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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Take Action: Support Boating Regulation on the Columbia

April 12, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

You have an important opportunity to support a proposed boating regulation limiting boats to 20 hp on the upper Columbia River, extending from Fairmont Hot Springs to Donald, excluding Lake Windermere.

Know Your Neighbour: Kirk Mauthner

April 6, 2016 by Kim Urbaniak

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Kirk Mauthner How are you connected with Wildsight? As an internationally certified mountain guide, I’m very happy to be able to spend a lot of time - year round - out in our beautiful backcountry.

Wildsight Invermere is looking for Board Members

March 24, 2016 by Kim Urbaniak

You are invited to join a vibrant team and help Wildsight Invermere fulfill its vision and mission! Wildsight Invermere is looking for dedicated volunteers to join our Board of Directors and Committees. Are you energetic, engaged, inspired, and passionate? If…

Action Alert: Tell Christy Clark we need REAL Climate Leadership

March 23, 2016 by Lars Sander-Green

We all know that we need to make significant reductions in our carbon emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change. BC’s Climate Leadership Team has made a set of recommendations to government that would put us on a long term…

Lessons From Mountain Caribou Country: A 21st Century Conservation Opportunity

March 23, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

When I decided to spend last July exploring the world of Mountain Caribou in northeastern Washington and the interior of British Columbia, I thought I understood the basics of the challenges this beautiful creature is facing in the modern world.

Ktunaxa Nation to take fight to Supreme Court!

March 17, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

We are so thrilled to share this morning's breaking news: the Ktunaxa Nation were successful in their bid to bring the fight to keep Qat'muk (Jumbo) wild to the Supreme Court of Canada! Join us in celebration and in thanking the Ktunaxa Nation for all their incredible efforts!

Annual Report 2015! Hot off the Press!

March 16, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Thank you all, our supporters, funders, partners, members, volunteers and friends for an amazing year. Together, we got kids outside connecting with nature, we trained people to monitor their water, we held farmers' markets and film festivals, and kept the…

Know Your Neighbour: Roslyn Johnson

March 15, 2016 by Kim Urbaniak

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Roslyn Johnson Taking it to the Next Level After moving to the Columbia Valley in 2013 to work with The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Roslyn recognized that Wildsight “is an organization that knows how to get things…

Letter to the Editor: Take Action against Harmful Herbicides

March 3, 2016 by Lindsay Cuff

Recently, BC Timber Sales forwarded a referral to Wildsight of their proposed new Integrated Pest Management Plan for the Golden Timber area. The maps attached to the plan highlight vast areas potentially proposed for pesticide treatment, extending throughout the Golden…

The Obama-Trudeau Dinner: Putting Conservation on the Menu

February 22, 2016 by Ryland Nelson

On March 10, President Obama will hold a State Dinner at the White House for Prime Minister Trudeau, the first time such an event has been held for a Canadian leader in 19 years.

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.

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