Reflecting on our eighth year of Salish Sea Emerging Stewards programming
Our goal is to inspire and train the next generation of conservation stewards through land-based, at-sea, and online programming.
Field notes from the Salish Sea aboard Achiever
Early morning, mid-October, I wake to the scent of coffee on Raincoast’s research and education vessel, Achiever.
Notes from the Field: My first experiences with Raincoast
Working on Achiever gave the Reef Net crew the chance to learn about land restoration, and provided us with get hands-on experience removing invasive plants from QENENIW̱
Memories of sailing with the Salmon People
Raincoast recently began a partnership with Tsawwassen Nation to support Environmental Stewardship programming for youth. The program provided local youth with opportunities to learn about stewardship, environmental restoration and career development.
Indigenous Knowledge, Western Science, and their interaction: rich opportunity but caution to avoid harm is required
As Ecologists, we are interested in learning about organisms and their interactions, and who is better to learn from than those who so often have historical and contemporary connections to the lands and their living organisms for millennia?
2021: Our impact so far
We are already halfway through the year, and I wanted to share with you some of Raincoast’s achievements thus far. This progress relies on donors like you and the entire team at Raincoast sincerely appreciates your support. Here’s a snapshot of Raincoast’s efforts over the past six months.
Coastal Insights: Eyes on the Coast is complete
Maureen Vo and Peter Underwood reflect on the Coastal Insights: Eyes on the Coast webinar series they hosted.
Join us for a webinar examining the concept of Two-Eyed Seeing
In this week’s episode of Coastal Insights, join us as we visit with Albert Marshall, the creator of the two-eyed seeing concept, balancing Indigenous knowledge and contemporary science. We will also be joined by Indigenous fisheries scientist, Andrea Jane Reid, as we examine how this concept is being used today.
Coastal Insights education series – Season 2 launch
It is with great excitement that we launch our newest season of our Coastal Insights, aptly named ‘Eyes on the Coast’. Taking off where season 1 ended, we will be diving deeper into coastal British Columbia’s rich history, ecosystems and conservation issues using a two-eyed approach…