Trees to Seas EcoFair Evening Gala Fundraiser
The Evening Gala Fundraiser has been planned as an evening of networking and celebration.

The Evening Gala Fundraiser has been planned as an evening of networking and celebration.

From October 22-23, 2022, Dr. Hugues Massicotte will be on S,DÁYES for EcoFair, an initiative organized by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Pender Islands Conservancy, and PenderPOD.

There is a silent auction at EcoFair and the proceeds will go towards permanently protecting KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest.

Projects like Raincoast’s Pender Islands Big Tree Registry (PIBTR) have been initiated in an effort to safeguard big trees and biological diversity in this region.

In the spring of 2022, members of the Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy teams met with a long-time contributor to both organizations’ work: Andy MacKinnon. Those who are familiar with Andy know he is an expert ecologist with an undying passion for fungi.

On June 23rd, the teachings from these sessions will be mobilized at an in-person gathering we are calling the Solutions Session.

We are currently accepting applications from Indigenous people (specifically women, two-spirit and femme-identifying) to join us on board Raincoast’s education and research vessel, Achiever for a five-day expedition.

Every Thursday between May 12th and June 9th, our group of collaborators will be joined by a panel of three experts for a virtual educational session exploring the landscape-level impacts of human decision-making.

This Spring, Raincoast is partnering with Take A Stand: Youth for Conservation to present Season 3 of our online educational series, Coastal Insights. The theme of this webinar series is hope, equity and advocacy and will include six hour long interactive live-stream sessions which will showcase youth who are tackling these topics despite the significant…

more about complex environmental issues and the options for better environmental policy and protection in the Gulf and Howe Sound islands.

There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive approach to monitoring water pollution in British Columbia. For these reasons, and more, we are excited to announce that Dr. Ross is leading the new Healthy Waters Program at Raincoast. He will bring new focus, and new reach, to our efforts to safeguard salmon, whales, and people.

We are hosting a webinar on July 28th at noon to decode the complexities of tree and forest protection policy within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust.