Matching campaign success for KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest!
On December 22, 2021, Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy announced our latest land acquisition initiative: the purchase and protection of…
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Coastal Douglas-fir Forests: Present, past, and future
This article provides an overview of the historic extent and composition of CDF forests and associated habitats. It also explores…
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Register for our webinar series about conservation and resilience in the Gulf Islands
Join us at noon every Wednesday in November for an hour-long expert panel discussion followed by a 30 minute question…
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Interview: Big tree registries, BC’s logging practices and Nerdy about Nature
Last month, Raincoast released a video series demonstrating how to measure trees and nominate them to Big Tree Registries across…
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Webinar: Tree Protection in the Islands Trust
The Islands Trust is a unique form of local governance in British Columbia. Upon recognizing the ecological significance of the…
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Big Tree Registries of the Pacific Northwest and beyond
Here is a list of big tree registries we know of. Established in partnership with the American Forests Big Tree…
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Chat record from Blue/Green Carbon Workshop, March 17, 2021
On March 17, 2021, Transition Salt Spring, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Brinkman Earth Systems hosted a virtual workshop exploring opportunities…
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Islands 2050: What will the Gulf Islands look like in 25 years?
The preservation and protection of BC’s Gulf Islands “for the benefit of residents of the trust area and of the…
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Shauna Doll talks forests and safeguarding the Coastal Douglas Fir habitat
In early March, Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator for Raincoast Conservation Foundation, had the opportunity to do an…
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Carbon stewardship workshop focusing on Gulf Islands forests and coasts
Later this month, Raincoast, along with partners at Transition Salt Spring, Brinkman Earth Systems, and a number of other independent…
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You did it: 13 acres in 3 months!
We are excited to announce that together with the Pender Islands Conservancy, we have raised the funds required to purchase…
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BC’s Coastal Douglas-fir zone needs protection now
Since colonization, BC’s forests have been over-exploited, primarily due to a legacy of old growth liquidation policies. Such policies, established…
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Volunteering with the Big Tree Registry
My name is Taeven Lopatecki and I feel grateful to know Pender Island, S,DÁYES in the SENĆOŦEN language, as home…
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The home stretch to permanently protect S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
It was in late November when we launched our initiative to purchase and permanently protect the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest. We…
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Future forests: land protection in island Coastal Douglas-fir habitats
On December 16 th Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender Islands Conservancy hosted a webinar to educate the public about…
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A future for the Gulf Islands’ forests
Raincoast’s newest initiative aims to protect Coastal Douglas-fir forests and associated habitats across the Gulf Islands. These are some of…
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Join us for this webinar! Future Forests, land protection in Island Coastal Douglas-fir habitats
Learn about S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest, a land acquisition initiative between Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy.. Learn about Coastal…
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The S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy are now raising funds to purchase the S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest, on North Pender Island (W̱SÁNEĆ…
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Today is Giving Tuesday
Today is ‘Giving Tuesday’ – a global generosity movement celebrating the power of people and organizations to transform their communities…
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New campaign to purchase at North Pender Island
Raincoast is launching a new campaign. We are working to purchase a 13 acre property on North Pender Island, as…
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Announcing Raincoast’s newest conservation initiative
Forests on the Gulf Islands need to be protected. After decades of largely unregulated road construction, residential development, and logging,…
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Tech change on our Pender Islands Big Tree project
We’ve had to make changes to the way our Pender Islands Big Tree project is set up on iNaturalist. We…
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Measuring tree heights with lasers
Measuring the heights of trees in the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) zone is quite a feat. In mature CDF forests (which,…
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Gulf Islands Forest Project
Raincoast’s Gulf Islands Forest Project is focused on addressing biodiversity loss, climate change and other human caused impacts on Coastal…
