Fire risk reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone
Introducing a new practitioner’s report focused on reducing fire risk by increasing ecological integrity.
Purchasing for protection: A perpetual Sophie’s choice for conservationists
When property prices are too high to protect these places via purchase, can we count on public policy tools to safeguard CDF forests from further degradation?
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.
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.
Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 4: Managing fire in a climatically uncertain future
As previous installments of the Field Files series have established, since settler arrival in the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) zone, forests have been extensively harvested. The consequence of this widespread, industrial-scale logging is predominantly second growth forests that are not only lacking in biodiversity and natural complexity, but also at a higher risk of burning in…
Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 3: Mapping the watershed
Multiple practitioners working under the umbrella of the Maxwell Creek Watershed Project (MCWP or “the Project”) have contributed to this third instalment of the Field Files series, a photo essay illustrating the important role spatial data and mapping plays in establishing landscape-wide restoration projects. All maps were made by Nicholas Courtier, who also assisted with…
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Coexisting with carnivores
Dr. Justin Suraci shares his experiences studying predator-prey relationships in the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) ecosystems of the Gulf Islands.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Hornby Island
This installment is the third of several articles seeking to explore the ways ecosystems differ between the islands within the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimatic zone. Grant Scott, chair of the Hornby Island Conservancy and trustee on the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee, describes how historic land management regimes continue to shape the ways forests are…
Mother Trees and mycorrhizal fungi on Pender Island
Projects like Raincoast’s Pender Islands Big Tree Registry (PIBTR) have been initiated in an effort to safeguard big trees and biological diversity in this region.
KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising update
We have until the end of the year to reach our target.
Synthesis of the Gulf Islands Webinar Series
This article is a synthesis of the key takeaways from that series to address the twin biodiversity and climate crisis on a local scale.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Gabriola Island
This installment is the second in a series of several articles seeking to explore the ways ecosystems differ between the islands within the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimatic zone. Rob Brockley, President of the Gabriola Land and Trails Trust, explains the ways topography, soil conditions, and increasing development pressure have influenced and continue to shape the…