Moratorium on logging in core caribou habitat needed

Wildsight is calling for an interim moratorium on logging and road building in core southern mountain caribou habitat until permanent protections are in place.

Old Growth Logging continues

Exactly three years ago, B.C. released their Old Growth Strategic Review — and promised to implement its fourteen recommendations. Today [...]

Logging threatens Columbia Wetlands

This 180 km-long wetland, stretching from Columbia Lake to Donald, is home to more than 300 species of animals, 65 of which are designated species at risk.

BCTS to Pause Logging and Road-building in Old Growth Valley

After significant public pressure, the B.C. government and its logging agency BC Timber Sales have committed to pause logging and road-building in a remote old growth valley north of Revelstoke

Logging endangers whitebark pine in the Elk Valley

Canwel’s recent logging in a sub-alpine bowl south of Fernie included endangered whitebark pine trees.

UBCM calls on Province to Regulate Private Land Logging

There is no legal requirement for logging practices on private land to be sustainable over time. This allows landowners to remove most or all of the forest cover in a short time period despite major impacts on wildlife, water and communities

Flathead Targeted for Logging

Plans for intensive logging and road-building threaten Flathead River Valley. B.C.’s Flathead River Valley is targeted for intensive logging and [...]

Investing in watershed security must define B.C.’s future

Watershed security involves protecting the health of watersheds, which are vital for clean water, flood control, groundwater recharge, biodiversity, agriculture, recreation, and overall well-being.

Fernie Chamber Seeks Event Management for Griz Days

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce (FCoC) is thrilled to announce the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the [...]

Wildsight mounts fight for Endangered Mountain Caribou

Residents are being asked to help protect endangered mountain caribou habitat and old growth forests at risk of logging north [...]

Wildsight supports biodiversity ecosystem health

Wildsight supports the BC government’s commitment to protecting biodiversity and ecosystem health and the creation of a law that would give overarching priority to biodiversity protection.

Wildsight welcomes $300 million for conservation

Today, Premier David Eby unveiled a new $300 million for Conservation Financing Mechanism that will help progress British Columbia’s mandate [...]