House (webinar)
Invermere
Thursday, June 19
Since 1950, the average size of a new single-family home in Canada has more than doubled from around 950 square feet to over 2…
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…

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