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  • A team of youth walk into the forest light wearing backpacks.
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    Sea-to-soil expeditions throughout the Salish Sea

    2026 June 92026 June 9

    As we set sail on our next Land Healing Stewards Initiative trip, let’s take a look at what the last youth group got up to.

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    Investigate and inform

    No trust in the Trust

    2026 May 122026 May 12

    The Islands Trust draft Trust Policy Statement has veered off course at a time when its 50-year mandate is more important than ever.

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  • A group of young ecologists stand in a circle learning about the forest around them.
    Notes from the field

    An afternoon as ecologists in Mundy Park

    2026 May 72026 May 19

    Exploring the urban forest up close by learning about the tools and methods a forest ecologist uses.

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  • Priya reaches out to touch a plant while a group of people watches.
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    Women-led forest conservation

    2026 April 292026 April 30

    Celebrating women in science – a new series by Raincoast.

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  • A group of volunteers are spread out across a forest floor, kneeling down tending to the earth.
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    Many hands make light work

    2026 April 202026 April 20

    Ecological restoration powered by steadfast volunteers.

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  • Fog rolls over the WJOŁEŁP | Tsartlip reserve at Helen Point, Mayne Island.
    Investigate and inform

    The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Mayne Island

    2026 March 312026 March 31

    Though smaller and more developed than some of its counterparts in the archipelago of islands in the Salish Sea, in this article, Rob Underhill explains why SḴŦAḴ (Mayne Island) is a place worth protecting.

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  • a person wraps a measuring tape around the trunk of a tree
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    Hug a tree for science!

    2026 March 102026 March 10

    Have you ever seen a big tree and wondered what you could do to ensure it can be protected for future generations? Well, let us introduce you to the BC BigTree Registry! The BC BigTree Registry is a citizen science-powered initiative that works to document, monitor, and protect British Columbia’s ancient trees and associated old-growth…

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  • 2 people planting trees in front of the "Restoration work in progress" sign.
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    Communities for Coastal Douglas-fir habitats

    2025 December 302025 December 18

    Restoring and stewarding the coastal forest ecosystems we call home.

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  • A beaver swims in a calm body of water, surrounded by green wetland with a forest in the background.
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    Beaver-based restoration

    2025 July 242025 December 15

    In a time when catastrophic conflagrations are becoming a new normal, an unlikely character is being welcomed back onto the landscape after generations of trapping and removal.

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  • Grey, dark blue, and pale orange smoke stretches out from a wide treeline.
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    Fighting fire with fire, or dancing with flames?

    2025 June 272025 July 15

    How supporting the future of healthy watersheds relies on learning to live with fire.

    Read More Fighting fire with fire, or dancing with flames?Continue

  • A group walks through a forest.
    Notes from the field

    Introducing the Land Healing Stewards Initiative

    2025 June 252025 December 15

    As Raincoast’s on-the-ground work, community engagement, and collaborations are key to our research and conservation successes, the Forest Conservation Program and the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards youth education program have partnered to deliver a new and innovative multi-year project. Titled the Land Healing Stewards Initiative, it will support our programs’ shared goals; engaging local communities…

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  • An aerial shot of Kingfisher forest, showing tall Douglas Fir trees touching a blue shoreline.
    Conservation updates | Raincoast updates

    International Day for Biological Diversity 2025

    2025 May 222025 December 15

    Reflecting on how we protect biodiversity and build harmony with nature not just for one day, but every day.

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