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Published on 2019.04.03 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast updates
Darimont was recognized for the significance of his work as well as a career that already includes important and leading contributions, in coastal science and conservation…
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Published on 2019.02.15 | by Tyler Jessen | in Raincoast updates
This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel aboard the Raincoast vessel Achiever with several other members of the ACS lab to participate in Koeye camp, a cultural revitalization and education program operated by the Heiltsuk First Nation’s QQS Projects Society. We were there to engage with the youth campers about the research conducted by […]
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Published on 2019.01.31 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast updates
As Raincoast’s Senior Scientist, and a world renowned large carnivore expert, Paul’s input is key to guiding our research and conservation programs in both the Great Bear Rainforest and the Salish Sea. Paul will provide insight into key conservation issues on BC’s coast including…
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Published on 2019.01.23 | by Chris Darimont, Raincoast Director of Science | in Raincoast updates
Last year the Raincoast lab at UVic marked an important new milestone with the creation of the Raincoast Chair in Applied Conservation Science at the University of Victoria. This five year Chaired Professorship allows us to expand our research, teaching and outreach programs in community-driven applied conservation science. Our long-term vision is to train next […]
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Published on 2018.11.06 | by Ross Dixon & Brian Falconer | in Raincoast updates
We now have bids on a number of pieces and we’ve sold limited editions prints. Thanks to numerous donations, large and small, we have now raised $313,182…
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Published on 2018.10.16 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Raincoast updates
We’re very excited to be kicking off the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program this week with youth from the Indigenous Leadership program and other youth from the Cowichan School District. We’re in the first phase of our new three part Salish Sea Stewards program. This is the land-based preliminary learning phase where we’ll be introducing […]
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Published on 2018.09.27 | by Alena Ebeling-Schuld | in Raincoast updates
In the world we currently live in, it is such a rare opportunity to have a direct, tangible, positive impact. It can be excruciatingly difficult to know whether or not you are making a positive change. When you’re just one person, the world often seems so big, and the problems in it so insurmountable, that […]
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Published on 2018.09.06 | by Ilona Mihalik, Research Associate | in Raincoast updates
This area is home to each of these large carnivores, in addition to grizzly bears and wolverines. Unfortunately, they can all (with the exception of grizzly bears) be legally hunted for sport. You can help me protect them…
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Published on 2018.08.22 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Raincoast updates
Every summer, Raincoast joins and supports the Qqs Project Society with Koeye camp, an innovative camp program that takes place in the Koeye River valley. This year was a particularly special year as it marked the 20-year anniversary of the camp…
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Published on 2018.08.15 | by Angela Gnyp | in Raincoast updates
When I first found out about Raincoast’s goal to buy up the commercial hunting territories in 2013, it was something I couldn’t ignore. So, on discovering the opportunity to fundraise for the Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign earlier this year, I knew I had to sign up…
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Published on 2018.07.17 | by Baylee Woodley | in Raincoast updates
I was a little out of my comfort zone to ask people to donate, but it was so worth it! My fundraising for Raincoast has been about giving back to the natural world that sustains me and that sustains my love of running…
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Published on 2018.07.11 | by Giordano Corlazzoli | in Raincoast updates
The planned route for my run takes me over 500 kilometers from Port Hardy to Victoria, traveling along the Old Island Highway when possible. I will be running about a marathon’s distance a day, with the actual daily distance varying from as little as 32 km, to as much as…
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