What is a watershed?
A drop of water plummets out of a dark grey blanket of cumulonimbus gathered around the craggy peak of a…
Beaver-based restoration
Decade after decade, forested regions across North America have become increasingly susceptible to wildfire as precipitation patterns dramatically fluctuate, droughts…
A watershed based approach to water sampling
The Raincoast Healthy Waters program samples and analyzes water for contaminants of concern using a watershed based approach in communities…
Policy brief – supporting freshwater salmon habitat through the Water Sustainability Act
Recently, Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Team met with the new BC Minister of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship, the Hon. Minister…
Backgrounder: Wildlife killing contests
Few issues require as much innovation and cooperation as the conservation and management of large carnivores and their prey. Use…
Federal promises made for endangered whales during TMX approval are unfulfilled
Six conservation groups are urging the federal government to implement an Emergency Order — a mechanism that allows Ottawa to…
Summary of key facts about southeast Alaska interception fisheries
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries are recognized models of sustainability. However, other Alaskan salmon fisheries, particularly those in southeast Alaska, present…
Drought resilience for Nicola River salmon
Drought is rapidly becoming a serious threat to water security and aquatic ecosystems in British Columbia. Droughts are driven both…
Backgrounder: The court case over the Southeast Alaskan Troll fishery on Chinook salmon
In 2020, the non-profit Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court that challenged the 2019…
Mark-Selective Fishery: a backgrounder
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has proposed opening five new Chinook fisheries in April 2023. These fisheries would directly harm threatened…
A former lake re-emerges: A backgrounder
The catastrophic floods of late 2021 in southern British Columbia (Canada) and neighbouring Washington State (USA) destroyed homes, farms, and…
Impacts of Alaskan interception fisheries on Canadian and Southern U.S. salmon and steelhead
Prepared by: Andrew Rosenberger, Victoria Chicatun, and Greg Taylor Prepared for: Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Skeena Wild Conservation Trust Read…
Why we purchase commercial trophy hunting tenures
Working with our Coastal First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores…
Information about killer whale protection measures, what’s still needed, ongoing threats, population statistics, and data
Whale watching operators and recreational fishers are routinely violating the 400-metre protection zone buffers around Southern Resident killer whales. Some…
US organizations call on Washington State to oppose Canada’s Terminal 2 expansion in the Salish Sea
41 environmental and sustainability organizations in Washington State have written Governor Jay Inslee (PDF) asking him to oppose RBT2 on…
Nature conservation should be central to Canada’s recovery from COVID-19
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, PC, MP Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council Parliament…
Open letter to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau: Curb the wildlife trade
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 July…
Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts on Southern Resident killer whales
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal at Roberts Bank next to…
Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts to Fraser Chinook salmon
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal at Roberts Bank beside the…
Wolves in BC need our support
In British Columbia, Canada, wolves continue to be killed through a variety of means. These include legal recreational hunting and…
Backgrounder: The 2019 fishery and endangered Fraser Chinook
This backgrounder on endangered Fraser Chinook has been produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, and Watershed Watch. In…
Trans Mountain Expansion project background
Ecojustice, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society have worked through the courts to protect Southern Resident killer whales from…
Backgrounder on Canada’s Pacific salmon fishery losing its Marine Stewardship Council certification
What is the Marine Stewardship Council? The Marine Stewardship Council, or “MSC”, is an international, independent non-profit organization which sets…
Saving endangered whales: Strategies from above and below the 49th parallel
On May 10, the Canadian federal government announced its first wide-ranging measures to reduce the primary threats compromising survival of…
