5% to go: Donation matching is on!
Due to so many generous donations, we are now at 95% of our $1.92 million fundraising goal to purchase the…
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Following in the footsteps of wild wolves
Ever since we entered into the season of water restrictions and wildfires, I’ve found myself pining for the cold, snowy…
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Preliminary study of water quality in streams discharging into Fulford Harbour raise questions about land-based pollution
Water is vital to life, and on the Gulf Islands, efforts to understand, monitor and protect watersheds are increasingly needed…
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Join us for a webinar about our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign
In 2012, an Indigenous-led campaign led to a ban on trophy hunting for bears on the central and north coasts…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Protect and connect
Connectivity is the linkage of habitats, species, communities, and ecological processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Connected places provide…
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Saving animal lives and supporting a conservation-based economy
To support the transition in coastal communities from an economy centred around resource extraction to one increasingly based on conservation,…
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The wonders of a Fraser River tributary
Two team members from our Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation and Wolf Conservation Programs offer a glimpse into their experiences while…
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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…
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Photographers are coming together to support our work
Canadian Conservation is a collective of nature/conservation photographers who have joined forces to use their art to support conservation initiatives…
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We are almost there! Help us permanently protect bears and wolves
In the past month, we have received tremendous support from our supporters to purchase commercial trophy hunting rights in the…
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Construction starts this week!
This week, we are starting the construction of a second breach in the North Arm jetty. This is part of…
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Open letter regarding killer whale behaviour around boats
Although our work as Raincoasters is focused on coastal BC, many of us are members of broader scientific communities, and…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about fungi
Coastal Douglas-fir forests (CDF) and associated ecosystems are widely known for their charismatic megaflora like towering western redcedars and twisting…
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Meet Chavon Robertshaw, Raincoast’s Conservation Science Technician
Chavon Robertshaw has joined our Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation and Wolf Conservation Programs as a Conservation Science Technician. Utilizing the…
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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…
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The inaugural 2023 Raincoast Ocean Science Awards
Last Thursday, Raincoast hosted the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards and celebrated outstanding achievements by individuals and groups striving to protect…
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Our new whale livestream at a Southern Resident killer whale sanctuary zone
We just launched our Raincoast Whale Livestream which will be streaming both video and underwater soundscape from a hydrophone and…
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The Islands Trust is failing to protect water and forests
At the Islands Trust Council’s most recent meeting in September 2023, Local Trustees reached consensus that their legally mandated object…
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From trophy hunting to ecotourism: help us raise the remaining 35% to protect bears and wolves
So far, we have raised $1,252,254 toward our purchase of the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure. Countless generous donations, big…
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Notes from the Field: Establishing a wildlife camera network in Heiltsuk Territory
There is something about loading up the lab truck, packed to the brim with food and labelled totes, and boarding…
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All about Raincoast’s Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program
Salish Sea Emerging Stewards (SSES) was launched in 2016 with the goal of engaging Indigenous youth in environmental stewardship. Raincoast…
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Large diversity in new keystones list challenges predominant belief
New research on the planet’s ‘Keystone Species’ has revealed a staggering and unappreciated diversity in what kind of animal fits…
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Biosolids pose a threat to healthy waters
Wastewater includes everything that is flushed down toilets and drains from households, businesses, and some industries and institutions. In Canada,…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: So much more than just forests
In the Salish Sea archipelago, island geography has fostered enormous biodiversity. In addition to the charismatic megaflora that make the…
