Safeguard Coastal Carnivores | Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Tracking Raincoast, past, present, and future

Published on 2019 12 12 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in Tracking Raincoast

Chris Genovali looks out over the water and land with binoculors.

As this decade closes, it’s timely to celebrate what we have collectively achieved for BC’s coast. Raincoast’s past in the Kitlope takes us back three decades to 1990, when Brian Falconer first visited at the invitation of the Haisla and Xenaksiala. The Nations were working to save the Kitlope from clearcut logging, which they ultimately […]

A gift to end commercial trophy hunting of coastal carnivores

Published on 2019 12 03 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in For the coast

A wolf trots across the eel grass in the estuary.

#GivingTuesday is a global movement of generosity that has a huge impact on smaller charitable organizations like Raincoast. Raincoast is funded by donations from people like you and those donations allow us to continue our work of protecting the wildlife of BC’s coast, the Salish Sea, Great Bear Rainforest and beyond. 100% of your donations […]

Stories from the Magic Canoe – An Update on the Kitlope Tenure

Published on 2019 11 27 | by Alex Harris, Communications Associate | in For the coast

Bob McDonald sits on stage with Briony Penn, Brian Falconer, and

Last Thursday, Raincoast hosted a sold out event in Victoria about the legacy of the Kitlope and Xenaxiala elder, Cecil Paul. Cecil was the last person born in the Kitlope and led the efforts to protect the Kitlope from extractive industries. Although Cecil could not join us, we were privileged to be joined by three […]

Stories from the Magic Canoe, Victoria on November 21st

Published on 2019 10 25 | by Raincoast | in Events

Stories From the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid, by Cecil Paul.

This November we are inviting you to an evening conversation with author Briony Penn, Raincoast’s Brian Falconer, and photographer Alex Harris, hosted by CBC’s Bob McDonald. They’ll share stories about one of North America’s most important Indigenous leaders, Wa’xaid, Cecil Paul and the watershed he helped protect. Find this event on Facebook. November 21st, UVic […]

Beautiful photographic prints from our favorite photographers for sale

Published on 2019 10 10 | by Raincoast | in Raincoast updates

Rain wolf, by Christina Mittermeier, on a white wall with a lovely yellow chair.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and we are selling prints for $98. We are very grateful for photographers who are able to capture exceptional images who donated a limited number of prints. These images not only capture the beauty of the wildlife they also directly support our efforts to Safeguard Coastal Carnivores in […]

Kitlope River estuary visit

Published on 2019 09 23 | by Margot Wood | in Raincoast updates

Grass in the foreground gives way to epic mountains of the Kitlope valley.

This spot on a map of BC means little until you follow the 70-mile Gardner Canal that branches off Devastation Channel and winds its way deep into the coastal mountains of northern BC. While single-handing my old wooden sailboat, ERN, I was reminded of my first trip to the mountains and the thrill of seeing […]

Buy a boat, help protect coastal carnivores

Published on 2019 09 14 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in Raincoast updates

The Tooth and Nail is a sailboat and it is shown here sailing very fast.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to own a beautiful sailboat while supporting the conservation of wildlife at the same time. Tooth and Nail was donated to us by the family of the late Ronald Martin. Ronald and his family have been longtime supporters of Raincoast. Ron loved to sail Tooth and Nail as […]

A new way to help us end trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest

Published on 2019 09 05 | by Alex Harris, Communications Associate | in For the coast

People in a boat a ways from shore, watch a grizzly bear, in the Kitlope.

By now you’ve probably seen the photos and video we’ve shared of the Kitlope, and hopefully you’re getting some sense of how spectacular this place really is. This past May I was given the opportunity to travel to the Kitlope conservancy aboard the SV Maple Leaf and it was easily the most beautiful place I’ve […]

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…