Report reveals Elk Valley’s $6.4 billion water pollution problem
After years of delay, caribou need your help
Wildsight Annual Report 2023
Wildsight works to protect wildlife, water and wild places in Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.
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Our plane hovers at 9,000 feet above the massive glaciers of British Columbia’s northern Monashee Mountains. It’s hot and cramped in this…Read more
Location: Invermere, BC
Start Date: May 2024 (flexible)
Pay: $20-$23 per hour depending on experience, 35 hours per week
Duration: 8-16 weeks…Read more
Going beyond reduce, reuse and recycle
March 14, 2024
My son participated in Wildsight's Beyond Recycling program last year. In it, he learned the tenets of a sustainable community and studied how his…Read more
Wildsight welcomes Elk Valley water pollution inquiry
March 11, 2024
Qukin ʔamakʔis/Fernie -
Wildsight celebrates the announcement of an International Joint Commission (IJC) investigation into water pollution from British Columbia’s Elk Valley coal…Read more
Here in the Kootenays, we have a long history of mining a wide range of materials, including gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc and gypsum. Many of these minerals, like zinc and copper, would very easily fit into most critical mineral definitions.Read more
Wildsight Education program recognized with national award
February 29, 2024
We might be biased, but we're pretty keen about our EcoStewards program. And it seems we're not the only ones who feel that…Read more
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Upcoming events
Turtle painting class
Revelstoke Branch
Try out your drawing and painting skills on Saturday, April 6th from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at… View event
Summer Gear Swap
Invermere Branch
In partnership with the Columbia Valley Cycling Society and Summit Trail Makers Society.
Clear out your storage and bring any… View event
Co-Community Cleanup 2024
Kimberley & Cranbrook Branch
This all-ages event is a fantastic opportunity to get outdoors, team up with family and friends, and do your part to give Cranbrook and Kimberley a spring clean. View event
Earth Day Community Cleanup
Invermere Branch
This year's Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics
We’re partnering with Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Lake Windermere… View event
Wildsight Invermere AGM
Invermere Branch
Join us for our Wildsight Invermere branch AGM, where we’ll come together and share a potluck dinner, celebrate the… View event
Duck Lake Bird Walk 2024
Creston Valley Branch
On the lead up to the the Creston Valley Bird Festival, we are having spring bird walks. Come out to… View event