A personal appeal from John Bergenske
Dear Wildsight supporter,
You are an important part of making sure our work gets done.
You are our voice in the community and our partner in conservation.
Your support has been vital — I hope you see the value in supporting us in the year ahead.
This year, your support helped Wildsight to accomplish so much....
Water
In 2010, Wildsight’s Lake Windermere Project, a model for Living Lakes Canada, won the Real Estate Foundation of BC Land Award, which recognizes innovation, collaboration and leadership in conservation
Working with partners, Wildsight launched the Living Lakes Network Canada and organized the first-ever Canada Water Week.
Conservation
The ban on mining, oil and gas in the Flathead has moved forward and thousands have signed our petitions for the Flathead National Park and Wildlife Management Area.
Mountain Caribou Recovery work has lead to a government commitment to translocate 20 caribou this winter to augment the Purcell herd.
Public awareness of the need to protect Jumbo is keeping the pressure on both developers and government.
Wildsight has directly engaged with Teck on mining impacts in the Elk Valley. The Elk River Alliance is involving citizens in ecosystem health.
Wildsight has led the successful work to put on hold independent power projects that threaten the Columbia’s wild rivers and ecosystems.
Wildsight has begun a scientific mapping process to guide our conservation efforts. Mapping will identify core habitat areas and connectivity linkages needed to support healthy wildlife populations in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain ecoregions.
Community
Wildsight has developed an inspiring Climate Solutions for the Kootenays program that will deliver traveling workshops throughout the region in the coming year.
Pesticide Reduction is a region-wide Wildsight campaign, a cooperative effort of our branches as part of the Pesticide Free Columbia Basin coalition.
Education in the Wild provided 186 field trip programs to 4,009 students. Our educators also delivered Beyond Recycling to 174 students in seven classrooms across the Columbia Basin.
These are just some of the things Wildsight is doing.
For a more in-depth view, look inside our annual report.
Click to request a copy by mail.
Please make your tax-deductible donation today.
It will help us secure protection for the wild places we cannot lose, for clean water and for educational programs that make a real difference to kids in this region.
Stay well, enjoy the changing season, and please accept my thanks.
For the wild,
John Bergenske
Executive Director
