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  • Overhead photo of four killer whales swimming together.
    Investigate and inform

    Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whale recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024 

    2024 February 22024 July 8

    This federal survey will take around 20 minutes.

    Read More Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whale recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024 Continue

  • Overhead photo of three killer whales swimming together.
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    Using poop to identify individual killer whales

    2024 January 232024 December 13

    DNA can answer many questions about a killer whale’s health and family tree.

    Read More Using poop to identify individual killer whalesContinue

  • Underwater photo of plastic floating near the top of the water.
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    What happened to Canada’s plastic ban?

    2023 December 152024 July 8

    Canadians – and our oceans – need robust protection from plastic pollution.

    Read More What happened to Canada’s plastic ban?Continue

  • Four people crouching on a river bank looking down at the water.
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    Preliminary study of water quality in streams discharging into Fulford Harbour raise questions about land-based pollution

    2023 December 72024 July 8

    The key to restoring and protecting aquatic environments for people and wildlife is a high quality monitoring program upon which communities and managers may act.

    Read More Preliminary study of water quality in streams discharging into Fulford Harbour raise questions about land-based pollutionContinue

  • An aerial view of a clearcut area with mountains in the background.
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    The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Protect and connect

    2023 December 72025 December 15

    Connectivity is vitally important at all sorts of scales over time and space.

    Read More The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Protect and connectContinue

  • Two killer whales swimming in the ocean.
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    Open letter regarding killer whale behaviour around boats

    2023 November 212024 July 8

    This letter urges caution in interpreting the causes and nature of the whales’ behaviours.

    Read More Open letter regarding killer whale behaviour around boatsContinue

  • The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about fungi
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    The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about fungi

    2023 November 202024 July 8

    In this article, Dr. Shannon Berch and Dr. Paul de la Bastide explain some of the deep relationships between fungi and other species and why it is so essential that we learn more about them.

    Read More The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about fungiContinue

  • View of a small area of water surrounded by forest on North Pender Island.
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    The Islands Trust is failing to protect water and forests

    2023 October 202026 May 12

    Islands in the Salish Sea are experiencing a worsening seasonal water deficit.

    Read More The Islands Trust is failing to protect water and forestsContinue

  • Aerial view of a water treatment plant
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    Biosolids pose a threat to healthy waters

    2023 October 42024 October 23

    Biosolids are nutrient rich, organic solid or semi-solid materials recovered from wastewater processing and their management is a growing challenge.

    Read More Biosolids pose a threat to healthy watersContinue

  • Wolves, whales, and elephants: animal personalities, culture, and conservation
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    Wolves, whales, and elephants: animal personalities, culture, and conservation

    2023 September 262024 October 8

    How studying animal culture can inform conservation.

    Read More Wolves, whales, and elephants: animal personalities, culture, and conservationContinue

  • Standing on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean and other land areas.
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    The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: So much more than just forests

    2023 September 212025 December 15

    Ecological communities around the Salish Sea range from iconic conifer-dominated forests to grasslands. None of these diverse communities recognize political boundaries, so how do habitats on the American side of the border compare to those in southern BC?

    Read More The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: So much more than just forestsContinue

  • Birds flying above the estuary with the city and mountains in the background.
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    The rights of the river: could granting legal personhood for the Fraser River estuary spur its protection?

    2023 September 52026 May 12

    In New Zealand and Quebec, communities have successfully pushed for some form of Rights of Nature laws to be accorded to ecosystems around them.

    Read More The rights of the river: could granting legal personhood for the Fraser River estuary spur its protection?Continue

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