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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Synthesis of Project TEACH learnings
This article synthesises the information shared by the eighteen experts who contributed to Project TEACH. It has been prepared as…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about amphibians
Oftentimes aquatic habitats protection exclusively emphasizes the importance of maintaining fish populations. Though protecting native fish species is inarguably important,…
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Notes from the Market
Throughout the summer, a royal blue tent provides shade to Raincoast’s table at various farmers markets around the greater Victoria…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about birds
Over the past 40 years, bird populations have been in decline all over the world, driven largely by human-induced climate…
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New research on ecotypes clarifies how they can illuminate our understanding of adaptation and evolution
New research looks at an important intersection between evolutionary biology and conservation management. Ecotypes are variants within a species, which…
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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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Gdje Su Svi Dobrodošli (Where Everyone Is Welcome)
Denis Tuzinovic volunteers as Raincoast’s US Operations Coordinator. He is also the Environmental Coordinator at Patagonia as well as the…
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A call to action: Community stories of the CDF
Stretching from the south-east of Vancouver Island, across most of the Gulf Islands, and along a small sliver of the…
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Shining a light on inspiring projects from youth
Raincoast’s mandate is to investigate, inform, and inspire, and our Education Program puts that mission into action by empowering youth…
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An ethical approach to wolf photography
Photography is a key tool in our communication and, as with our scientific research, we have an extensive ethics protocol…
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Connectivity restoration in the Fraser River Estuary continues to show results
On a sunny Friday afternoon in late June we head out on the North Arm of the Fraser River, riding…
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Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack
The Kootenay Wolves – Five years Following a Wild Wolf Pack is a spectacularly illustrated photography book by John E….
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Living within rather than apart from the places that sustain us
This installment is the first of several articles seeking to explore the ways ecosystems differ between the islands within the…
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Landslides, clearcuts, and camera traps: surveilling wolves on an industrial landscape
“It’s snowing!” our colleague Alex Harris exclaims as we all pause and look beyond the tree cover. Thousands of quarter…
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Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 1: Project Impetus
Registered environmental charity, Transition Salt Spring has partnered with experts and organizations from across the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone, including…
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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…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: An ancient legacy, a critical future
What is the history of the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone? Eleven and half thousand years ago is a mighty long…
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The cull of the wild: management for industry, not wolves
The government of British Columbia’s controversial wolf cull program, which has killed 1,709 wolves since initiated in 2015, has been…
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The Kitlope: A place that changes you
The foggy breeze feels damp, soft, alive. A colossal Sitka spruce is enveloped by it, dances with it. Mosses and…
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: The interconnectedness of people and place
After thousands of years of evolution alongside Coast Salish peoples, the story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests and associated habitats is…
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Project TEACH Solutions Session
In an effort to bring experts, advocates, and decision makers together to better understand how to better protect intact ecosystems…
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Today kicks of the Year of the Salish Sea
The Year of the Salish Sea (June 8, 2022-June 7, 2023) is an effort that aims to bring together local…
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Field notes from the Salish Sea aboard Achiever
Early morning, mid-October, I wake to the scent of coffee on Raincoast’s research and education vessel, Achiever. Captain Drew Graham…
