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  • Multiple people stand along the bank of a river with sticks poking up out of the ground around them.
    Notes from the field

    To restore salmon habitat, one must act like the beaver

    2026 May 132026 May 14

    Rebuilding riparian habitat, one stick at a time.

    Read More To restore salmon habitat, one must act like the beaverContinue

  • PEPAKIYE standing in front of a crowd of people teaching.
    Raincoast updates

    This isn’t a conference, it’s The Confluence

    2026 April 92026 April 14

    How many colleagues do you know purely by their email sign-off, or a small thumbnail in a zoom meeting? It’s time we changed that.

    Read More This isn’t a conference, it’s The ConfluenceContinue

  • A crew members works in the Fraser River Estuary preparing a small marsh.
    Backgrounders

    Letter: Urgent recommendation for the renewal and expansion of the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)

    2026 March 102026 March 13

    Letter to Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries.

    Read More Letter: Urgent recommendation for the renewal and expansion of the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)Continue

  • A salmon splashes in a stream with extreme light and dark areas.
    Investigate and inform

    Ensure the long-term stability of projects dedicated to the recovery of wild salmon (BCSRIF)

    2026 March 92026 April 14

    We call on the federal government to make good on its promise to protect the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).

    Read More Ensure the long-term stability of projects dedicated to the recovery of wild salmon (BCSRIF)Continue

  • In a dense green forest, one biologist walks along the side of a large mossy log as another walks beside below her.
    Notes from the field

    Step into a creek walker’s boots

    2026 February 232026 February 23

    A first-person account of monitoring the salmon run in Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Territory

    Read More Step into a creek walker’s bootsContinue

  • Auston Chhor looking very happy driving a small boat with an outboard engine; Auston is the host of season two of Raincoast Radio.
    Raincoast Radio

    Episode 15: Drones, science communication, and changing roles with Auston Chhor

    2025 November 122026 April 14

    Spoiler alert: fish don’t like being out of water.

    Read More Episode 15: Drones, science communication, and changing roles with Auston ChhorContinue

  • Tiny Juvenile coho salmon observed at a thermal refuge in the Coldwater River.
    Conservation updates

    Mapping and restoring thermal refuges in the Nicola watershed

    2025 October 22025 October 30

    Thermal refuges are sites within a stream that are significantly cooler than the surrounding water.

    Read More Mapping and restoring thermal refuges in the Nicola watershedContinue

  • Two hands hold a drone controller, the display showing bright orange and yellow thermal areas.
    Notes from the field

    We’re using drones to find salmon cooling centres

    2025 August 292026 April 14

    Rivers are warming due to climate change. Where do salmon go to cool down, and what can we do to help them?

    Read More We’re using drones to find salmon cooling centresContinue

  • Chum salmon swim along the bottom of the river floor.
    Backgrounders

    Policy brief – supporting freshwater salmon habitat through the Water Sustainability Act

    2025 March 182025 December 15

    It is important to remember that our water, and the incredible fish that return to our watersheds, are one of our greatest natural resources and are an integral part of strong and resilient local economies.

    Read More Policy brief – supporting freshwater salmon habitat through the Water Sustainability ActContinue

  • Aerial view of four researchers walking through the waters of the Coldwater River.
    Investigate and inform

    Recapping our environmental flow needs project in the Coldwater River

    2025 January 272025 December 26

    Salmon need water, but in the Nicola Valley water isn’t always easy to come by. Climate change is hitting the Nicola watershed hard.

    Read More Recapping our environmental flow needs project in the Coldwater RiverContinue

  • Water runs into the forest line, with mountains looming moodily in the background.
    Notes from the field

    Studying the impacts of drought on salmon habitat in the Nicola watershed

    2024 October 282025 December 15

    We’re conducting collaborative science to build climate resilience for salmon in the Nicola watershed.

    Read More Studying the impacts of drought on salmon habitat in the Nicola watershedContinue

  • A view of the mountains over Vancouver, a layer of smog in the mid ground, and ships at rest in the foreground of the Salish Sea.
    Conservation updates

    Building a resilient funding and decision-making structure for the Lower Fraser

    2024 June 52024 December 13

    Our new report highlights global case studies for the development of a comprehensive, place-based conservation strategy in the Lower Fraser.

    Read More Building a resilient funding and decision-making structure for the Lower FraserContinue

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