Over a hundred people gathered in Kimberley on Tuesday night (Nov. 26) to hear about the impact of current and future logging on wildlife and…
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Program offers summer adventure for local teens
For teens wanting a summer adventure with training in leadership, teamwork, and wilderness skills, Wildsight is now accepting applications for the Go Wild! program. Go…
The case for learning about our local land
Letter to the Editor The pandemic highlighted the many benefits of getting outside regularly and connecting with nature. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada…
Kootenay Connect offers hope for species at risk
Extended federal funding helps Kootenay region contribute to global biodiversity conservation targets What do grizzly bears, badgers, and western painted turtles have in common? They…
Cranbrook kids care for local wetland
Submitted by Wildsight Elizabeth Lake is a beloved Cranbrook wetland. This important nature reserve provides a critical nesting and staging area for several types of…
Likin’ for lichen
Submitted by Wildsight On a recent field trip local students tromped through forests and picked through trees to collect lichen for dwindling caribou herds living…
Local artist supports Mountain Caribou Recovery Project
Art Gallery Kimberley is a new art gallery right in the heart of the downtown pedestrian area of B.C.’s Best Small Town: Kimberley. Housed in…
Students looking for adventure can Go Wild this summer
Submitted by Wildsight This summer brings back an engaging educational experience for teens that’s been sidelined since COVID-19 hit. Go Wild! Is a six-day Kootenay-based…
Students, snowpack and science
Submitted by Wildsight Living in the Kootenays means we know snow. We shovel it, watch it, talk about it, play in it, and then shovel…
Kimberley students explore the grasslands
Submitted by Wildsight Across the Columbia Basin, 25 classes participated in a Wildsight Classroom with Outdoors experience this fall: a full day field trip where…