Wildsight

What Wildsight does

Wildsight is a registered Canadian charity (BN 134892496RR0001) headquartered in Kimberley, British Columbia, that works to protect wildlife, water, and wild spaces across Canada's Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions. The organization operates through six community branches (Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Golden, Invermere, Kimberley/Cranbrook, and Revelstoke), each governed by a local board, and delivers a portfolio of advocacy and education programs rather than a unified product or technology platform. Core advocacy work targets BC's Inland Temperate Rainforest (a 40-million-acre inland temperate rainforest), Southern Mountain Caribou habitat, sustainable forestry practices, and wildlife corridor restoration (e.g., Reconnecting the Rockies). Complementary education programs include Camp Odyssey ($224-$280 per child), the Columbia River Field School (a 15-day, 4-credit secondary program with School District 8), Classroom with Outdoors, Teach the Columbia, FutureMakers, Go Wild!, Watershed Matters, and the Youth Climate Corps. The organization also provides community sustainability initiatives such as the Zero Plastic Project and Beavers: Canada's Climate Champions.

Wildsight generates revenue primarily through individual donations (one-time and recurring monthly gifts of $10-$50), memberships, and program fees, supplemented by funding partners such as the Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies. Donation tiers are published at $75, $125, $250, $500, and custom amounts, with a secure online portal at secure.wildsight.ca built on CiviCRM. Distribution relies on the website, email newsletter, social media (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube), community events, and educational institution partnerships (College of the Rockies, School Districts 6 and 8). Customer/supporter segments span individual donors, families with children aged 5-13, K-12 and teen students, Indigenous Nations (Ktunaxa, Splatsin, Secwepemc, Syilx, Lheidli T'enneh), and the broader residents of the Columbia Basin. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding rounds; the organization is governed by an independent Board of Directors that recently transitioned chairmanship from Brian Conrad to Kelvin Saldern in June 2026.

Name

Wildsight

Legal name

Wildsight

Website

https://wildsight.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wildsight is a registered Canadian charity that protects wildlife, water, and wild spaces in British Columbia's Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions. It operates six community branches delivering advocacy campaigns (Inland Temperate Rainforest, Southern Mountain Caribou) and K-12/teen environmental education programs, funded by individual donations, memberships, and educational institution partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC), Guided Tours & Interpretive Services (Ranger-Led, Naturalist, Cultural Interpretation) (THAAAGAB), Environmental Interpretation & Ranger-Led Education Programs (Visitor Education) (THAAAOAJ)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation
• Environmental advocacy
• Habitat protection
• Environmental education
• Watershed conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kimberley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: Wildsight generates revenue through individual donations (one-time and monthly recurring), membership fees, and charitable gifts. The organization is a registered Canadian charity (134892496RR0001) and accepts donations via its secure online portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wildsight is a registered Canadian charity that runs advocacy campaigns and on-the-ground programs to protect wildlife, water, and wild places in Canada's Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions. Its core offerings combine conservation advocacy (e.g., old-growth forest and caribou habitat protection, sustainable forestry monitoring) with nature-based environmental education programs (summer camps, field schools, classroom programs) delivered through six community branches and educational institution partnerships.

Product overview

Wildsight operates as a multi-faceted conservation organization offering a portfolio of interconnected environmental programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include advocacy campaigns focused on protecting old-growth forests and caribou habitat (BC's Inland Temperate Rainforest Program, Southern Mountain Caribou Program, Sustainable Forestry), combined with extensive environmental education initiatives (Classroom with Outdoors, Teach the Columbia, Columbia River Field School, Camp Odyssey, FutureMakers, Go Wild!, Watershed Matters). Supporting programs address wildlife corridors (Reconnecting the Rockies), regional conservation areas (Purcell Mountains, Southern Rockies), and community sustainability (Zero Plastic Project, Youth Climate Corps). These programs collectively advance Wildsight's mission of defending wildlife, water, and wild spaces across Canada's Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BC's Inland Temperate Rainforest Program Conservation campaign focused on protecting Canada's only inland rainforest (40 million acres), home to deep-snow caribou, ancient cedar forests, and globally unique biodiversity threatened by logging.
• Southern Mountain Caribou Program Advocacy and legal action program working to protect endangered Southern Mountain Caribou herds and their critical old-growth forest habitat from logging and industrial development.
• Reconnecting the Rockies Wildlife corridor restoration program working to reconnect fragmented habitats across the Rocky Mountains to enable wildlife movement and genetic exchange.
• Classroom with Outdoors Environmental education initiative connecting K-12 students with nature through outdoor learning experiences and classroom-integrated outdoor activities.
• Teach the Columbia Educational program providing field courses and experiential learning about the Columbia River watershed's geography, ecology, history, and conservation challenges.
• Columbia River Field School 15-day canoeing and camping journey through the Columbia River watershed providing students with four high school credits while learning about the region's history, ecology, politics, and conservation.
• Youth Climate Corps Seasonal employment program offering young people opportunities to develop careers in climate action through hands-on conservation and sustainability projects.
• Camp Odyssey Nature-based summer day camp program for children ages 5-13 offering outdoor adventures, hiking, exploring, gardening, and wilderness survival skills development across multiple locations.
• FutureMakers Hands-on educational program designed for grades 4-7 students, empowering them to design sustainable solutions and environmental stewardship projects.
• Watershed Matters High school program providing students with experiential learning about local watersheds, ecosystem health, and water conservation.
• Go Wild! Six-day backpacking expedition in the Kootenay backcountry for teens focused on leadership development and landscape connection.
• Sustainable Forestry Program Advocacy and monitoring initiative working to influence forestry planning and practices to minimize environmental impacts, preserve biodiversity, and protect critical wildlife habitat.
• Purcell Mountains Program Conservation initiative expanding protection for the Purcell region, working to ensure wildlife can roam freely, water runs clean, and ecological integrity remains intact.
• Jumbo Wild Campaign Long-standing campaign opposing development in the Jumbo Valley and supporting the Ktunaxa Nation's vision for permanent protection of Qat'muk.
• Southern Rockies Program Conservation program working to protect ecological values in the Southern Rockies region of the Columbia Basin, supporting wildlife, water, and wild places.
• Zero Plastic Project Community program working to reduce plastic waste and promote sustainable alternatives in the Columbia Basin region.
• Beavers: Canada's Climate Champions Program highlighting and supporting beaver populations and their role in ecosystem health, water storage, and climate resilience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protected 2.2 million hectares through Mountain Caribou Recovery Plan legislated in 2007
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017VWS first proposed Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness protection in 2017. Wildsight partnered with VWS on advocacy efforts, with VWS gathering 840+ signatures on a petition over two years.
• Ktunaxa NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding partnership supporting Ktunaxa Nation's vision for permanent protection of Qat'muk (the Jumbo Valley area) and collaborative work on Mountain Caribou recovery and old-growth forest protection in the Purcell Mountains region.
• College of the Rockies (COTR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildsight partners with COTR for Camp Odyssey summer camps at the Cranbrook location. Camps are part of COTR's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Camps program, led by Wildsight educators.
• School District 8 (SD8)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildsight partners with SD8 to deliver the Columbia River Field School as a 4-credit school course. Students earn high school credits through the 15-day canoeing and camping journey program.
• School District 6 (SD6)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Spirit Rock Climbing Center Pro-D day camps throughout the SD6 school year, providing outdoor adventure programming for students.
• Splatsin First NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSplatsin First Nation joined with Wildsight and Valhalla Wilderness Society to support protection of the Argonaut drainage area for caribou habitat.
• Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Golden's Annual Community Weed Pull event to address invasive species in the Columbia Basin region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ducks Unlimited Canada: National habitat conservation organization focused on wetlands and waterfowl, with significant BC operations. Comparable habitat conservation mission and donor-funded nonprofit model at national scale.
• David Suzuki Foundation: National Canadian environmental nonprofit combining science, policy advocacy, and education on biodiversity, climate, and oceans. Overlaps with Wildsight's advocacy and education work but at national scale with stronger brand recognition.
• Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC): Canada's largest land conservation organization, securing and stewarding natural areas. Overlaps with Wildsight on land protection in BC but operates at a national scale with significantly larger assets.

Direct peers

• Wilderness Committee: Western Canada-based conservation advocacy nonprofit working on old-growth protection, species at risk, and public lands. Very comparable advocacy model and BC geographic focus to Wildsight.
• Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y): Conservation initiative focused on connecting and protecting habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon, overlapping significantly with Wildsight's Rocky Mountain and Columbia Basin programs (e.g., wildlife corridors, caribou).
• Sierra Club BC: British Columbia chapter of the Sierra Club Foundation, focused on conservation advocacy, sustainable resource use, and environmental education in BC. Highly comparable regional nonprofit conservation peer.
• BC Wildlife Federation: Provincial wildlife federation with a broad membership base in BC focused on hunting, fishing, and wildlife habitat. Comparable regional conservation membership model, though more angler/hunter-oriented.
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – BC Chapter (CPAWS-BC): BC chapter of CPAWS focused on protecting parks, wilderness, and species at risk in British Columbia. Directly comparable regional conservation advocacy nonprofit with similar donor base and policy approach.

Others

• Ecojustice: Canada's largest environmental law charity, which has directly represented Wildsight (e.g., 2014 caribou habitat lawsuit). Strongly allied peer operating in adjacent environmental legal advocacy space.

Regional players

• Pacific Salmon Foundation: BC-focused conservation nonprofit dedicated to salmon and watershed health. Comparable regional model and BC donor base, with thematic overlap on Wildsight's watershed/water work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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