In a time of drought, a modernized Columbia River Treaty offers hope
Wildsight works to protect wildlife, water and wild places in Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.
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April 16, 2024
We’re fighting to ensure Teck and Glencore are held to account for the environmental damage caused by the Elk Valley coal mines. Your gift will support our work pressuring politicians to make these polluters pay, so our wild waters are kept cleaner for future generations.Read more
‘Clean it up or pay’ — that’s the clear message that British Columbians want to send the mining industry, according to new Wildsight-commissioned polling from Research Co.Read more
Go Wild! open for applications
April 4, 2024
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 in backcountry camping and hiking that teaches students the wilderness skills needed to safely plan and undertake mountain expRead more
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
A new Wildsight-commissioned report has revealed it will cost at least $6.4 billion to reverse rising selenium concentrations in Canadian and United States waterways due to toxic runoff from British Columbia’s Elk Valley coal minesRead more
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Upcoming events
Migratory Bird Day Birding Breakfast 2024
Golden Branch
Join Wildsight Golden for our annual birding breakfast to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. This is event is also listed… View event
Creston Valley Bird Festival 2024
Creston Valley Branch
The Creston Valley Bird festival is back to celebrate birds and nature. This is the 12th anniversary of the Creston… View event
Edible Adventure from Farm to Table
Invermere Branch
Growing food is an adventure, it’s an exploration deep into the ground and a continuous relationship with nature that… View event
Community Yard Sale 2024
Elk Valley Branch
Join in the Yard Sale Trail on Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm! View event
Hike, Bike and Pull those Weeds!
Invermere Branch
Come for the trails, stay for the weeds.
We're partnering with East Kootenay Invasive Species Council to host a… View event
Bringing the Salmon Home documentary film
Golden Branch
The mighty Columbia River was once the source of the world’s greatest salmon runs. But massive dams have blocked… View event