General occurrence report data highlights systemic racism in B.C. policing
Policing in B.C. is and always has been racist. Here’s some information from an FOI request for six years of…
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Marine mammals in a changing Arctic Ocean
In March 2020, a Regional Planning and Knowledge Sharing Workshop was held by POLAR at the campus of the Canadian…
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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….
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Notes from the Hill: Working towards protecting 30% of lands and waters by 2030
Despite the cold windy air rushing across the Ottawa River, the smiles and excitement of participating in Nature on the…
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Practice Guide: Learning from the community connectors
Download the PDF version of this Practice Guide. Even after participating in just one Community Connectors event, residents reported positive…
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Delegating to the Islands Trust: The 30×30 challenge
On March 7, 2023, Forest Conservation Program Director Shauna Doll made a delegation to Islands Trust Council urging them to…
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Proposed green waste facility in burnaby axed after public outcry and grassroots organizing
A version of this article was published as an OpEd in the Burnaby Now on March 13th, 2023. Shortly after…
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Reduced genetic diversity: another challenge facing the Southern Resident killer whales?
As charismatic mega-predators, killer whales have no equal. Historically feared, respected, in some cultures revered, we now know them to…
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Transit Police continue to target BIPOC people
Metro Vancouver’s Transit Police have always targeted BIPOC people, in particular Black and Indigenous people. This post summarizes FOI data…
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Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 5: Experimental forest restoration methodologies
Tal Engel lives in the Comox Valley on land called Honey Grove where he practices ecoforestry and manages an organic…
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Local engagement: letters to elected representatives can help make change
As a science-based organization focused on habitat and wildlife conservation on the vast coastline of BC and a land trust…
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Join us for After the Groundswell: film and discussion panel events in Vancouver, Victoria, and Tofino
We invite you to join us in Vancouver, Victoria, or Tofino for a special evening and ‘re-premiere’ of Groundswell, a…
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About QR codes
I’ve never been a particularly big fan of QR codes. I like the idea of them. But I’m just not…
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Sign our official petition to tell the federal government to reject Roberts Bank Terminal 2
As we wait for the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Honourable Steven Guilbeault, to decide whether to approve…
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Opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion? You’re not alone
The list of groups opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion includes several First Nations, a suite of conservation…
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Bear tourism instead of bear hunting
Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores, our longest running campaign to date, is our initiative to stop all commercial trophy hunting in the…
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Webinar recap: Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing
On March 1st, Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) and CMHC co-hosted a webinar entitled ‘Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing.’ A diverse…
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Job Posting: Water Quality Coordinator
We are seeking an energetic and committed candidate who will coordinate sampling and analysis of samples as part of the…
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Fisheries Minister must stop new fisheries that will harm endangered Chinook salmon and killer whales
Conservation groups and First Nations are voicing their opposition to Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s proposal to open new Chinook fisheries…
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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…
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Join us for Season 2 of Wolf School!
In 2020 during the pandemic, Raincoast hosted the first rendition of Wolf School – six live webinars with guests ranging…
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Callista Ottoni on community-engaged research, social connectedness and the magic of informal conversations
My PhD supervisor, Meghan Winters, who is a principal investigator with the Collective, introduced me to the team. My doctoral…
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Introducing the British Columbia Big Tree Project map
The Pender Islands Big Tree Registry (PIBTR or “the registry”), established and managed by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, is one of…
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Guide 4. Roles for Local Government in Strengthening Social Connectedness and Resilience Activities in Multi-unit Housing
Social connectedness has been demonstrated to strengthen health, well-being, and individual and collective resilience. Meanwhile, multi-unit housing such as apartments…
