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…
Join us on Pender Island to discuss culture, genes, conservation, and the future of Southern Resident killer whales
Join Raincoast scientists, Dr. Valeria Vergara, Misty MacDuffee and Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, for Below the surface: Culture, genes, conservation, and…
Delegating to the Islands Trust: The 30×30 challenge
On March 7, 2023, Forest Conservation Program Director Shauna Doll made a delegation to Islands Trust Council urging them to…
Local engagement: letters to elected representatives can help make change
As a science-based organization focused on habitat and wildlife conservation on the vast coastline of BC and a land trust…
Introducing the British Columbia Big Tree Project map
The Pender Islands Big Tree Registry (PIBTR or “the registry”), established and managed by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, is one of…
Land protection in some of Canada’s most threatened terrestrial habitats
Raincoast established the Forest Conservation Program (formerly known as the Gulf Islands Forest Project) in 2019 with the intention of…
Over $2 million has been raised to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
It has been less than a year since we launched our campaign to permanently protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest and together…
All we want for the holidays is a belted kingfisher in a fir tree!
Near the top of the earthen slope that descends to the shoreline of KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest, overlooking the viridian waters…
This giving season, Raincoast offers you two opportunities to double the impact of your donations!
To celebrate the end of the year, we are so happy to be able to offer matching campaigns on two…
A chance to double your donation to KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest!
As we enter the giving season, Raincoast and the Pender Islands Conservancy are thrilled to announce a donation matching campaign…
Celebrating the success of the first annual EcoFair
After a record-breaking 100-day drought in the Salish Sea region, the morning of October 22nd dawned to the welcome sound…
Entering the homestretch of the KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising campaign
Over the past ten months, Raincoast and the Pender Islands Conservancy have raised $1,445,656.46 to protect this special place and…
Trees to Seas EcoExpo and Conservation Conversations
The idea for the Trees to Seas EcoFair was planted from a springtime suggestion that Raincoast and the Pender Conservancy…
Restoration with PEPÁḴEṈ HÁUTW̱ at EcoFair
While the Trees to Seas EcoFair is intended as an opportunity to bring members of the conservation community together and…
Trees to Seas EcoFair Evening Gala Fundraiser
Trees to Seas EcoFair is just a few weeks away and there are still tickets available to attend the Evening…
Art supporting science
In the long tradition of arts supporting science, an amazing creative community has come together to support Raincoast and Pender…
Join us for Trees to Seas EcoFair
In the spring of 2022, members of the Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy teams met with a long-time contributor to…
KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising update
Over the past eight months, Raincoast and the Pender Islands Conservancy have been hard at work to raise the $2.1…
Field Notes from S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
A series of clouds obstructed the sun from shining down on the ocean in the early morning of July 18th….
KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest matching campaign update
It has been three months since Raincoast and the Pender Islands Conservancy launched a $200,000 matching campaign toward our latest…
A tribute to the kingfishers of KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
Near the top of the cutbank that slopes down to the shoreline of KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest are several excavated holes…
Local businesses and entrepreneurs are helping advance the KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest protection campaign
On March 15th, 2022 Raincoast and our partners at the Pender Islands Conservancy launched a $100,000 matching campaign, made possible…
Developing a management plan for S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Last year, Raincoast and the Conservancy and Raincoast purchased a 13-acre property on S,DÁYES or Pender Island. Now, we are…
Matching campaign to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest doubled!
In mid-March, Raincoast and our partners at the Pender Islands Conservancy initiated a $100,000 matching campaign toward the purchase and…