Submitted by Wildsight Students in Cranbrook’s Kootenay Orchards Elementary School learned about the beauty and intricacy of trees, and connected with the landscape around them…
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Students, snowpack and science
Submitted by Wildsight Living in the Kootenays means we know snow. We shovel it, watch it, talk about it, play in it, and then shovel…
A deep dive into local water
By Lorene Keitch The subject of water is as deep as the ocean itself. You can skim the surface, or dive deep on the subject,…
Potato Crisp
Making the most of the chilly season, kids in Jaimee Beaupre’s Grade 3/4 class at Kimberley Independent School spent time in Kimberley Nature Park last…
Final Streamers spring event is June 21
The vision of Mainstreams is to honour our local watershed by learning more about the creatures living in our creeks and streams. The final Streamers…
Volunteers give back to the reindeer this Christmas
Volunteers in Kimberley were eager and excited to collect lichen for the maternal penning project for the endangered South Selkirk herd of mountain caribou (also…
Regional students go beyond recycling
This school year, 13 classes from around the Columbia Basin joined Wildsight educators on a 24-week Beyond Recycling investigation into the impact of their lifestyles—energy,…
Basin students stepped out into Winter Wonder
This winter, over 3,000 students from 148 Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes throughout the Columbia Basin stepped out of their classrooms and into the magical…
Local educators recognized
CBEEN awards 2017 Awards of Environmental Education Excellence February 27 The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2017…
Creature Crafting for Families
The final of a three-part series of family-centred MainstreamS programs, Creature Crafting will be led by Patty Kolesnichenko and hosted this Saturday, November 5 from…