Ongoing Programs

Our programs continue to move conservation and protection of wild spaces ahead, as pressure for development escalates. Change is inevitable, but at Wildsight, we see it as our duty to help shape change in a way that maintains the values of the wild on the land and in our lives. economic interests - to address the social, spiritual and natural relationships we have with the place we live in.

Climate Solutions for the Kootenays

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Climate Solutions for the Kootenays has been developed to address the growing issues of climate change and the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.

Columbia Headwaters Invasive Plant Species

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See an invasive plant in the Columbia Wetlands?

Tell us where you saw it.

Columbia Headwaters Legacy

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The beginning of a truly great river...

The Columbia River starts its rugged journey calmly, in the slow-flowing waters of Columbia Lake, Lake Windermere, and the

Columbia Wetlands

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A river of life begins...

David Thompson Heritage Lands

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The British Columbia portion of the Athabasca Trail Region, Jeffrey and Pacific Creeks and the Upper Wood River.

Wildsight wants to introduce you to an exciting proposal to commemorate Da

Education in the Wild

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Cool ecology field trips for primary, intermediate and secondary students

Looking for excellent ecology learning opportunities for your students? Look here!

Flathead Wild

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The Flathead Valley is one of the most biologically important places on earth.

Forest Stewardship

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Wildsight is creating a precedent-setting model for Forest Stewardship Council certification in British Columbia.

Jumbo Wild

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The proposed real estate development would be located in the magnificent Jumbo Valley, 55 km from Invermere in the heart of the Central Purcells 5 hours from the nearest international airport (Calg

Lake Windermere

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Ensuring the ecological integrity of Lake Windermere through science and community stewardship.

Water stewardship that really works

A 2005

Living Lakes Canada

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Linking science to action at the grassroots level

Canada needs active, community-supported water stewardship like never before. 
But connecting the scientific tools of monitoring and rehabilitation with the agents of change—community members—is a challenge.

Mountain Caribou

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Mountain caribou are one of the most critically endangered animals in North America, relying entirely on old-growth forest in the world’s only Inland Temperate Rainforest.

Pesticide Reduction

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Wildsight is committed to reducing pesticide exposure in our communities and surrounding environment. We are an active member of the Pesticide Free Columbia Basin Coalition. The coalition is dedicated to the phase-out of non-essential, cosmetic chemical pesticides in the Columbia Basin.

Purcell Mountains

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The Purcell Range of the Columbia Mountains includes critical habitat and provides genetic connectivity for endangered species in the United States, such as grizzly bears and mountain caribou.

Rivers At Risk

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Power to the People?

Southern Rockies

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The focus of Wildsight's Southern Rockies Program is to promote science-based land use management practices throughout the transboundary Crown of the Continent ecoregion and protect a critical connection for wildlife in the Yellowstone To Yukon Corridor.

Wilderness Recreation

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Wildsight is raising awareness of industrial tourism practices across B.C.’s backcountry. We continue our coalition building to oppose unsustainable exploitation of the backcountry.