What is a watershed?
A drop of water plummets out of a dark grey blanket of cumulonimbus gathered around the craggy peak of a…
Where is our research vessel, Achiever?
Raincoast’s research vessel, SV Achiever, is a Transport Canada certified 68 ft. steel hulled sloop that offers education, research, and…
Fish passage through our habitat restoration projects in the Lower Fraser River and Estuary
The Lower Fraser River and Estuary is a highly modified environment with more than 70% of tidal marsh habitats that…
Mapping the Semá:th X̱ó:tsa (Sumas Lake) region following the BC floods of 2021
The catastrophic floods of late 2021 in southern British Columbia (Canada) and neighbouring Washington State (USA) destroyed homes, farms and…
Is it time the critical habitat of endangered killer whales be expanded to include their prey base – Chinook rivers?
Southern Resident killer whales have a special relationship with Chinook salmon; it’s their favourite food, and Chinook abundance is correlated…
Mapping commercial trophy hunting tenures in the Great Bear Rainforest
We are currently raising funds to purchase the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure, which would effectively provide protection from commercial…
Meet Brooke Gerle, Raincoast’s new Mapping Technician
Brooke Gerle has joined our Communications team as a Mapping Technician. She will assist in spatial analysis, the creation of…
Mapping Chinook watersheds that feed into the critical habitat of Southern Resident killer whales
Southern Resident killer whales heavily depend on Chinook salmon for their survival and Chinook are heavily dependent on healthy rivers….
