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  • Western Sandpiper walks along the shore, with a fact sheet looming in the foreground.
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    The Fraser River Estuary: A global biodiversity hotspot

    2026 September 292026 September 29

    Where the Fraser River meets the sea, an extraordinary web of life converges. This estuary is irreplaceable.

    Read More The Fraser River Estuary: A global biodiversity hotspotContinue

  • Only 15% of the Fraser River estuary’s former habitat remains accessible to young salmon. More ports and terminals at Roberts Bank will further harm the habitat that remains.
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    The Fraser River Estuary: A vital salmon nursery under pressure

    2026 September 282026 September 29

    Fraser River salmon cannot afford to lose any more of the estuary they depend on.

    Read More The Fraser River Estuary: A vital salmon nursery under pressureContinue

  • A fact sheet floats over top of three Southern Resident killer whales surface together gliding quickly through the blue water.
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    Scientists agree: Southern Residents can recover, but only if threats are reduced

    2026 September 182026 September 18

    The problem is not identifying threats; it is reducing those threats at a scale sufficient to enable recovery. The greatest risk is failing to act.

    Read More Scientists agree: Southern Residents can recover, but only if threats are reducedContinue

  • One killer whale surfaces in a calm blue ocean with the tops of green trees in the foreground.
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    Keeping watch on the Salish Sea

    2026 May 122026 July 16

    Janine McNeilly tells us how she fell in love with killer whales and never looked back.

    Read More Keeping watch on the Salish SeaContinue

  • Close up of tiny orange fish eggs showing their eyes and some hatched eggs underwater.
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    Shared Waters of the Salish Sea

    2025 October 272026 August 13

    The films and panel at the Vic Theatre in mid October were inspiring and insightful.

    Read More Shared Waters of the Salish SeaContinue

  • Illustration of killer whales and salmon and a figure in the foreground.
    Scientific literature

    New study reveals pathways to transform conflict over contentious salmon and killer whale management in B.C.

    2025 September 232026 August 13

    Although differences in some beliefs and management priorities were stark, the research revealed that many individuals held both angler and conservationist identities, and shared similar beliefs regarding the importance of SRKWs and Chinook salmon.

    Read More New study reveals pathways to transform conflict over contentious salmon and killer whale management in B.C.Continue

  • Researchers walk through a beautiful fern filled forest with giant trees.
    Investigate and inform

    Connecting the community on all things wildfire in the Coastal Douglas-fir zone

    2025 January 302025 January 30

    We’re discussing topics on ecological forest management for wildfire resilience, recent community wildfire learning events, and highlighting the current voices of wildfire research and management.

    Read More Connecting the community on all things wildfire in the Coastal Douglas-fir zoneContinue

  • Three Southern Resident killer whales surface together gliding quickly through the blue water.
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    Take action now for Southern Resident killer whales

    2025 January 292025 February 12

    Help us communicate the urgency of an emergency order to protect Southern Resident killer whales under section 80 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

    Read More Take action now for Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • A killer whale splashes down on their side in the expanse of the dark green article.
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    Confronting bright extinction

    2025 January 152025 January 23

    With more deaths in 2024 than births, action is needed more than ever.

    Read More Confronting bright extinctionContinue

  • Shauna Doll and Brooke Gerle put a measuring tape around a giant tree in the rainforest, surrounded by ferns.
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    Conserving and restoring Coastal Douglas-fir forests

    2025 January 62025 December 15

    We’re now establishing long term monitoring and sampling protocols, developing management plans, and carrying out active restoration.

    Read More Conserving and restoring Coastal Douglas-fir forestsContinue

  • A swarm of youth sit on the bow of Achiever on a sunny day, with Pascale leading SSES curriculum.
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    Sailing, stewardship, and sound

    2024 December 232024 December 23

    Raincoast’s youth program, Salish Sea Emerging Stewards, aims to educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of conservation leaders.

    Read More Sailing, stewardship, and soundContinue

  • A humpback whale is seen in the distance from a sailboat
    Notes from the field

    Sailing and learning in the Salish Sea 

    2024 December 22025 December 15

    The Special Bird Service recently joined the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program aboard Achiever.

    Read More Sailing and learning in the Salish Sea Continue

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