Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook in Kimberley, BC

Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook in Kimberley, British Columbia is dedicated to preserving biodiversity and healthy human communities in the southern rockies, the upper Columbia River Valley and the Columbia Mountains. The organization acts as an advocate to ensure that these regions continue to be ecologically rich. It strives to strengthen ties with sector groups and the First Nations and businesses to protect the environment. It's also responsible for organizing outreach programs to increase public understanding and support.

Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook is responsible for delivering educational programs to the general public and schools. The organization also coo is responsible for delivering educational programs to the general public and schools. The organization also coordinates scientific research programs dedicated to the study of endangered species.

Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook is one branch of five that Wildsight has in the Kootenay region. Branches are independent societies that deal specifically with local issues.

Local issues the Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook branch has dealt with include the Mark Creek Recovery Program, the Teck Cominco Sullivan Mine Closure Ecological Risk Assessment Review, the Clean Air Project, the One-Tonne Challenge which involved reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the Get Bear Smart! Program.

The Mark Creek Recovery Program involved 200 K to 12 students who hand-pulled weeds and planted native shrubs and trees in a former parking lot. The area was transformed into the streamside Marysville Falls Eco Park.

Get Bear Smart! was a program dedicated to reducing the amount of problem bears that needed to be destroyed. The Clean Air Project created idle-free zones and involved working with the city to draft new bylaws about backyard and slash burning.