Wildsight celebrated the International Day of the Mountain by asking elementary school children: Why do we love our mountains?

The responses from the elementary students captured the essence of what mountains mean to us, as Kootenay residents. Below is a sample of their responses:

I like the mountains because they make beautiful sunsets
I love the Rocky Mountains because of their amazing shape, size, and beautiful sight
I love the mountains because they protect animals like wolves
I love the mountains because of their neat creatures that live on them and the beauty of nature and vegetation
I love the mountains because they protect us
I love the mountains because they give homes to many animals
I love the mountains because they are beautiful
So many beautiful animals live in the mountains and from a distance the mountains look like shapes or animals
Wildlife
Our mountains protect our elegant trees
I love the mountains because they are fun to hike!
I like the wildlife in the mountains
I love to hike with my mom
They have trees
Moose
Because we are behind them and the sun shines
I love the mountains because they give us peace and light
Pink sunrises and sunsets when it’s cold in the winter
I love the mountains because they raise my spirits up•
The mountain trees give us air
Because as soon as I come back from a long trip away from home and they come into view I know that I’m home
I love the mountains because every mountain is different.

Some students decided to answer the question by adapting David Bouchard’s poem, “If you’re not from The Prairies”.

If You’re Not From The Mountains

If you’re not from the mountains, you don’t know the wildlife, you can’t know the wildlife

The majestic elk bugles as a cow walks by

The bald eagle soars gracefully up in the sky

The grizzly bear hunts in a nearby stream

A six point white tail is every hunters dream

If you’re not from the mountains, you don’t know the wildlife

If you’re not from the mountains you don’t know the water, you can’t know the water

Glacier creeks run so frantically free

Avalanches that fly like a wild crazed bee

Majestic waterfalls take crisp air as they flow

The heat of the hotsprings with cold winter snow

If you’re not from the mountains, you don’t know the water.

If you’re not from the mountains, you don’t know the sky, you can’t know the sky

Sunsets pop pink from high cloudy peaks

Sun incredibly hot, it lasts for weeks

Trees poking to native legends of the night

Morning sunrise slowly awakening without flight

If you’re not from the mountains, you don’t know the sky.

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