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  • PEPAKIYE standing in front of a crowd of people teaching.
    Raincoast updates

    This isn’t a conference, it’s The Confluence

    2026 April 92026 April 14

    How many colleagues do you know purely by their email sign-off, or a small thumbnail in a zoom meeting? It’s time we changed that.

    Read More This isn’t a conference, it’s The ConfluenceContinue

  • Thermal imaging report cover floats on top of an underwater scene in the Coldwater River with tiny salmon filling the space in green light.
    Scientific literature

    Mapping thermal refuges: Identifying critical cooling centres for salmon in the Coldwater River

    2026 March 262026 March 26

    The salmon populations in the Nicola watershed are among the most endangered in BC. The Coldwater River provides critical spawning and rearing habitat for Interior Fraser Coho, Lower Thompson Chinook, and Interior Fraser Steelhead.

    Read More Mapping thermal refuges: Identifying critical cooling centres for salmon in the Coldwater RiverContinue

  • A female chum salmon illuminated by a rare sunny break.
    In the media

    In an era of scarcity, the Pacific Salmon Treaty must strengthen conservation

    2026 March 132026 April 14

    Canada and the U.S. can continue to simply negotiate for our piece of a smaller and smaller pie, or we can come together to defend the legacy of wild salmon in our two countries.

    Read More In an era of scarcity, the Pacific Salmon Treaty must strengthen conservationContinue

  • A crew members works in the Fraser River Estuary preparing a small marsh.
    Backgrounders

    Letter: Urgent recommendation for the renewal and expansion of the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)

    2026 March 102026 March 13

    Letter to Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries.

    Read More Letter: Urgent recommendation for the renewal and expansion of the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)Continue

  • A salmon splashes in a stream with extreme light and dark areas.
    Investigate and inform

    Ensure the long-term stability of projects dedicated to the recovery of wild salmon (BCSRIF)

    2026 March 92026 April 14

    We call on the federal government to make good on its promise to protect the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).

    Read More Ensure the long-term stability of projects dedicated to the recovery of wild salmon (BCSRIF)Continue

  • A group of young professionals gather in a large hall conversing with one another, laughing and enjoying beverages.
    Events

    We’re bringing the environmental community together with a new event: The Confluence

    2026 March 42026 April 14

    Join us for this Friday night mixer designed to spark honest conversations, new relationships, and bold ideas.

    Read More We’re bringing the environmental community together with a new event: The ConfluenceContinue

  • In a dense green forest, one biologist walks along the side of a large mossy log as another walks beside below her.
    Notes from the field

    Step into a creek walker’s boots

    2026 February 232026 February 23

    A first-person account of monitoring the salmon run in Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Territory

    Read More Step into a creek walker’s bootsContinue

  • Aerial view of the winding Colwater river in the Nicola valley.
    Conservation updates

    Thermal refuges in the Coldwater River

    2026 February 192026 April 9

    How salmon are coping in one of BC’s hottest rivers.

    Read More Thermal refuges in the Coldwater RiverContinue

  • Honey, I shrunk the Chinook salmon from 70 pounds a hundred years ago to 28 pounds today.
    Raincoast updates

    Chinook salmon are getting smaller – and one explanation is uncomfortably familiar

    2025 December 182026 April 14

    Honey, I shrunk the Chinook.

    Read More Chinook salmon are getting smaller – and one explanation is uncomfortably familiarContinue

  • A tiny salmon fin pokes out of the dark roiling waters of a central coast stream.
    Scientific literature

    The need for renewed federal commitment to The Wild Salmon Policy

    2025 December 162025 December 16

    New paper evaluates both the enduring relevance of the Wild Salmon Policy and the persistent gaps that have limited its efficacy.

    Read More The need for renewed federal commitment to The Wild Salmon PolicyContinue

  • Raincoast scientists walk along a roaring river in the central coast, doing salmon stream surveys.
    Tracking Raincoast

    30 years in the Great Bear Rainforest

    2025 December 152026 March 17

    How Haíɫzaqv principles and ongoing research will guide our future.

    Read More 30 years in the Great Bear RainforestContinue

  • Chum salmon are lurking underwater under an overhead growth, with light streaming down and small pebble rocks seen below them.
    Backgrounders

    Canada’s Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon

    2025 December 122025 December 12

    A framework for safeguarding salmon diversity and resilience.

    Read More Canada’s Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific SalmonContinue

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