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Have your say & keep the momentum going
Thanks to you, our donors, supporters and volunteers, we have reached an important milestone. We are proud to share the draft West Kootenay 100%…
Message to New NDP Government
The NDP will form a majority government, with Katrine Conroy being re-elected in Kootenay West by a landslide, and Brittny Anderson, NDP has been…
Here’s what we could find in the 2020 BC party platforms regarding stopping the logging of old-growth forests.
The West Kootenay EcoSociety is a non-partisan organization. We are sharing information on issues related to the health, safety and well-being of our…
The BC election is Saturday. Are you ready to be a voter?
Why will you be a voter? We don’t have a bunch of celebrities urging you to vote like that other big election happening soon. What we have is people…
Forests & Climate Takeaways from UBCM 2020
The scoop from a virtual UBCM In mid-September I, along with my local government colleagues from around the province, concluded the Union of BC…
Job posting! Are you our next Community Organizer?
Position Title: EcoSociety’s Part time Community Organizer Start date: As soon as possible End date: December 31, 2020, extension possible pending…
Digital Organizer: Youth Internship
Location: West Kootenays/remote working from home office Reports to: Executive Director Type of Position: full time, 40 hours Compensation:…
Do you see yourself in these stories? Check out our new online magazine.
Living Here is a new online publication that highlights the positive solutions coming out of our rural communities around healthy living, clean…
Farms to Friends extends to end of December
Bringing healthy, local food to families in need simply makes sense in these trying times. We launched Farms to Friends this summer to do just that,…
Glade Watershed – Moving onward with hope
Glade Creek Waterfall Glade Watershed Protection Society Since moving to the community of Glade in 2017, and building our home as the homeowner…
Exporting Our Watersheds
Eagle Creek, Regional District of Central Kootenay. Story by Chris Charlwood One of the main reasons we bought our house 17 years ago…
Ka Papa Cedars – Stretch your legs on this old growth forest trail
A week ago I visited the Ka Papa TrailI. I wanted to continue my exploration of our local Kootenay Old Growth forests before the smoke from the…
B.C. has to implement old growth forest recommendations
The B.C. government released its much anticipated old growth forests report and recommendations from its independent panel on Friday afternoon.…
Finding Inspiration in Apocalyptic Times
In April during a volunteer brainstorm, Rose shared the preview for the movie 2040. I had not heard of 2040 but I watched the trailer...and then I…
An Old Growth Forest Overlooking Nelson
On Labour Day this past weekend myself and my friend decided to find the massive cedar trees and all the animals they are home to up in Giveout…
Have you been to Ymir’s Old Growth Forest?
It’s 36 degrees outside and clear skies. My mom is visiting from Vancouver Island. She’s only here for a couple of days and I want to show her the…
Your best forest photo = chance to win a prize!
** Contest closed! Thank you to all that participated and HUGE thank you to our amazing sponsors! Valhalla Pure Outfitters, Kokanee Mountain…
Yay! Feds agree to Assess Teck Coal Mine – healthy and safe people need to come first
Photo & caption from Wildsight The decision was made on August 19th for Teck’s Castle Mine project to require federal review. Thank you,…
How to volunteer during COVID
Hey friends, The other day scrolling through my social media I stumbled upon another friends’ post that started off like “I don’t know who needs to…
Fresh local food goal of new Farms to Friends program
Everyone deserves to be healthy. That’s the starting point for Farms to Friends, a new program this summer bringing local organic produce to low…
Upcoming Events
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Herb Hammond will guide a new form of conversation about the forestry industry and how we live along side the current framing between humans and nature, a framing which so often influences politics, industry practices and our daily decision making. Herb will focus on nature based planning, something that can only be executed correctly when we firstly focus on how we frame the relationship between humans and nature. To do this, Herb will use examples in forestry management to demonstrate how things could change if we look at our relationship with nature with a different lense.
94% of British Columbia’s forests are publicly owned. Herb will be discussing why the forestry industry allows private timber companies to purchase public lands in long term renewable leases with little regulation. Herb will also address the important question: How we can take back the forest in our own hands?