Delegating to the Islands Trust: The 30×30 challenge
Forest Conservation Program Director Shauna Doll made a delegation to Islands Trust Council urging them to incorporate biodiversity protection.
Reduced genetic diversity: another challenge facing the Southern Resident killer whales?
As charismatic mega-predators, killer whales have no equal. Historically feared, respected, in some cultures revered, we now know them to be intelligent and highly social. They also have fascinatingly strong ideas about what constitutes food, with different populations having vastly different preferred prey. Not surprisingly, then, the plight of the critically endangered salmon-eating Southern Resident…
Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 5: Experimental forest restoration methodologies
Together this community of practice has been developing new approaches to manage growing concerns around the degraded condition of BC’s forests.
Local engagement: letters to elected representatives can help make change
Raincoast scientists have been engaging in work related to conservation action on the Gulf Islands for many years.
Join us for After the Groundswell: film and discussion panel events in Vancouver, Victoria, and Tofino
We invite you to join us in Vancouver, Victoria, or Tofino for a special evening and ‘re-premiere’ of Groundswell, a 25 minute short film with a new prologue.
Sign our official petition to tell the federal government to reject Roberts Bank Terminal 2
This is a legally binding petition. If we surpass 500 signatures, the petition is required to be presented to Steven Guilbeault in the House of Commons.
Opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion? You’re not alone
The list of groups opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion includes several First Nations, a suite of conservation organizations in both Canada and the United States, scientists, Canada’s own federal regulators, local community groups, a church, and a worker’s union.
Bear tourism instead of bear hunting
Part of the story was featured on From Our Own Correspondence, a BBC podcast.
Job Posting: Water Quality Coordinator
We are seeking an energetic and committed candidate who will coordinate sampling and analysis of samples as part of the Healthy Waters community-oriented water pollution monitoring program.
Mark-Selective Fishery: a backgrounder
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has proposed opening five new Chinook fisheries in April 2023.
Join us for Season 2 of Wolf School!
Wolf School 2 is an exploration of wolf ecology, biology, and the issues wolves face for their survival in British Columbia and around the world.
Introducing the British Columbia Big Tree Project map
Raincoast’s Big Tree Project map will help connect BC-based community scientists with the big tree monitoring project nearest them.