Have you seen our updated Volunteer Opportunities webpage? 

If you’re on our volunteer list you should have received an email recently with upcoming volunteer opportunities and a short survey to keep our list updated. Please be sure to respond to the survey!

If you’ve not volunteered before, this summer is a great time to start. There are weed pulls, cleanups, bike valet hosting, and a variety of projects to get involved with, including mobilizing the Columbia Valley for a Plastic-Free July!

Have you ever considered going 'tiny'? Tiny homes are fully livable, year-round homes with a floor area of generally less than 500 sq ft. They are intentionally designed for compact, ergonomic and sustainable living, with less material use and much lower heating and energy requirements than a ‘normal’ house, while still being comfortable and, dear we say, adorable!

Find out more about tiny houses in a 1-hour webinar conversation with Dennis Scott of Humble Bee Homes on Thurs June 19th. 

This webinar is part of our Resilient Communities program, funded by the Columbia Basin Trust.

This Saturday, June 14th, Wildsight volunteers will be donning gloves and getting physical to remove invasive plant species (aka weeds!) from trails and roads around Columbia Lake Provincial Park. And on Thursday, June 26th, we’ll be at Sinclair Creek in Radium doing the same. The gardeners among you will be familiar with ‘weeds’ being plants in places we don’t want them, but you might wonder why we don’t just let nature be nature in ‘wild places’. 

One way that invasive plants can spread is through us humans exploring the outdoors, with seeds that sneakily hitchhike on the boots, tires and gear of recreation trail users. Trails and roads provide access to new territory for plants that might not otherwise spread there. And once an invasive species gets established, it can quickly overwhelm the plants that are native to the area and fundamentally change the ecosystem.

Cleaning our boots and gear when entering and leaving a wilderness area is a simple and effective way to avoid spreading weeds. But removing those plants is also helpful, especially at this time of year before they go to seed and spread even further.

Join in the first of our monthly summer cleanups at Lake Enid next Wednesday, June 18th. Spend an evening enjoying this local treasure while helping to collect litter and keep it naturally beautiful. Kids are welcome to participate (with an accompanying adult). Meet other families and folks who care about Lake Enid and like to give back.

We’re gearing up for the first free Bike Valet at Invermere Farmers Market this Saturday June 14th. Ride down to say hi, leave your bike with us while you potter around town, and remember to collect it again by 1pm! It’s that simple. 

We are still looking for more volunteers (and a paid volunteer coordinator) to help manage the bike valet throughout the summer - if this is your buzz, sign up now!

This initiative is supported by the BC Cycling Coalition (BCCC) and their funding partner the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT). Thanks also go to the East Kootenay Climate Hub for their help getting us all set up!

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival has been a fixture of the Wildsight Invermere calendar for over 10 years. The festival is produced in California with film submissions from all over the world. Do you know a filmmaker or film with an environmental, adventure or sustainability theme that would be a great addition to the festival? We’d love to see more Canadian and local content showcased in this marvellous collection of inspiring stories. Submissions are now open until August for the 2026 festival.