Shauna Doll completed her Master’s degree at Dalhousie and has worked in forest conservation in Nova Scotia in the context of climate change. She is the Director on the Forest Conservation Project. You can find her in the lab, or in the forests of the Gulf Islands. More about Shauna.
The Islands Trust draft Trust Policy Statement has veered off course at a time when its 50-year mandate is more important than ever.
Though smaller and more developed than some of its counterparts in the archipelago of islands in the Salish Sea, in this article, Rob Underhill explains why SḴŦAḴ (Mayne Island) is a place worth protecting.
A lot can happen in seven years.
Measuring height, diameter, and crown spread of a big tree can present many challenges. Here’s a few tips and tricks to help you out.
In a time when catastrophic conflagrations are becoming a new normal, an unlikely character is being welcomed back onto the landscape after generations of trapping and removal.
Exploring the co-benefits of collaborative, landscape-scale approaches to managing fire in coastal forests of southern BC.
In November 2023, Raincoast hosted the second annual Big Tree Summit to gather those interested in protecting big trees and old forests across British Columbia. Together, we aim to advance conservation outcomes for these increasingly rare and threatened ecologies.
Everybody plays a part in learning the lessons.
Islands in the Salish Sea are experiencing a worsening seasonal water deficit.
Introducing a new practitioner’s report focused on reducing fire risk by increasing ecological integrity.
When property prices are too high to protect these places via purchase, can we count on public policy tools to safeguard CDF forests from further degradation?
Forest Conservation Program Director Shauna Doll made a delegation to Islands Trust Council urging them to incorporate biodiversity protection.