The Islands Trust is failing to protect water and forests
At the Islands Trust Council’s most recent meeting in September 2023, Local Trustees reached consensus that their legally mandated object…
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At the Islands Trust Council’s most recent meeting in September 2023, Local Trustees reached consensus that their legally mandated object…
So far, we have raised $1,252,254 toward our purchase of the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure. Countless generous donations, big…
There is something about loading up the lab truck, packed to the brim with food and labelled totes, and boarding…
Salish Sea Emerging Stewards (SSES) was launched in 2016 with the goal of engaging Indigenous youth in environmental stewardship. Raincoast…
New research on the planet’s ‘Keystone Species’ has revealed a staggering and unappreciated diversity in what kind of animal fits…
New research on the planet’s ‘Keystone Species’ has revealed a staggering and unappreciated diversity in what kind of animal fits…
New research on the planet’s ‘Keystone Species’ has revealed a staggering and unappreciated diversity in what kind of animal fits…
Wastewater includes everything that is flushed down toilets and drains from households, businesses, and some industries and institutions. In Canada,…
Sylvie here, I’m the ACS lab’s new manager and research associate. This fall, things look a little bit different for…
On Monday, October 16th, as a special seminar from the departments of Geography and English here at the University of…
Our highly collegial and productive Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab is seeking expressions of interest for a MSc or PhD…
In the Salish Sea archipelago, island geography has fostered enormous biodiversity. In addition to the charismatic megaflora that make the…
Historically, wildfire has been an intermittent but essential disturbance regime in forested ecosystems across the country. In more recent times,…
Our current methods of protecting important ecosystems are not working. It is time for governments at all levels to adopt…
On July 12, the BC government released a draft of their Grizzly Bear Stewardship Framework with a deadline of August…
We are thrilled to announce an extraordinary partnership that marries the worlds of art and conservation, as Raincoast teams up…
With the expert help of Trevor Bennett from Kingtide Films I made a trailer for my forthcoming book. In the…
On August 13th, Raincoast hosted the third Pender Islands Big Tree Blitz since 2019 in partnership with the Pender Islands…
DÁYES (Pender Islands), and other islands of the Salish Sea, are the relatives of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. These island ecosystems…
I’m excited to have participated in the Sony Music podcast “Seeking.” The first season is on psychedelics and the second…
Raincoast’s Education Program often collaborates with organizations who share similar goals of understanding and protecting coastal ecosystems, allowing us to…
Southern Resident killer whales have a special relationship with Chinook salmon; it’s their favourite food, and Chinook abundance is correlated…
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has been given federal approval to double the size of the shipping terminal in the…
Currently, the legislative framework in Canada grants legal personhood to corporations, governments, and universities, giving them the legal capacity to…