Wildlife is what makes BC what it is. It's what we look for when we're outside, and it's what inspires us to learn, and care. It's what makes BC unlike anywhere else in the world. Now, more than ever, we need to work together to protect the wild places our animals need to survive.

Giving Tuesday is a chance to invest not in more stuff, but in those values that cannot be bought back once they’re gone. Nature doesn't have a marketing department. But it does have you. Give back what you can to the wild today. vist.ly/4gwne

Wildsight has filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court seeking a judicial review of the provincial government’s decision not to require an EA for the proposed Zincton Resort in the central Selkirk Mountains. wildsight.ca/2025/12/01/w...

The Narwhal recently led an investigation into wildlife collisions on railway tracks in B.C. The results: CN and CP have consistently under-reported grain spills and wildlife deaths on their tracks in B.C. Read the full article at THE NARWHAL.

We often hear people say “What’s the big deal? Trees are a renewable resource and old growth will grow back”. Unfortunately, this is completely untrue. Old growth forests are biodiversity hotspots that can’t be replaced in a matter of decades. https://secure.wildsight.ca/ITR?source=bsky+-+caro

Private land logging is a huge problem in BC. It is largely unregulated — meaning there are few requirements to protect riparian areas, watersheds, endangered species’ habitat, or anything else. https://www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/article_7ce57224-5d3d-5d98-b5dd-8e3cc08204b5.html

Following a gathering in late 2024 , we've continued to engage the local community in the threats to the upper St Mary's valley, west of Kimberley. Read more about our field tours and what's at stake: https://wildsight.ca/2025/10/29/st-marys-field-tours-highlight-forest-still-under-threat/

For more information, see our latest press release: https://wildsight.ca/pressreleases/ottawa-acknowledges-serious-risks-of-fording-river-mine-expansion-orders-further-assessment/

Spotted on Sunday near Malakwa on Hwy 1, this ancient western redcedar heading eastbound towards Revelstoke. This must end. Send a message asking the BC gov to protect old and ancient trees in one of the rarest and most carbon-rich rainforests on Earth: vist.ly/4c733

This fall, 26 classes are participating in a Wildsight Classroom with Outdoors program like this one to Luxor Creek near Radium — spending a full day exploring a richly-educational local landscape. Find out more about Wildsight Education: https://wildsight.ca/programs/education/

Several major developments are reshaping the story of Record Ridge, including some recent legal action by the Save Record Ridge Action Committee and back-to-back CBC interviews with SRRAC and the mine’s proponent West High Yield Resources. Find out more: wildsight.ca/2025/10/09/r...

Last week, community members joined together to wrap up another incredible season of work in Kimberley's Lois Creek trail system. This multi-year project has included stream enhancement, trail builds and the planting of thousands of native species.

Simon Wiebe, mining & policy impacts researcher for Wildsight, said the penalties were a good start but came nowhere close the level required to deter further pollution. “They made over $13 billion in profit over the same time period. The fines are really not large enough,” he said.

Two sites recently affected by wildfire in the East Kootenay's Southern Rockies and Purcells were replanted with thousands of endangered whitebark pine seedlings this fall thanks to ecologist Randy Moody with support from our Youth Climate Corps.

Amazing news for Fernie with the announcement that 120,000 acres of private timber lands have been secured for conservation by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Congratulations to the NCC for its leadership in ensuring these lands will be protected for generations! fernie.com/blog/elk-val...

As the Honourable Murray Sinclair once said: “Education is what got us into this mess and education is key to getting us out of it.” Today marks the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. We take this time to remember, reflect and honour. 📸 Andy Wright

These fish completed an incredible journey down through a dozen major dams to the ocean, and then back to their ancestral waters. For more info about the Bringing the Salmon Home Initiative: https://columbiariversalmon.ca/the-salmon-are-coming-home-historic-return-to-the-columbia-river/

"It's the least [they] can do." BC, it's time to follow through on your promises. Comic by the talented Anneke Rosch

Studies show that Lake Windermere now has more disturbed shoreline than natural — a situation not seen in any other surveyed lakes in British Columbia's (BC) Columbia Basin. Read the full blog at: https://wildsight.ca/2025/09/16/shaping-water-stewardship/

This week is National Forest Week in Canada. B.C. harbours some of the world's most ancient and vibrant forests — home to species not found anywhere else on the planet. We'd love to celebrate by seeing some of your favourite forest images, or hearing about your favourite forest memories.

Thank you, Andrea, for taking action. You can send your own message for the ITR using Wildsight's online letter writing tool — craft your own, like Andrea's, or send a pre-written letter that we've drafted for you. https://secure.wildsight.ca/ITR

We're currently raising money to keep our environmental education programs running, and a generous donor has stepped up to match every gift given until September 30, up to $5,000! vist.ly/46zs6 📸s by Julie-Anne Davies, Jenny Rae Bateman and Bailey Repp

Old forests are the cornerstone of our forested ecosystems, and BC’s government is failing them. This map highlights how much of the EK landscape is in a very high risk scenario, with all areas in red containing less than 10% old forests. 📸 by Bailey Repp

Excerpts shared with permission from another of the more than 900 messages that have been sent so far calling for the protection of the old and ancient forests being cut down in B.C.'s Inland Temperate Rainforest. Send your own here: https://secure.wildsight.ca/ITR 📸 by Bailey Repp

Excerpts from a message by Spence, a Kimberley resident who spent almost a decade working in the forestry sector after graduating from Castlegar's Forestry Technologist program. Spence's letter is one of over 900 that have been sent so far. Send your own here: https://secure.wildsight.ca/ITR

The International Elk-Kootenay Watershed Study Board's interim report is live and open for public comment until September 14. This report outlines the efforts made to date, and the plan for moving forward. Provide your feedback here: vist.ly/44wuw

The controversial Record Ridge magnesium mine proposed for just outside Rossland, B.C., might not be getting an environmental review. But we're not done yet trying to protect the endangered mountain holly fern. Read more: wildsight.ca/2025/08/27/b...

Last month, B.C. decided the proposed Zincton ski resort, in the central Selkirks, wouldn't get an environmental assessment. While it's not a green light for 5,500-hectare development, it'll definitely speed things up. So what's the process from here? Read more: vist.ly/44mxf

Our YCC crew worked with the Great Divide Trail Association to help them with a 3 year project to redirect the trail route along Mt. Erris. We cut brush, felled trees, set tread, and connected with the wonderful volunteers that care for this landscape.

Watershed Matters is a new WIldsight program, developed in collaboration with Living Lakes Canada, that's connecting high school students with the complexities of watershed management 💧 Read more: vist.ly/43dtp 📸 Jenny Rae Bateman

This year’s five-day Go Wild! trip drew 11 participants from across the Kootenays to hike in the central Purcell's Jumbo Valley near Invermere, BC.

Did you miss our webinar on the old-growth logging currently happening north of Revelstoke and its impacts on caribou earlier this month? The full recording is now up on our website for your viewing pleasure! Watch the webinar via the link below: vist.ly/3zrkp

In southwestern Alberta, one 29-hectare wetland downstream of an abandoned coal mine has been removing dangerous pollution from the water for decades. It begs the question: could wetlands help treat the Elk Valley's own selenium pollution problem? 📸 by Siobhan Williams vist.ly/3zk7b

Join our team — from anywhere in Canada! We're looking for a Communications & Fundraising Technology Specialist to help us maintain and improve our database and WordPress websites, and make data-driven decisions. https://wildsight.ca/2025/07/24/techjob/

HELP OUR LOCAL BADGERS: If you come across a badger this summer (dead or alive) report it at vist.ly/3z9s8 ! Passable culverts will be placed where badgers are most likely to be killed by vehicles, but public input is needed to determine the best places to install them in B.C.'s interior.

Little has changed at the heart of the revised project description for an expansion to Elk Valley Resources' Fording River coal mine, which is already the largest coal mine in B.C. More details: vist.ly/3z7g7 📸s by Siobhan Williams.

Over the past month, our Youth Climate Corps West Kootnay crew has been helping out with planting and maintenance at the Monarch Way Station in Rosemont, created by the @kootenaynativeplants to support monarch butterflies on their incredible migration journey.

Wildsight's Reanne, Harvey recently witnessed old-growth logging in person for the first time, and she found it hit home on a different level. In her most recent blog, Reanne reflects on what she saw, and how, in 2025, this is still permitted to happen. vist.ly/3yxg9

Thank you to the Sinixt Confederacy for welcoming the West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps to help strip bark for tipi poles in Kp̓iƛ̓l̓s (Castlegar). It was a day of satisfying pulls and hard work, and as always, it was a pleasure to work alongside and learn from these incredible people.

Step out of your routine and into an immersive learning opportunity this fall with our first-ever public field tour to explore the Columbia River watershed. 🍁 Learn. Reflect. Connect. 🗓️ Early bird registration extended to July 31 🔗 Register today: https://vist.ly/3n8x7ji 📸: David Moskowitz

The West Kootenay Youth Climate crew spent a week getting their hands dirty and their minds inspired at four incredible farms in Creston. They got to learn from local farmers leading the way in sustainable and innovative practices, while lending support to these passionate and inspirational folks.

Our East and West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps crews had mounds of fun working together recently on a hugelkultur project for the Kimberley Community Garden. Hugelkultur beds require less frequent watering and low maintenance efforts that avoid soil disturbance.

Tomorrow, 6-8pm MT! Join the International Joint Commission’s Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board for a webinar in which they’ll listen to public concerns about water pollution leaching into waterways from Elk Valley Resources' mines. Register: vist.ly/3n8s5nx 📸 Alec Underwood / EcoFlight

Both our Youth Climate Corps teams came together to learn essential water monitoring skills in the East Kootenay recently! Thanks to the guidance from @livinglakescanada, our crews are now trained in water quality and quantity assessments, as well as biomonitoring techniques.

For her lifetime of work in the field of ecology, Wildsight recognized Dr. Suzanne Bayley with the 2025 Ellen Zimmerman Award. 🌟 Read the story: vist.ly/3n8kih8

Join Wildsight Conservation Specialist Eddie Petryshen and Wildsight Revelstoke’s Reanne Harvey to learn about the old growth logging still occurring north of Revelstoke — and explore what it means for some of the region’s last remaining caribou. Register: vist.ly/3n8htcz

Walk the land where stories unfold this fall. Join Wildsight's immersive field tour as we connect the dots between ecology, history, politics through the past, present and future of the Columbia River watershed. Field tours are running in Revelstoke and Castlegar: vist.ly/3n8f9c8

The East and West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps crews joined forces to tackle a project in Creston's Goat Mountain. They spent hours cutting, piling, chipping and burning woody debris. As a bonus, the chipped material was then used by local farms. vist.ly/3n87fkr

Our Youth Climate Corps crew picked up right were last year's crew finished in Kimberley's Lois Creek, working to maintain the native species like Thimbleberry, Pearly everlasting and Larch trees planted by last season's YCC team.

This September, camp in the heart of the watershed, connect with a diverse group of curious citizens to learn about the past, present and future of this region. This fall, slow down. Dig deep. Join an unforgettable journey through one North America's most important landscapes. vist.ly/3n7mmb8