Reports and books

As a natural extension of our primary scientific literature, Raincoast also compiles popular reports designed to inform the public, stakeholders, and decision makers on conservation issues relevant to coastal British Columbia.

Four people working to collect a water sample along a river.

Report: Pilot water quality report for streams discharging into W̱E¸NÁ¸NEĆ/Hwune’nuts (Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia)

Photo by Alex Harris / Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Report: Pilot water quality report for streams discharging into W̱E¸NÁ¸NEĆ/Hwune’nuts (Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia) November 2023ISBN 978-1-7381090-1-2 Citation Ross,…

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Report: Fire risk reduction in the CDF

Photo by Alex Harris. Fire risk reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone: A practitioner’s report September 2023ISBN: 978-1-7381090-0-5  Prepared by Shauna Doll with contributions from Ruth Waldick, Kacia Tolsma, Cian…

Report cover: Rights of Nature - Pathways to legal personhood for the Fraser River Estuary.

Rights of Nature: Pathways to legal personhood for the Fraser River Estuary

Photo by Alex Harris. Cover photo by Yuri Choufour. Rights of Nature: Pathways to legal personhood for the Fraser River Estuary Rights of Nature: Pathways to legal personhood for the…

Before the Solutions Session, ethnobotanist, John-Bradley Williams, led attendees on a plant walk around the University of Victoria campus to root people in place and prepare them for the discussions ahead.

Project TEACH Final Report

Project TEACH Final Report: Bridging the gap between recognition and action in coastal ecosystems in southern British Columbia Citation: Doll, S., Burton, C., Harris, N., & Craighead, A. (2023). Project…

Synthesis report cover: A lake re-emerges: Analysis of contaminants in the Semá:th X̱ó:tsa (Sumas Lake) region following the BC floods of 2021.

Floodwater contaminants report

A lake re-emerges: Analysis of contaminants in the Semá:th X̱ó:tsa (Sumas Lake) region following the BC floods of 2021 Citation: Ross, P.S., Walters, K.E., Yunker, M. and B. Lo. 2022.…

The Funding Landscape report cover floats beside salmon working their way along the floor of the Lower Fraser River.

Funding landscape report

Art by Sarah Jim. Photo by April Bencze. The restoration and conservation funding landscape of the Lower Fraser River We would like to acknowledge and thank the many individuals and…

Recently published books and reports