British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Jan. 21 announced a $5-million investment in projects spanning 24 provincial parks, including Wasa Lake Provincial…
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Wildsight joins coalition demanding changes for wildlife
Conservation groups are calling on the next provincial government to take action on B.C.’s declining wildlife populations. Wildsight is one of a diverse coalition of…
Wilkie honoured with Conservation Leadership Award
The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) announced the recipients of its annual Conservation Leadership Award on Friday, October 12 in Nelson as part of the annual…
Renewed focus on preserving parks a must
By Wayne Stetski Kootenay-Columbia MP Today we celebrate Canada’s rich and diverse natural heritage. From coast-to-coast-to-coast, our national, provincial and community parks allow Canadians to…
Groups hope conservation on menu
On March 10, President Barack Obama will hold a State Dinner at the White House for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the first time such an…
Fourth Flathead BioBlitz aims to catalogue species
Fourteen scientists are gathering today in B.C.’s Flathead and Elk valleys for a BioBlitz on three undeveloped parcels of land belonging to Teck Resources Ltd….
Coalition asks BCWF to work toward more refuges
On the eve of the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) Annual General Meeting in Fernie, a coalition of environmental and conservation groups called on the BCWF…
U.S. Senate legislation affecting Flathead River Valley
Achieves mining and energy ban in transnational river valley On Dec. 12 the U.S. Senate passed the North Fork Watershed Protection Act as part of…
Bill 4 puts BC Parks in peril: environmental groups
By Ian Cobb On March 24, Bill 4 (the Park Amendment Act) became law, despite opposition from a consortium of leading environmental organizations and park…
Jumbo Wild takes top spot in national competition
Wildsight’s Jumbo Wild campaign received another boost last week, in the form of a $5,000 award for first place in the fourth-annual Mountain Equipment Co-op…