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  • A crew stands in the Fraser River Estuary planning their next move.
    Raincoast updates

    Job posting: Salmon Conservation Technician

    2025 January 312025 December 15

    The deadline to apply is February 14, 2025.

    Read More Job posting: Salmon Conservation TechnicianContinue

  • The Raincoast Fraser River Estuary team stands out in the water during low tide, measuring salmon flow.
    Tracking Raincoast

    Fraser Estuary research and restoration

    2025 January 42026 August 13

    Raincoast is undertaking a multi-year initiative that began in 2016 to conduct research and restore habitat in the Fraser River Estuary.

    Read More Fraser Estuary research and restorationContinue

  • A crew stands in the Fraser River Estuary planning their next move.
    Raincoast updates

    Small-scale marsh creation

    2024 October 72026 August 13

    Daniel Stewart, Conservation Decisions Lab, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Raincoast are all working in the Fraser River Estuary.

    Read More Small-scale marsh creationContinue

  • Underwater and the light is streaming down on a salmon resting on the bottom rocks.
    Conservation updates

    BC NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the MSC certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries

    2024 September 162026 August 13

    Alaska’s fisheries should not be accredited with Marine Stewardship Council’s checkmark of sustainability when these fisheries harm BC’s wild salmon and endangered killer whales.

    Read More BC NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the MSC certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheriesContinue

  • A researcher holds up a salmon measuring device with a tiny salmon in it, with the Fraser Estuary in the background.
    Scientific literature

    Salmon DNA enables new understanding of how young Chinook salmon use the Fraser River Estuary

    2024 September 102026 August 13

    Raincoast’s five year collection of genetic samples illuminates patterns of migration and reliance on estuary habitats.

    Read More Salmon DNA enables new understanding of how young Chinook salmon use the Fraser River EstuaryContinue

  • Bird's eye view of log booms on the side of the Fraser River.
    Scientific literature

    New research shows the impact log booms have on salmon habitats in the Fraser Estuary

    2024 August 232026 August 13

    The study found that log booms impact physical habitat, water quality, and invertebrates in the lower Fraser River and Estuary.

    Read More New research shows the impact log booms have on salmon habitats in the Fraser EstuaryContinue

  • Group of people standing near the water with a big mountain in the background.
    Raincoast updates

    Exploring biodiversity in cities with OurSquamish

    2024 August 202024 August 20

    Framing the issues of climate change and biodiversity loss in an urban context.

    Read More Exploring biodiversity in cities with OurSquamishContinue

  • Paige Roper sitting on the ground in the estuary jotting down data.
    Notes from the field

    Restoring marsh habitat in the Fraser River Estuary

    2024 August 192024 December 13

    Raincoast’s Fraser Estuary Research and Restoration Program has been developing plans for future habitat restoration projects.

    Read More Restoring marsh habitat in the Fraser River EstuaryContinue

  • Drone image of Sumas Prairie farm fields flooded.
    Scientific literature

    New study identifies the cost of restoring the Sumas Xhotsa (Lake) as a tool for reconciliation, climate adaptation, and ecosystem restoration

    2024 July 182026 August 13

    The research weaves together Indigenous laws with an economic analysis to determine the cost of implementing ‘managed retreat’ as a nature-based solution to flood risk in the Lower Fraser region.

    Read More New study identifies the cost of restoring the Sumas Xhotsa (Lake) as a tool for reconciliation, climate adaptation, and ecosystem restorationContinue

  • People looking into a net in the middle of one of our breaches in the North Arm Jetty.
    Conservation updates

    Monitoring salmon in our latest breach in the North Arm Jetty

    2024 July 162025 December 15

    Master’s research is looking into different life histories of sockeye salmon to better understand the impact of Raincoast’s breaches project.

    Read More Monitoring salmon in our latest breach in the North Arm JettyContinue

  • Two killer whales surfacing near the ocean.
    Conservation updates

    [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

    2024 June 102024 December 13

    Raincoast scientists comment on the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Read More [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionContinue

  • A view of the mountains over Vancouver, a layer of smog in the mid ground, and ships at rest in the foreground of the Salish Sea.
    Conservation updates

    Building a resilient funding and decision-making structure for the Lower Fraser

    2024 June 52024 December 13

    Our new report highlights global case studies for the development of a comprehensive, place-based conservation strategy in the Lower Fraser.

    Read More Building a resilient funding and decision-making structure for the Lower FraserContinue

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