We're hiring: Conservation Coordinator

Job Title: Conservation Coordinator Where: Anywhere in the East Kootenay region, based from your home office FTE or Hours: 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours/week) Starting: January 6, 2025 Description: Wildsight is seeking a Conservation Coordinator to join our team. The ideal candidate is passionate about wildlife, an avid outdoor recreationist, familiar with the Columbia Valley and Kootenay Region…

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Know Your Neighbour: Marion Travis

June 6, 2016 by Kim Urbaniak

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Marion Travis Vacation-home dweller turned local Marion grew up in Alberta, but spent much of her leisure time in the Valley, either at her family’s vacation home in Windermere, or at Panorama, falling off the…

Dead or Alive: Where Did the Animal (Try To) Cross the Road?

June 6, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Anyone who has driven Highway 3 between Elko and Alberta has seen wildlife — lots of wildlife. If you’re lucky, they were alive. But we’ve all seen our share of dead wildlife too, and in the worst cases, experienced…

I Love Jumbo Wild: An Interview with Josie Ruoss

May 31, 2016 by Eddie Petryshen

Born and raised in Cranbrook, BC, Josie Ruoss is a Grade 12 student with a thirst for adventure and a deep passion for wild places. Her passion is inspiring. You might bump into her and her wide eyed smile while…

Salmo Students Create Signs to Help Conserve the Western Painted Turtle

May 24, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Students from Salmo Elementary have been working to design and install six interpretive panels to engage the community on the importance of conserving the Western Painted Turtle population at Champion Lakes Provincial Park near Fruitvale, B.C.

Know Your Neighbour: Marion Stotts

May 12, 2016 by Kim Urbaniak

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Marion Stotts Marion joined Wildsight Invermere in 2006 and jumped right into the thick of things as a board member, working on projects like the Finding a Balance economics and environment forum and the Lake Enid restoration…

Response to the BC Auditor General’s Report on Compliance in the Mining Sector

May 9, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

The BC Auditor General’s audit of compliance and enforcement of the mining sector is strongly critical of the BC government’s failure to address environmental concerns in the Elk Valley. Selenium pollution has been accumulating over the past hundred…

Caribou In Our Midst: A Visit to Revelstoke Rearing in the Wild

May 2, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Written by John Bergenske, Conservation Director, Wildsight I recently had a rare opportunity to visit the Mountain Caribou maternity pen outside Revelstoke. I was part of a small group of participants from the Columbia Mountain Institute Predator-Prey Conference privileged…

Upcoming events

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.
Forest and Nature School: Fall 2024 Programs
Kimberley & Cranbrook
September 6 - December 20
Forest and Nature School offers regular and repeated access to nature across every season which allows children to become the magic themselves, showing us what an amazing teacher nature is herself.
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.

We're hiring: Conservation Coordinator

Wildsight news

Know Your Neighbour: Marion Travis

Dead or Alive: Where Did the Animal (Try To) Cross the Road?

I Love Jumbo Wild: An Interview with Josie Ruoss

Salmo Students Create Signs to Help Conserve the Western Painted Turtle

Know Your Neighbour: Marion Stotts

Response to the BC Auditor General’s Report on Compliance in the Mining Sector

Caribou In Our Midst: A Visit to Revelstoke Rearing in the Wild

Toss, Grow and Enjoy

Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook Seeks Farmers’ Market Coordinator

Pizza, Beyond Recycling and a Tiny Home: An Interview with Dawn Deydey

We're hiring: Conservation Coordinator

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