Inspiring changemakers with FutureMakers

Wildsight's own Dawn Deydey led a workshop on Tuesday, October 29 with the Outdoor Learning School & Store to officially launch our newest educational offering! FutureMakers is designed for grades 4–7 students, and empowers them to design a hope-filled community of the future. Watch the recording: https://youtu.be/DCU5fzta9ig Learn more and invest in sustainable learning…

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Job Posting: Summer Camp Coordinator for Wildsight Revelstoke

April 10, 2024 by Reanne Harvey

Posting Title Wildsight Revelstoke Summer Camp Coordinator Location Revelstoke, BC Period 7 weeks (245 hours) to be carried out between June 1st and August 31st Wage $30 per hour Close Date May 24th, 2024 Job Summary The Summer Camp Coordinator…

The best time to start a garden was many years ago, and the next best time is now.

April 6, 2024 by Chad Kile

Many potential gardeners cite “not knowing enough” as a reason why they don’t try to grow their own food. So if you’d like to grow, but don’t feel like you know enough, where do you begin? First, grow what’s easy.

Go Wild! open for applications

April 4, 2024 by Wildsight

Go Wild! challenges youth 14-18 on a six-day wilderness backpacking trip into the spectacular Kootenay backcountry. Go Wild! isn’t just a backpacking trip: it’s an education in backcountry camping and hiking that teaches students the wilderness skills needed to safely plan and undertake mountain exp

Seeking Board Members: Kimberley Cranbrook Vice President and Secretary

March 27, 2024 by Ali Hadikin

Make a difference in your community and let your name stand to be elected to our Board of Directors. As a volunteer board member, you become part of our team that is committed to evolving the organization through active visioning sessions and decision-making.

What a flight over B.C.’s North Columbia Mountains tells us about the dire state of caribou habitat

March 25, 2024 by Eddie Petryshen

Our plane hovers at 9,000 feet above the massive glaciers of British Columbia’s northern Monashee Mountains. It’s hot and cramped in this small, aluminium sky-box, which is currently being pushed around by rough summer winds.

Wildsight Golden is looking for an Invasive Plant Coordinator

March 20, 2024 by Wildsight Golden

Do you love physical outdoor work, have a passion for the environment and have good communication skills? Wildsight Golden is seeking one qualified person to coordinate ‘Golden’s Community Invasive Plant Program’ and to develop and deliver public education on…

We’re Hiring: Seasonal Program Coordinator – Bighorn Sheep Biodiversity & Conservation Project

March 19, 2024 by Wildsight Invermere

Location: Invermere, BC Start Date: May 2024 (flexible) Pay: $20-$23 per hour depending on experience, 35 hours per week Duration: 8-16 weeks (funding dependent) We are seeking a full-time seasonal Program Coordinator to assist with our Bighorn…

Report reveals Elk Valley’s $6.4 billion water pollution problem

March 19, 2024 by Simon Wiebe

A new Wildsight-commissioned report has revealed it will cost at least $6.4 billion to reverse rising selenium concentrations in Canadian and United States waterways due to toxic runoff from British Columbia’s Elk Valley coal mines

Going beyond reduce, reuse and recycle

March 14, 2024 by Lorene Keitch

My son participated in Wildsight's Beyond Recycling program last year. In it, he learned the tenets of a sustainable community and studied how his own actions, and those of our family, impact the planet.

An Open Letter to Canadian Pacific and Transport Canada

March 13, 2024 by Wildsight Golden

Golden has some of the poorest air quality in the province. Exposure to air pollution is linked to increased risks of premature mortality, hospital admissions for heart or lung causes, bronchitis, and asthma. These impacts disproportionately affect infants, children, and…

Upcoming events

Local Colours 2024
Creston Valley
Friday, November 22
Join us for an exciting evening with Creston’s Outdoor Photography Show, where the beauty of nature comes to life through the lenses of talented…
The Upper St. Mary's Valley: What's at stake
Kimberley & Cranbrook, Regional
Tuesday, November 26
Join us for an informal town hall gathering to learn about proposed logging in the Upper St.
Sustainability Clothing Shu-Swap
Golden
Thursday, December 5
Join us at Golden's Senior Centre for a fun and eco-friendly Clothing Swap event.
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Kimberley & Cranbrook
January 3 - January 4
Get off the beaten path and explore the edge of believable with captivating stories from the 49th Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival.

Inspiring changemakers with FutureMakers

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