To restore salmon habitat, one must act like the beaver
Rebuilding riparian habitat, one stick at a time.
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What our estuary salmon fieldwork crews are up to
Reflections from seven (going on eight) years of fieldwork in the Fraser River Estuary.
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An afternoon as ecologists in Mundy Park
Exploring the urban forest up close by learning about the tools and methods a forest ecologist uses.
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Junior researchers in the temperate rainforest
Investigating how forests and wildlife work together.
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Step into a creek walker’s boots
A first-person account of monitoring the salmon run in Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Territory
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“Smile, you’re on a wildlife camera!” on Haíɫzaqv territory
Working to better understand how variables such as forest age and salmon availability may influence species interactions with both the landscape and one another.
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Supporting youth through experiential learning in nature
Raincoast’s Salish Sea Emerging Stewards is an environmental education program that delivers immersive, hands-on learning on-land and at-sea, and we recently successfully completed another sailing expedition for nine Indigenous, BIPOC, racialized, and at-risk youth. Spending five days living together aboard the SV Achiever, the group got to explore various sites in the Salish Sea, observe…
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Engaging the next generation of land healing stewards
Immersed in the ecosystems of the Salish Sea, youth from Vancouver to Victoria came together to participate in coastal conservation.
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We’re using drones to find salmon cooling centres
Rivers are warming due to climate change. Where do salmon go to cool down, and what can we do to help them?
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Introducing the Land Healing Stewards Initiative
As Raincoast’s on-the-ground work, community engagement, and collaborations are key to our research and conservation successes, the Forest Conservation Program and the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards youth education program have partnered to deliver a new and innovative multi-year project. Titled the Land Healing Stewards Initiative, it will support our programs’ shared goals; engaging local communities…
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Raincoast presents at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
Raincoast biologists attended the 43rd gathering of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference to present on forests, fire, water, and salmon.
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Scientists are delivering new insights into the source, fate, and effects of plastics and microplastics in Canada
Research is driving innovation in policies and practices.
