The Islands Trust is failing to protect water and forests
Islands in the Salish Sea are experiencing a worsening seasonal water deficit.
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.
Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 5: Experimental forest restoration methodologies
Together this community of practice has been developing new approaches to manage growing concerns around the degraded condition of BC’s forests.
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.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about bats
Widely misrepresented and misunderstood, bats are fascinating creatures with an essential role to play in ecosystem functionality.
Over $2 million has been raised to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
It has been less than a year since we launched our campaign to permanently protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest and together we have already raised over $2 million.
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.
Field Notes from S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Field notes from a group of youth learning about restoration and conservation on Pender Island.
Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 2: Developing surveying methodologies
The project takes a watershed-wide scope to improve understanding of both existing and historical ecological conditions. The first question we aim to answer is: how has modification via forestry, fire, wetland drainage, etc. influenced hydrological dynamics, availability and quality of freshwater (i.e. source drinking water), and local forest ecology? We seek to find answers to…
Notes from the Market
You can find Raincoast at the Moss Street Market on Saturday, August 6th from 10am-2pm and at the Esquimalt Farmers Market on Thursday, August 18th from 4:30-7:30pm.
A call to action: Community stories of the CDF
Collecting your stories and/or observations of change will not only broaden understanding of CDF ecosystems, but it also provides an opportunity for community engagement and science to work collaboratively.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: Living within rather than apart from the places that sustain us
This installment is the first of several articles seeking to explore the ways ecosystems differ between the islands within the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimatic zone. Adam Huggins, Restoration Coordinator with the Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA), explains the ways topography, historic land use, and shifting economies have influenced and continue to shape the ways CDF forests…