Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) is proud to announce the recipients of its annual Conservation Leadership Awards, which recognize one person…
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Celebrating the life and legacy of Jim Galloway
By Wildsight The Earth has lost a passionate advocate: Jim Galloway passed away in early June at the age of 91. A lifelong environmental advocate,…
A call to the current: Why protecting water starts with us
Submitted by Wildsight Roughly 22,000 people recreated on a seven kilometre stretch of Columbia River between Columbia Lake and Fairmont Hot Springs in 2021 alone….
Nominate a conservation champion
Submitted by Wildsight Do you know a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to protecting nature or environmental education in the Columbia Headwaters region?…
Navigating water-based recreation and aquatic health
It’s turbulent times for Columbia Valley waters. The combined impacts of invasive species, increasing water-based recreation and climate change are threatening the once-pristine waters found…
E-Transportation shows coming to Invermere and Cranbrook
Submitted by Wildsight Invermere Do you have questions about electric vehicles? Would you like to take one for a test drive, hop on an electric…
Valley resident Tracy Flynn wins Ellen Zimmerman Award
Submitted by Wildsight “What will have a lasting impact?” This is the question Columbia Valley resident Tracy Flynn asks herself when she chooses how to…
Invermere Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16
Started in 1900, the annual Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. The count focuses on the winter bird population, which is…
Building safety in the backcountry
The Kokanee Glacier Cabin Story By Pat Morrow Twenty years ago, a remarkable endeavour took shape in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park within the southern Selkirk…
Pact a paradigm shift for Indigenous-led conservation
The federal and provincial governments, together with First Nations leadership, announced over $1 billion in funding Nov. 3 to conserve British Columbia’s species and landscapes…