Coastal Insights education series – Season 2 launch
Drawing upon multiple types of knowledge (e.g., Indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, and science-based knowledge) strengthens our understanding of the natural…
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Raincoast Study: Chinook salmon exhibit long-term rearing and early marine growth in the Fraser River, B.C., a large urban estuary
A new paper published by a team of researchers, including Raincoast scientists, and led by Lia Chalifour, finds additional evidence…
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Volunteering with the Big Tree Registry
My name is Taeven Lopatecki and I feel grateful to know Pender Island, S,DÁYES in the SENĆOŦEN language, as home…
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The home stretch to permanently protect S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
It was in late November when we launched our initiative to purchase and permanently protect the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest. We…
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Raincoast Conservation research reached millions in 2020
In 2020, our conservation efforts and research reached millions around the world. And we are looking forward to 2021. We…
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Bringing a stewardship program to my home community
This summer I had the opportunity to work with Raincoast Conservation Foundation in bringing a stewardship program to my home…
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W̱SÁNEĆ youth on Achiever explore the Salish Sea
This past October 19th, I finally got to go on an Achiever trip, something I had been looking forward to…
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Why 2020 was not all bad…
As a challenging 2020 comes to an end, it is time to reflect back on the past year and to…
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Tracking Raincoast into 2021
Things slow on the way into winter. This year it certainly feels like you and I have earned some respite….
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Research: Conservation in heavily urbanized biodiverse regions requires urgent management action and attention to governance
The Fraser River estuary, which once supported Canada’s largest wild salmon runs, is now home to over half of British…
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Explore S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest: Webinar, video and fundraising update
On December 1st, Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy announced a match funding campaign in support of protecting S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest…
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Help permanently protect the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest this December
One week into the fundraising campaign for the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest initiative, the Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation…
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The perfect holiday gift that supports efforts to protect BC’s wolves
This year the death of Takaya has spurred Raincoast to reassess our own efforts to protect the lives, habitat and…
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Report: Legal Measures to Protect the Gulf Islands Coastal Douglas-fir Zone
With gigantic douglas firs and cedars, twisting garry oak meadows, and colourful arbutus groves, Canada’s Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimactic zone…
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Announcing Raincoast’s newest conservation initiative
Forests on the Gulf Islands need to be protected. After decades of largely unregulated road construction, residential development, and logging,…
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What would it be like to study wolves?
Dr. Heather Bryan, an Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Northern BC, has been studying…
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Restoring the Upper Pitt River
On three, we haul the lead line in. One, two, three! I kneel in the stream holding up the seine…
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Announcing success with the Kitlope
We did it! We have now raised the funds required to buy the Kitlope hunting tenure. You’ve helped us to…
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The home stretch to protect the Kitlope’s coastal carnivores
We had an amazing response to our last fundraising appeal – thank you! We have now raised $550,000 of the…
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Year two of grizzly bear behaviour monitoring in the Atnarko Corridor, Nuxalk Territory
Patience, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt are a few human qualities that many strive to attain. Grizzly…
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Watersheds 2020 Forum – some lessons from the Lower Fraser River
Since 2017, Raincoast has been collaborating with the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance (LFFA), West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) and the…
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Three youth undergo Raincoast’s first year-long training program
Our Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program is designed to help inspire a new generation of conservation leaders in the Salish…
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Some good news for 2020? How about ending commercial trophy hunting in the 5,300 km2 Kitlope hunting tenure.
I wish you could feel the breeze blowing off the glaciers that surround the Kitlope conservancy. I wish you could…
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Research: Compliance of small vessels to minimum distance regulations for humpback and killer whales in the Salish Sea
With myriad stressors in the Salish Sea, the last thing killer whales and humpbacks need is to be approached too…
