I watched my husband and my son march with Search and Rescue in our small town’s Remembrance Day parade yesterday morning. I was filled to the brim as I thought of my grandfather, a second world war navy veteran, and how proud he would be to see my family’s beautiful life and know that he … Continued
Monica Nissen, local Nelson resident and Director of Wildsight’s education programs, was awarded a prestigious national award in Canmore last week—the 2015 Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication Award of Excellence. Monica’s passion for the wilderness and her gift for teaching drew her into the field of environmental education where she has worked both … Continued
Winter 2015
The public is invited to the first annual Elk Valley Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC) open house to learn more about the water quality monitoring and management work being undertaken in the Elk Valley under Teck’s Environmental Management Act permit and the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan. The open house is an opportunity to ask questions … Continued
Cranbrook, BC – Last Friday, 19 Grade 7/8 students from Kootenay Christian Academy worked together to clean up 100 kilos of waste from Joseph Creek. Concentrating their efforts around the perimeter of the Tamarack Mall parking area, they removed candy wrappers, drinks cups, plastic tops, straws and shopping bags, and even some hubcaps. The clean-up … Continued
We knew this was going to be big. But how big, we couldn’t have possibly imagined. The world’s eyes are on Jumbo. Our own wild Jumbo. Over the last two weeks, Jumbo Wild, the feature documentary made by Sweetgrass Productions and supported by Patagonia, has been playing to sold out audiences across British Columbia—Invermere, Cranbrook, Nelson, … Continued
Today, a diverse group of Canadians gathered in Banff to call for an end to inappropriate commercialization of Canada’s national parks. A rash of commercial projects in Banff and Jasper National Parks, and the recent last-minute approval of the Lake Louise Ski Resort’s large expansion, have privatized use of public lands and threatened the framework … Continued
Environmental Education has been returned to the BC curriculum thanks to your input and support! Last spring, when the first draft of brand new curriculum for BC was released, teachers all over the province noticed that there was something glaringly missing: Environmental Education. Believing in the fundamental importance of learning about ecosystems, ecology and sustainability, … Continued
Summer 2015
Earth Day: Small Steps Change the World The theme of this year’s earth day is “It’s Our Turn to Lead.” And the kids who’ve been participating in our Beyond Recycling program have taken this to heart. Since the fall, they’ve been on a journey to discover the impact of their lifestyles—product choices, energy, waste and … Continued
