Learning from the land and each other
Land Healing Stewards (LHS) is Raincoast’s forest education initiative that blends place-based learning and habitat restoration, with a particular focus…
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BC bookstores come together to support conservation education for youth
There’s nothing like a good book, right? As we have been spending more time learning on the land with youth,…
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Junior researchers in the temperate rainforest
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a forest conservation scientist? For a small group of keen youth…
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Engaging the next generation of land healing stewards
This year, Raincoast’s Salish Sea Emerging Stewards and Forest Conservation programs collaboratively launched the multi-year Land Healing Stewards Initiative. This…
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Maureen Vo chats about her winding career route and why she has become passionate about freediving
I’ve always been interested in nature and the environment. I moved to BC when I was in grade six and…
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Sailing and learning in the Salish Sea
Another October, another successful sailing trip aboard the SV Achiever is in the books for the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards…
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Reflecting on our eighth year of Salish Sea Emerging Stewards programming
It has been eight years since we launched our education program, the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program, an innovative science…
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Exploring the Salish Sea with youth aboard Achiever
It’s a grey blustery April day in Nanaimo as captain Xander Oldaker, mate John Kelsey and I welcome nine youth…
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New adventures, old relationships
After a long journey from Vancouver, my colleague Persia Khan and I finally arrive in Port Hardy to meet Achiever….
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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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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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New season of Coastal Insights!
This Spring, Raincoast is partnering with Take A Stand: Youth for Conservation to present Season 3 of our online educational…
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Memories of Sailing with the Salmon People
As we stared out over the shimmering water of the Salish Sea, we all stood in awe of the beauty…
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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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Coastal Insights: Eyes on the Coast is complete
Coastal Insights season 1 allowed Raincoast to really dip our feet into online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic to engage…
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Guardians of the Coast: The next generation of stewards
Youth all over the world are increasingly stepping up and voicing their concerns about the urgent need to address anthropogenic…
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Join us for a webinar on Indigenous Harvesting techniques and technologies
Harvesting activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering wild plants have been part of Indigenous peoples’ ways of living…
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Join us for a webinar on Salmon as a keystone species on the coast
Salmon are an icon of coastal BC and considered a keystone species, meaning they play a disproportionate role in our…
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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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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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Koeye Camp – 20 years of engaging youth in science and culture
As the Achiever slowly pulled up to Koeye camp after a long 11-hour journey on the water, I could feel…
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Inspiring the next generation of Salish Sea stewards
Ask any environmental leader and they can likely tell you about an experience with nature, often from a young age,…
