Achiever | Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Collaborating with the next generation

Published on 2019 11 12 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Inform

Tyler Jessen helps some young Salish Sea Emerging Stewards on campus to examine a remote sensing device.

As I walk onto campus at the University of Victoria, I am surrounded by the hustle and bustle of students scurrying off to their classes. For the students, their familiarity with the area makes their travel effortless as they weave and bob through the buildings and walkways. As a visitor, the school is a giant […]

Creating transformative experiences for students on the Salish Sea

Published on 2019 03 29 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Notes from the Field

Students aboard Achiever, cluster around the bow on the Salish Sea.

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…

Join us in the Great Bear Rainforest in 2019

Published on 2019 02 05 | by Nicholas Sinclair | in Notes from the Field

Achiever rests on the waters of the Great Bear Rainforest at sunset.

We watch as her three little cubs slowly take to the high water and make their way to mom. They graze on roots, and search for salmon carcasses that simply aren’t there. The cub’s curiosity…

April conservation expedition with Raincoast’s Dr. Paul Paquet

Published on 2019 01 31 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast updates

The Achiever with a misty mountain in the background.

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…

Koeye Camp – 20 years of engaging youth in science and culture

Published on 2018 08 22 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in Raincoast updates

Raincoast scientists learning with a camper on making grizzly bear paw cast

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…

Inspiring the next generation of Salish Sea stewards

Published on 2018 08 13 | by Maureen Vo, Education and Development Coordinator | in For the coast

A youth participant of the Salish Sea Emerging Stewardship program has a solo sit at Monarch head for reflection and mindfulness.

In 2016, Raincoast launched the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program, taking youth on a journey through marine and terrestrial environments. The impacts and importance of this program for youth is quickly gaining…

Win a wildlife adventure with Raincoast

Published on 2018 07 05 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Conservation update

Achiever sits quietly on the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest while a bear wades through the shallow water in the foreground.

The competition rules are simple: raise or donate $5,000 for our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign by Thanksgiving (October 8th, 2018) and you will be entered with a chance to win a ten-day trip for two with Raincoast in the fall of 2019…

Sailing with Raincoast in 2018

Published on 2018 02 07 | by Nicholas Sinclair | in Notes from the Field

Achiever rests, sails down, in the twilight.

In May, our spring ‘hunts’ visited lush estuaries as the days grew longer and bears were down low grazing on sedges. Marine wildlife started to make their way back to the rich, cold waters of the coast. Their annual migration to foraging areas beginning and lasting well…

Getting the next generation of Salish Sea stewards back to school

Published on 2017 09 20 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Notes from the Field

As scientists we learn from each other, our Indigenous partners, the wildlife we study and the youth we engage. For over 15 years, as guests of the Heiltsuk Nation, Raincoast staff scientists have supported the development of local youth as future stewards…