Job posting: Salmon restoration Conservation Technician
Raincoast Conservation Foundation is seeking two Conservation Technicians to assist with fieldwork for our Wild Salmon Program. Technicians will play…
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We’re legally challenging the federal government’s approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2
When they approved the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, the Canadian government also approved the destruction of federally-protected Critical Habitat…
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Job posting: Research Technician
The Upper Pitt River is the last stronghold of Lower Fraser River coho and sockeye salmon, and still hosts intact…
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Job posting: Summer Stewardship Program Assistant
We are seeking an energetic candidate who will be working alongside Raincoast’s Summer Stewardship Program Lead to assist with the…
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Job posting: Big tree intern
The Pender Islands Big Tree Registry is a community science initiative managed by Raincoast’s Forest Conservation Program (FCP). It is…
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Job posting: Summer Stewardship Program Lead
We are seeking a creative, passionate, and self-motivated candidate to develop and deliver an environmental education and stewardship program for…
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Addressing the systemic, anthropogenic threats causing the decline of wild salmon
Wild salmon in British Columbia are at a critical crossroads. Within the Fraser River alone, record low numbers of Chinook,…
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Exploring the Southern Great Bear Rainforest aboard SV Achiever
Raincoast controls the commercial hunting rights in five guide outfitting tenures, totalling over 38,000 km2 of the Great Bear Rainforest….
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Purchasing for protection: A perpetual Sophie’s choice for conservationists
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender Islands Conservancy recently announced the success of their second joint land acquisition campaign in…
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NoiseTracker: a collaborative initiative that aims to tackle the invisible threat permeating our oceans
Do you remember playing Marco Polo as a child? For those of you who have never played before, the object…
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Despite a green light from Cabinet, Elizabeth May presents petition on Roberts Bank terminal expansion in the House of Commons
Last week the Government of Canada announced their approval of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion. Despite their stated commitments…
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Meet Brooke Gerle, Raincoast’s new Mapping Technician
Brooke Gerle has joined our Communications team as a Mapping Technician. She will assist in spatial analysis, the creation of…
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What happens after the groundswell?
When the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline was cancelled I was just about to graduate high school. I was starting to…
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Job posting: Field Technicians for wildlife monitoring field work in Haíɫzaqv Territory
In partnership with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department (HIRMD) and the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab (UVic), the Raincoast…
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Reflecting on the recent IPCC report and what we can do
This spring marked the release of yet another report by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the AR6 Synthesis…
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Job posting: Nature Smart Project Coordinator
W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council (WLC) and Raincoast Conservation Foundation (Raincoast) are seeking a contracted project coordinator to support ongoing nature smart…
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Marine mammals in a changing Arctic Ocean
In March 2020, a Regional Planning and Knowledge Sharing Workshop was held by POLAR at the campus of the Canadian…
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Mapping Chinook watersheds that feed into the critical habitat of Southern Resident killer whales
Southern Resident killer whales heavily depend on Chinook salmon for their survival and Chinook are heavily dependent on healthy rivers….
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Notes from the Hill: Working towards protecting 30% of lands and waters by 2030
Despite the cold windy air rushing across the Ottawa River, the smiles and excitement of participating in Nature on the…
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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…
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Proposed green waste facility in burnaby axed after public outcry and grassroots organizing
A version of this article was published as an OpEd in the Burnaby Now on March 13th, 2023. Shortly after…
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Reduced genetic diversity: another challenge facing the Southern Resident killer whales?
As charismatic mega-predators, killer whales have no equal. Historically feared, respected, in some cultures revered, we now know them to…
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Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 5: Experimental forest restoration methodologies
Tal Engel lives in the Comox Valley on land called Honey Grove where he practices ecoforestry and manages an organic…
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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…
