Job posting: Species Monitoring and Outreach Technician
Applications close March 15th, 2024
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Protect and connect
Connectivity is vitally important at all sorts of scales over time and space.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about fungi
In this article, Dr. Shannon Berch and Dr. Paul de la Bastide explain some of the deep relationships between fungi and other species and why it is so essential that we learn more about them.
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.
Embracing complexity: Exploring carbon sequestration in two highly interconnected ecosystems
The Coastal Carnivores and Carbon project seeks to explore the role salmon abundance and large carnivore foraging activities play in carbon sequestration in coastal ecosystems in BC.
Big tree registries offer an opportunity for community engagement and conservation this summer
Big trees instill awe and connection in the human communities that surround them.
Pender Island Big Tree Blitz
Join Raincoast and the Pender Islands Conservancy for a morning of big tree hunting on Pender Islands.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about owls
As the worst fire season in Canadian historyーdriven by climate change, ecosystem fragmentation, and long-term land-use mismanagementーdecimates forests across the country, species-at-risk biologist Jared Hobbs reflects sadly on the dramatic decline of Northern Spotted Owls and Western Screech-owls across British Columbia. Habitat loss is central to this story. Old-growth logging has reduced the number of…
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Classifying place
In this article, Del Meidinger who led the development of the BEC system in British Columbia and was responsible for technical quality and standardization of methods and concepts for the BEC program, provides a simple explanation of the BEC system.
Job posting: Big tree intern
Applications close June 2, 2023.
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.