Raincoast reps at Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Raincoast biologists are at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference this week discussing their work in the Salish Sea and the Fraser Estuary.
Oil spill simulation gets locals talking about possibility of crude along the Salish Sea
Jenny Uechi / Vancouver Observer
Tamara Phillips was swimming near Stanley Park when her eye caught a glimpse of a yellow card floating along the water’s surface…
Oil Spill Simulated On B.C.’s Fraser River, Burrard Inlet
The Huffington Post B.C.
Researchers place bright yellow cards into the Fraser River to simulate how far a potential oil spill from the Trans Canada pipeline would spread…
Oil cards expected to wash up along Richmond’s shores
Graeme Wood / Richmond News
If you’ve walked along the dyke recently, you might be asking yourself: What are those yellow things floating in the Fraser River or stuck on the rocks…
Drift cards released on Fraser River to simulate pipeline oil spill risk
Larry Pynn / Vancouver Sun
400 drift cards were released into the Fraser River to better understand where a Kinder Morgan oil spill might go…
‘This could be oil’: Drift cards tossed into Fraser River to simulate oil spill
Emily Jackson / Metro
Four hundred plywood drift cards stamped with the warning “This could be oil” were tossed into the Fraser River Tuesday to simulate how far oil could travel…
Organizers of oil spill simulation ask for help from B.C. residents
Jen St. Denis / Business In Vancouver
Two environmental groups are asking British Columbians to help them track where and how oil would spill in the waters around Vancouver in the event of a tanker leak…
Simulation to show impact of potential oil spill in Burrard Inlet
Peter Meiszner / Global News
The City of Vancouver is teaming up with two environmental groups to conduct an oil spill simulation Tuesday on the Fraser River and in Burrard Inlet…
Adopt a drift card to help protect our coast
Our drift card study is a perfect example of research that creatively meshes science with public awareness…
Media Release: Public participation required for oil spill simulation
Raincoast and the Georgia Strait Alliance are teaming up with the City of Vancouver today to conduct an oil spill simulation on the Fraser River and in Burrard Inlet…
Kinder Morgan: Putting the Salish Sea at Risk
Chris Genovali / Seaside Magazine
Weaving through an archipelago, the mixing of large freshwater rivers with marine waters has created an ocean rich with life…
‘Drift cards’ found washing ashore
Cali Bagby / Islands Sounder
Last week Sukima Hampton was walking on a friend’s private beach west of Eastsound when she was horrified to find a pink card with the words “This could be oil” printed on it…