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    Volunteer opportunities

    Surrounded by mementos of a life spent exploring the great wide world, and with sweeping views over the Columbia Wetlands outside her windows, Baiba Morrow was recognized recently for a…Read more 
    Wildsight is hiring a Communications and Engagement Lead to provide strategic leadership for the communications and engagement team. Applications due by July 24, 2026.Read more 
    Once upon a time, a wildfire whipped through a forest. Flames ate ferociously through the land as animals dashed away in fear.Read more 
    The Creston Community Forest is a local treasure. Spanning 21,000 hectares near the rural community of Creston, B.C, its network of trails makes it a popular recreation destination…Read more 
    The Southern Mountain Caribou of B.C.’s Columbia Mountains are in trouble. Their migration ranges are contracting by up to 25% a decade, and eight of 18 ‘deep-snow’ herds across the broader region are now functionally extinctRead more 
    After more than a decade as chair of Wildsight's Board of Directors, Brian Conrad is passing the torch to fellow board member Kelvin Saldern.Read more 
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    Upcoming events

    Spooner Park Restoration & Weed Pull

    Kimberley & Cranbrook
    Wednesday, July 15
    Help us enhance Cranbrook’s Spooner Park! We’re seeking volunteers to join us on July 15 from 5:30 - 7 pm as we tidy stream banks, maintain riparian guilds, and remove invasive species like Burdock. Read more
    Drop in for this kid-friendly workshop and make seed bombs with non-invasive wildflowers. While making your own seed bombs, learn more about how we can reduce invasive species in our own backyards. Read more
    Summer is here, and it's time once again for our Annual Community Weed Pull Event! With support from the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society, we will be hosting the… Read more

    Columbia River Field School

    Regional
    July 4 - July 18
    Applications are now closed for the 2026 field school. Thank you for your interest! The Columbia River Field School is a summer learning adventure for students aged 15-18. Read more

    Go Wild!

    Regional
    August 2 - August 7
    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… Read more

    Get Wild! Summer Day Camp 2026

    Golden
    June 29 - August 21
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