Science and conservation programs

Investigate. Inform. Inspire.

Photo by Alex Harris / Raincoast Conservation Foundation.

How we work

Raincoast’s in-house scientists, collaborating graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors make us unique among conservation groups. We work with First Nations, academic institutions, government and other NGOs to gather information and build support for decisions that protect marine and terrestrial ecosystems, their components and processes.

Driven by evidence

We conduct applied, process-oriented, and hypothesis-driven research that has immediate and relevant utility for the conservation debate and the collective body of scientific knowledge.

Coastal wolf walking along the shoreline on a calm day.

Wolf Conservation Program

Raincoast’s Wolf Conservation Program is built on peer-reviewed…

Pod of Northern Resident killer whales from a drone.

Cetacean Conservation Research

The Cetacean Conservation Research Program studies the biology,…

A salmon splashes in a stream with extreme light and dark areas.

Healthy Waters Program

Water is essential for life and is shared…

Overhead view of Coastal Douglas-fir forest.

Forest Conservation Program

Pender Islands Conservancy Association and Raincoast Conservation Foundation…

A Salish Sea Emerging Steward stands aboard Achiever looking out.

Raincoast Education

Our education programs aim to inspire, prepare, and…

Ariel photography of an archipelago in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest Tenure

Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure

We are currently raising funds to stop commercial…

SV Achiever glides through the quiet waters into the fog with small ripples in the water.

Achiever, research vessel

Raincoast’s research vessel, SV Achiever, is a Transport…

A school of salmon as seen from below in the Fraser River.

Wild Salmon

Pacific salmon are an integral component of marine…