The best summer camp on earth?

Published on 2019 08 19 | by Nathaniel Glickman, Education and Outreach Associate | in Notes from the Field

Our research and outreach vessel, Achiever, just returned from one of the most inspiring trips of the year. Let me explain why…

Media release: ‘We’re nowhere near a ‘world class oil spill response’

Published on 2016 10 19 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders

Fuel spill in Heiltsuk Territory underscores rhetoric in federal and provincial messaging as environmental damage builds in the Great Bear Rainforest…

Bear work in Heiltsuk Territory – Guest blog by Ayla Brown

Published on 2014 06 27 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast updates

“So what are you doing anyways?” People have been asking me this a lot recently. Answer: Setting up hair snares in the Great Bear Rainforest…

Fire in Bella Bella

Published on 2013 07 16 | by Kyle Artelle, PhD | in In the News

At 4 am on July 12 a fire swept through one of the most important buildings in Bella Bella, housing the band store, the post office, liquor store, and Qqs Projects Society…

First Nations combine science with legacy of conservation

Published on 2011 08 10 | by Raincoast | in In the News

By Anne Casselman, Scientific American

For the Heiltsuk First Nation, science is proving to be one of the most powerful tools at their disposal as far as asserting their tradition of safeguarding natural resources for, as their elders put it, their children yet to come…

Small Streams Survey Report (2006)

Published on 2007 03 29 | by Raincoast | in Salmon

This report documents 127 previously undocumented salmon-bearing streams surveyed on BC’s central coast between 2003-2006 in Heiltsuk Territory. Small Streams Survey Report (PDF) Summary Small stream surveys were carried out by members of the Heiltsuk Nation, volunteers, and staff of Raincoast Conservation Foundation between September 2003 and October 2006. Our objective was to document salmon […]