Marsh restoration projects in the Lower Fraser River; Shaughnessy Street Park
The Fraser River estuary should be a thriving ecosystem for juvenile salmon, a place to rest, feed, and grow before…
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Meet Auston Chhor, Raincoast’s new Wild Salmon Governance and Policy Analyst
Auston Chhor has joined our growing Wild Salmon Program team as a Governance and Policy Analyst. He will focus on…
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Science and ethics of wolf conservation
Spring 2022 marked the start of our pilot year studying wolves on BC’s south coast. With the support of the…
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Research, policy, and governance for Fraser River salmon
The Fraser River Estuary supports Canada’s largest runs of Pacific salmon, along with hundreds of other species, many of which…
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Working toward healthy waters for people, salmon, and whales
The value of our Healthy Waters Program became evident this past fall when melting snowpack and an atmospheric river delivered…
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We need to understand the extent to which floods further degrade fish habitat
A version of this article was published by Vancouver Sun on December 8, 2022. In November 2021, we viewed with…
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One with the fish: a day conducting salmon research with our Summer Stewardship Program
“Who’s ready to rumble?” yells Captain Sean, his jolly head poking out the port-side window of the BellaRose. I extend…
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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…
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Raincoast welcomes new team members to join our team for the summer!
We are thrilled to have eight interns join our team through the federal government’s Canada Summer Jobs program and UBC’s…
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Restoring Sumas Lake is an important step in B.C. flood recovery, climate adaptation and reconciliation
The authors, Tara Martin, Leah Balantyne, Deborah Carlson, Riley Finn, Ian Hamilton, Janice Kwo, Murray Ned, Rayanna Seymour-Hourie and Kristen…
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Quantifying lost habitat for Pacific salmon in the Lower Fraser
For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the…
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Revealing the true extent of lost salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River
Nearly everyday, I walk by a monument memorializing Brewery Creek, a historical creek that meandered through the intersection of Kingsway…
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Behind the scenes of the multi-faceted Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation Program
Considering the importance of the Lower Fraser River ecologically, culturally, and economically, we developed our Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation Program…
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Lower Fraser River Salmon Recovery Brief
Over the last 150 plus years, salmon habitats in the Lower Fraser River and Estuary have undergone a vast transformation,…
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Funding habitat restoration and conservation in the Lower Fraser Region
The Lower Fraser Region is a complex geography that is home to both BC’s largest human population and the most…
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Join us for the last webinar of our Connected Estuary series
Over the past two months, we have explored what scientists, conservationists and community members can tell us about the history,…
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Unpacking new research on the Fraser Estuary’s importance to Chinook salmon
A new paper, “Chinook salmon exhibit long-term rearing and early marine growth in the Fraser River, B.C., a large urban…
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An Influx of Information
Having graduated from highschool in June of 2020, I’d always imagined I’d be writing and researching this winter. I just…
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A vision for wild salmon in the Lower Fraser
In March 2020, Raincoast published the report Toward a vision for salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River. The report…
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Finding communities in salmon conservation
As I crouch on the riverbank taking measurements of the salmon carcass, the ever-telling sensation of being watched creeps up…
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Endangered species, decline of biodiversity, and more on Quirks and Quarks
This episode of Quirks & Quarks explores pressing conservation issues facing endangered species. Sheila Thornton from Fisheries and Oceans Canada…
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New report: Wild Salmon, Pipelines, and the Trans Mountain Expansion
Last week, we released a report that highlights the risks posed to wild salmon in the Lower Fraser River from…
