Introducing KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
The two organizations are pleased to announce that KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be protected in perpetuity.
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The two organizations are pleased to announce that KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be protected in perpetuity.
From fish to flowers: New research proves that salmon boost terrestrial plant growth
Newly published research from Simon Fraser University shows that salmon and marine plants increase both growth and reproduction in terrestrial plants.
Painkillers, pesticides, and cocaine among the contaminants found in Fraser Valley floodwaters in late 2021
An average of 87 analytes were detected at each sample location, of which 20 were anthropogenic chemicals not found in nature.
$500,000 needed by the end of the year to protect 45 acres of threatened Coastal Douglas-fir forest
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy have just launched a matching campaign to meet their goal.
Raincoast named finalist in contest to win a Land Rover Defender, which will serve as a mobile water pollution monitoring lab
The BC organization was recognized for its work in their Healthy Waters Program; a community-oriented water pollution monitoring initiative that collaborates with Indigenous and community partners.
Inadequate funding and lack of coordination: report finds $91.6 million spent over 10 years for salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River
Research published today by Raincoast Conservation Foundation provides a quantitative baseline, or funding landscape, for the scale of resources invested in salmon habitat restoration in the Lower Fraser region from 2009 to 2019.
Fisheries Minister stands strong for Fraser River sockeye salmon while Americans abandon caution and go fishing
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — August 23, 2022 Sustainable fishing advocates at Watershed Watch Salmon Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are commending Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray for her decision to not open Canadian commercial fisheries for Fraser River sockeye salmon, despite US fishery managers allowing their fleet to string out nets for those same fish…
Bold, sustained action can revitalize wild Pacific salmon in the Fraser: new study
Nineteen major populations of wild Pacific salmon in the Fraser River are projected to decline over the next 25 years—but it’s not too late to boost their chances of recovery.
More than $1 million has been raised to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest!
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender Islands Conservancy are more than halfway toward their goal of protecting endangered habitat on S,DÁYES (Pender Island).
Kitasoo Xai’xais and Gitga’at First Nations Celebrate ban on black bear hunting to protect Spirit bears
Hunting for black bears in part of the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.’s Central Coast has been closed in an effort to save the rare spirit bear.
Islands Trust Conservancy contributes funds to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest on S’DÁYES / Pender Island
With just seven days left to raise an additional $100,000 to meet their $200,000 fundraising target, Islands Trust Conservancy has announced an Opportunity Fund grant of $5,000 to help Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender Islands Conservancy Association protect 18 hectares (44.5 acres) of land known as KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest on North Pender Island.