Wings stories

Amazing first day of the Festival…so many happy faces!...

Want to try out some new binoculars or camera gear to aid you in your birding or wildlife photography and viewing? Pop over to the “PopUp Optic Gear-Table” on May 10thfrom 8 am to 1 pm. Rob Hadlow, a nature photographer specializing...

Expert at turning dreams into goals andinto reality, Laval St. Germain knows what it takes to unzip the tent door and step out from high camp on Everest for a cold, gasping trip to the top or to shove off the dock to row alone across...

The Ktunaxa have occupied their Territory since time immemorial, and they have deep spiritual, cultural and social connections to the land and the water. Their relationship to the land and water, including all living things, is supported by their oral...

Project Take Flight Wildlife Rehabilitation Society: Flight Cage Open House with Dr. Mark Zehnder & Judy Ellison Project Take Flights’s raptor flight cage has been a huge success since it’s creation in 2011. It has played a key role in...

Adventure Canada and Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival   Each May, since 1997, the upper Columbia River Valley of BC witnesses the Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival. One of the biggest and longest running wildlife festivals in Canada,...

Providing an ecological lift: Wetland Enhancement on the Hoodoos Conservation Property   Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems on the planet.  In the Kootenay region, we are fortunate to have many largely intact wetlands, including the internationally significant Columbia...

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Nestled between the Rockies and the Purcell mountain ranges, you will find a hidden gem known as Fairmont Hot Springs. Individuals who find themselves at the resort today will enjoy many modern amenities, however, they don’t...

Earthskills Institute Festival   The second annual Earthskills Institute Festival is set to take place in the valley May 11thto 20th. This festival aims to build a community that empowers people to be self-sufficient and resilient through the sharing of...

Since 2015, the Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (CWWS), under the leadership of biologist Rachel Darvill of Parson, B.C., has engaged more than 170 keen volunteers in documenting more than 322,000 birds in the Columbia Wetlands. From revenue generated through its annual events,...