North Columbia Environmental Society

Digger bees, bat boxes and butterfly gardens: prepping your Revelstoke garden for summer

How you can help your Revelstoke garden help beneficial species and the environment.How you can help your garden help beneficial species.

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RiverBlue explores how the fashion industry is destroying our rivers

Documentary film explores solutions for a sustainable future and encourages viewers to look at how their clothing is made.

Species in trouble: Revelstoke area animals need your help

The plight of the Mountain Caribou is well known locally, but they are just one of several species facing serious threats.

Revelstoke entrepreneurs: eco-tourism opportunities await

Revelstoke's eco-tourism opportunities are largely untapped

Last Stand film explores plight of the mountain caribou

Last Stand gives voice to First Nations, scientists, foresters, conservationists, and recreationists trying to chart a new path forward for mountain caribou before it’s too late.

Request to impose tax on motorized recreational sports not supported by Revelstoke City Council

Revelstoke city councillors weren't supportive of a request from the North Columbia Environmental Society to impose an environmental tax on motorized recreational sports in the community. Concerns arose over the controversy that could erupt among community members if such a tax was to be imposed. The question of the city's legal ability to impose such a tax was also raised.

North Columbia Environmental Society wants Revelstoke to consider taxing motorized recreation like snowmobiling

The North Columbia Environmental Society is asking the City of Revelstoke to consider introducing an environmental fee on motorized recreational activities. The NCES says it is concerned the city is promoting the recreational consumption of fossil fuels through its tourism strategy.

Webcast: Revelstoke Cycling Association summer plans, NCES sustainable building seminar

Learn about Revelstoke Cycling Association summer plans and an upcoming sustainable building workshop offered through the North Columbia Environmental Society in this April 11, 2017 webcast from the Revelstoke Mountaineer.

Koneline: our land beautiful

'The award winning film creates an experience full of complexity which parks all assumptions, shows the stories of the land from several perspectives, and compels the audience to look at their own journeys as a mutual project, working with everyone to create a sustainable planet – socially, economically, and environmentally.'

A look inside three of Revelstoke’s new, sustainably built homes

Agathe Bernard from the Sustainable Living Committee reviews four sustainably-built Revelstoke homes that participated in one of their tours. She explores the different methods and philosophies that guided sustainable construction.