Photo: Lucas Jmief
Eddie Petryshen
Eddie
Conservation Specialist
Wildsight Regional
Eddie is an East Kootenay local yokel, a conservationist and a human and coffee powered adventurer. Eddie works to improve logging practices on the ground and at a provincial level, he works on old growth protection, caribou recovery, recreation and land-use planning.
Eddie has a passion for wild places, adventure, and telling stories about the people, critters, and landscapes of “home”, the Kootenay and Columbia region.
Email: eddie@wildsight.ca
Latest Posts
- One clearcut at a time
- World Wildlife Day
- Incomappleux protection marks a turning point for protection of rare Inland Temperate Rainforest
- Action alert: Protect ancient forests in caribou habitat
- It sounds like embers crackling in an open fire
- Photostory: In the Inland Temperate Rainforest with a lichenologist
Eddie's work
Wildsight works collaboratively to expand protection for the Purcell region, making sure that wildlife can freely and safely roam, water runs clean and clear from… Read More
Wildsight works to influence forestry planning and practices in our region so that both humans and nature can thrive.
Wildsight works actively with all of… Read More
Ancient cedar-hemlock hangs above thickets of lush ferns and sprawling devil's club. A plethora of rare lichens and mosses shade the rich soils… Read More
Mountain caribou are one of the most endangered mammals in North America. All of the world’s remaining mountain caribou live in the mountains of… Read More