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Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by our research to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia.
Raincoast’s monthly communication detailing our science, field work, events, and breaking conservation updates.
Published on 2021.01.19 | by Taeven Lopatecki | in Notes from the Field
Taeven Lopatecki volunteering with the Big Tree Registry is a way of quantifiably supporting conservation and awareness for this Island and this coast that she calls home. Raincoast’s scope of work, stretching from coastal landscapes to the waters of the Salish Sea and beyond, satisfies her interest in conservation topics…
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Published on 2021.01.06 | by Robin Buss | in Notes from the Field
Summer student, Robin Buss, worked with Raincoast Conservation Foundation to bring a stewardship program to her home community, the Tsawwassen First Nation…
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Published on | by Peter Underwood, W̱SÁNEĆ youth | in Notes from the Field
W̱SÁNEĆ youth, Peter Underwood, shares about his trip on Raincoast’s research vessel, Achiever, in the Salish Sea…
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Published on 2020.11.04 | by Kristen Walters, Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program Coordinator | in Notes from the Field
On three, we haul the lead line in. One, two, three! I kneel in the stream holding up the seine net and begin combing through debris of leaves, sticks and small rocks, looking for flashes of silver amongst the dull colours. Coho! My colleague, Ian Hamilton, a Fisheries Biologist and Habitat Restoration Department Head at […]
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Published on 2020.10.19 | by Kate Field | in Notes from the Field
Patience, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt are a few human qualities that many strive to attain. Grizzly bear field research here on the Atnarko River, Nuxalk Territory, affords our crew the opportunity to develop those traits and put them to the test…
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Published on 2020.09.15 | by David Scott, Raincoast Lower Fraser Salmon Program Coordinator | in Notes from the Field
Just as we were getting excited about starting our field season to monitor the effectiveness of Raincoast’s Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project, conditions with the pandemic began to get serious and we realized our plans had to change…
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Published on 2020.07.27 | by Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator | in Notes from the Field
The term “management” is often preceded by “resource” and thus implies a process resulting in economically beneficial outcomes. Governance suggests a more comprehensive, more collaborative approach to making land-use decisions…
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Published on 2020.04.22 | by Ilona Mihalik, Research Associate | in Notes from the Field
With COVID-19 and physical isolation happening, some of our research operations have been interrupted…
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Published on 2020.01.22 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Notes from the Field
Umbrella species like the grizzly bear and apex predators such as the killer whale are a focus of Raincoast’s conservation efforts precisely because they are reliant on a broader range of species and processes, and a more complex system to which they contribute to and depend on…
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Published on 2020.01.21 | by Lauren Henson, Raincoast Research Fellow | in Notes from the Field
As modern scientists, we frequently deal in abstraction. We are separated from the species and ecosystems we study often by hundreds of miles, bureaucratic bubbles, cloistered campuses, and the machinations of innumerable statistical analyses whirring silently away in the electric flatness…
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Published on 2019.08.19 | by Nathaniel Glickman, Education and Outreach Associate | in Notes from the Field
Our research and outreach vessel, Achiever, just returned from one of the most inspiring trips of the year. Let me explain why…
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Published on 2019.03.29 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Notes from the Field
These experiences are transformative and what we strive to create for young people with the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program. The program brings students on multi-day journeys aboard Achiever to learn about coastal environments and conservation challenges…
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