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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Construction starts this week!
This week, we are starting the construction of a second breach in the North Arm jetty. This is part of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…