Ross Dixon | Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Join us at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference in Vancouver

Published on 2019 10 21 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Raincoast updates

A small coho salmon fry swim on the bottom of the lake.

Along with the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Raincoast is chairing a traditional session at the upcoming Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference April 19-22, 2020 Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver BC. The session, Toward a vision for Ecological Resilience in the Lower Fraser River, session ID1438, is accepting abstracts until November 1st. Our goal is to bring together […]

Co-existence a focus for this year’s BC Bear Day

Published on 2019 08 22 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Events

Grizzly bear sits in the water, for BC Bear Day, Vancouver 2019, with sponsor logos at the bottom.

whether you bring your family for the afternoon, or join us in the evening, mark your calendar for the 22nd September and the Pipe-Shop in North Vancouver. Bears deserve the opportunity to co-exist and this is your opportunity to play a part…

Success! We now have the downpayment for the Kitlope tenure

Published on 2019 07 30 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Conservation update

A grizzly bear wanders along a grassy bank in the Kitlope: a graphic identifying that the downpayment is achieved floats on top with a map of the coast.

At this point it’s worth pausing to reflect on what we’ve already accomplished. With your support, and working with Coastal First Nations, thus far we have acquired the commercial trophy hunting rights in approximately 33,500 square kilometers. For perspective, that’s an area bigger than Vancouver Island…

Maple Leaf’s commitment to coastal conservation

Published on 2019 07 02 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in For the coast

Aerial view of Maple Leaf in the Kitlope on emerald green water.

2019 marks the second year of a decade-long $100,000 commitment from Maple Leaf Adventures to our research and conservation efforts on the BC Coast and, in particular, the Great Bear Rainforest. As the spring field program for Raincoast’s Salmon Carnivore program comes to an end…

Friday is the last day to make a bid in our online auction

Published on 2018 12 11 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in For the coast

Ilona Mihalik stands in front of an epic Grizzly bear photo as part of the One Shot for Coastal Carnivores exhibit.

You can still support the campaign and keep a memento through the purchase of a limited edition print and you have until Friday at 6pm to make your bid…

Join Raincoast in Victoria to view this unique exhibit and help us stop commercial trophy hunting

Published on 2018 10 31 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Events

One Shot for Coastal Carnivores comes to the Robert Bateman Centre in Victoria in November.

The Bateman Centre will serve as a backdrop for this unique photography collection with contributions from April Bencze, Tavish Campbell, Karen Cooper, Colleen Gara, Bertie Gregory, Melissa Groo, Brad Hill, John Marriott, Cristina Mittermeier…

Join us at the Karen Cooper Gallery on Granville Island

Published on 2018 10 15 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Events

The warm interior lights and beautiful images of the Karen Cooper Gallery show through the evening darkness on Granville Island.

On the 23rd of October we launch the One Shot for Coastal Carnivores exhibit in Vancouver. Contributing photographer Karen Cooper will be hosting us at her gallery on Granville Island. The video below gives you a sense of both Karen’s work and the first space in which you’ll be able to view conservation photography from […]

Win a wildlife adventure with Raincoast

Published on 2018 07 05 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Conservation update

Achiever sits quietly on the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest while a bear wades through the shallow water in the foreground.

The competition rules are simple: raise or donate $5,000 for our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign by Thanksgiving (October 8th, 2018) and you will be entered with a chance to win a ten-day trip for two with Raincoast in the fall of 2019…

Getting closer to safeguarding coastal carnivores

Published on 2018 03 13 | by Ross Dixon, Communications & Development Director | in Conservation update

A black bear meanders over the rocks and streams in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Recently, we unveiled our Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores campaign to refresh our Save the Great Bears campaign. The new name reflects the fact that our work to end of commercial trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest also safeguards wolves, cougars, wolverines and black bears…