My summer with the white whales
“ Dot is back!” exclaims Jaclyn from atop our beluga observation tower. We photo-identified this female beluga during our second…
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Inadequate funding and lack of coordination: report finds $91.6 million spent over 10 years for salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — September 13, 2022 Research published today by Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
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KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising update
Over the past eight months, Raincoast and the Pender Islands Conservancy have been hard at work to raise the $2.1…
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Synthesis of the Gulf Islands Webinar Series
In November of 2021, a team of scientists, conservationists, and other experts shared their research and knowledge on issues such…
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Investigating individual distinctiveness in the calls of wild belugas
Beluga whales produce a multitude of sounds for a variety of functions. To date, calls used for group cohesion and…
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More housing supply isn’t a cure-all for the housing crisis
Canada needs to build more homes, faster, according to a recent report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The…
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Learning from community housing movements: Unlocking the social potential of parking spaces
A version of this article was first published at Happy Cities on May 18, 2022. Parking is a resource-intensive feature…
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New research: neighbourhoods matter
When the pandemic began, we knew little about its impact on the well-being of older adults. HNC collaborators set-out to…
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A bright-spot for bear conservation
Doug (Muq’vas Glaw) Neasloss and Kyle Artelle are guests of Adam and Mendel on the Future Ecologies podcast. In this…
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Fisheries Minister stands strong for Fraser River sockeye salmon while Americans abandon caution and go fishing
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — August 23, 2022 Sustainable fishing advocates at Watershed Watch Salmon…
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Samantha Teichman on ageing in place and finding community in the big city
I joined in the middle of March! I’m working on investigating the links between social connectedness and healthy ageing in…
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My time at Raincoast: A Reflection
Throughout the past 9 weeks of the summer, I had the fortunate opportunity of being Raincoast’s Land Protection Intern. My…
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Dr. Valeria Vergara is teaching a course on whale and dolphin culture
Until recently, “culture” was considered uniquely human, based on a philosophical position that humans fundamentally differ from animals. But evidence…
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Breaking ground in removing social barriers
In a pioneering effort, the municipal government of Barcelona, Spain in 2020 launched a ten-year strategy to reduce isolation and…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Gabriola Island
This installment is the second in a series of several articles seeking to explore the ways ecosystems differ between the…
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Field Notes from S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
A series of clouds obstructed the sun from shining down on the ocean in the early morning of July 18th….
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Meet Pascale Campagna-Slater, Education Program Coordinator
After our Education Program Coordinator, Maureen Vo, left on maternity leave, we hired Asta Mail to take over our education…
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Mainstreaming ‘sociable design’ for multi-unit housing: mapping the path forward
In September 2021, Hey Neighbour collaborated with Happy Cities on an online workshop entitled Mainstreaming Socially Connected, Affordable Housing across…
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Collecting bear hair: more than a field season
It’s the end of April and we’re pulling into Bella Bella to join our Heiltsuk colleagues for two months on…
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Next steps for Project TEACH
Project TEACH was co created by Raincoast and the Coexisting with Carnivores Alliance (CwCA) in the winter of 2021, whose…
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Robyn Lee, on her work with the Collective and the importance of understanding architectural history
I applied to the Masters of Urban Studies program at SFU for fall of 2022. When I was accepted, I…
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Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 2: Developing surveying methodologies
The project takes a watershed-wide scope to improve understanding of both existing and historical ecological conditions. The first question we…
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Learning from community housing movements: Transforming corridors into social spaces
A version of this article was first published at Happy Cities on May 4, 2022. Hallways, entrances, and exits are…
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Bold, sustained action can revitalize wild Pacific salmon in the lower Fraser River
According to a new open-access study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, active interventions to implement habitat strategies can…
