Partner highlight: No help needed, we’re Canadian!
One of the most important learnings from Building Resilient Neighbourhood’s Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN) pilot was that connecting is an…
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Communities for Coastal Douglas-fir habitats
This year, we centered our forest conservation efforts around community connection. We listened and learned from W̱SÁNEĆ community members, we…
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Episode 7: Mothering, post separation abuse, and the legal system
In this episode, we talk about how men’s abuse profoundly impacts mothering and how that abuse so often continues after…
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Educating on land and at sea
Raincoast’s youth education program, Salish Sea Emerging Stewards, celebrated its tenth year of educating and inspiring the next generation of…
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Get to know Josh, physio at Westshore
Meet Josh! 👋 Josh completed his Master’s of Science in Physiotherapy and has a strong passion for helping people get…
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Climate resilience for salmon habitat
This year marked another successful season of our climate resilience project in the Nicola River watershed, located in the southern…
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Long may they run
Sustainable fisheries are fundamental to the health of coastal and inland communities, and to the survival of wildlife such as…
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What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation
🤔Science, or stress management? Both! What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have…
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Habitat restoration and salmon research
It’s been a big year for salmon research and restoration in the Fraser River estuary. Through our long-term monitoring program…
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30 years of Raincoast’s reach
In 1996, Raincoast Conservation Foundation was established as a charitable organization in British Columbia. With such a strong presence in…
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Partner highlight: How neighbourly connections can help us “age in the right place”
Building Resilient Neighbourhood’s (BRN) Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN) pilot (done in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective and ten delivery partners)…
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Knowledge and responsibility
The pursuit of knowledge implies that learning might involve some sort of capture and possession. The truth is, however, that…
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Episode 6: The harms of help
The topic of this episode is the concept of “harms of help” – the negative experiences women have with the…
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Protection and conservation of gray wolves
In collaboration with our First Nations partners, the Wolf Conservation Program continues to expand research and monitoring of wolves on…
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Biodiversity in BC, monitoring, and informing
Raincoast’s Conservation Genetics Lab has had a busy year working on established projects and embarking on exciting new studies as…
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Meet Remy, physio at Westshore
Meet Remy! 👋 Originally from the Netherlands, Remy is a physio and manual therapist who recently moved to Vancouver Island….
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A year of ship support around the coast
In 2025, Achiever again proved its strength as a nimble and efficient research and conservation support ship, spending significant operating…
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What it will take to recover the Southern Resident killer whales
Canada’s federal and provincial governments increasingly prioritize economic growth at the expense and exclusion of species and natural systems. Under…
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Listening to protect
This summer, Raincoast and Earth Species Project (ESP) launched a pilot study to better understand killer whale communication. Three ESP…
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“Smile, you’re on a wildlife camera!” on Haíɫzaqv territory
In 2023, in partnership with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department (HIRMD) and Raincoast Conservation Foundation, the Raincoast Applied Conservation…
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Chinook salmon are getting smaller – and one explanation is uncomfortably familiar
At the beginning of the 20th century, a mature Chinook truly was the king of salmon, with prized fish exceeding…
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The need for renewed federal commitment to The Wild Salmon Policy
The Wild Salmon Policy was introduced two decades ago as a comprehensive framework for conserving the ecological and genetic diversity…
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Episode 5: Why abusive men are abusive
In this episode, we take on the question women ask again and again: Why is he abusive? Women are desperate…
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30 years in the Great Bear Rainforest
For over 30 years, Raincoast Conservation Foundation has worked to understand and protect the ecosystems of the central coast of…
