Overview: This lesson is an introduction to river ecology and hydrology, including various components and processes of intact, free-flowing rivers.
Lesson: River Ecology: how do natural ecosystems work?
Video:
Module 2 Lesson 1: River Ecology: How do natural river ecosystems work?
Education News
The wild of winter
February 22, 2023
Legs crisscrossed apple sauced, students cluster around this afternoon's special guest. Today is Winter Wonder.
Anticipation builds as Wildsight Educator Jessie "Frost" Caza leads…Read More
BC Watersheds at risk
January 10, 2023
With thousands of lakes, rivers, streams and groundwater sources, the majority of Canadians don't give water a second thought.
Recently, I was reminded…Read More
Learning from the land
November 22, 2022
"We're going to visit a grandmother on our walk today," Wildsight educator Genna Lazier tells students as they head down a winding path on…Read More
Teaching the Columbia
September 29, 2022
It was the last evening of our four-day, three-night adventure. Peaceful calm was in camp as chores were wrapping up, bellies full from…Read More
Mountain-top moments: Girls* on Ice
September 28, 2022
"I am a lot stronger than I thought I was. These 12 days are some of the best in my life, and the memories and…Read More
Change lives, change the world
September 28, 2022
UPDATE
A dedicated environmental education champion, Keefer Ecological Services, and a second anonymous donor have stepped up to match your donation for environmental education, up…Read More
Join The Team
Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.