Alex Harris
Communications Manager
Alex is the Communications Manager at Raincoast. Her work involves supporting science communications for Raincoast’s programs including web articles, press, website, social media and storytelling through photography and videography.
Alex was born and raised by the Salish Sea. From a young age, she fostered a deep connection and responsibility to the environment. She first picked up a camera at the age of nine, photographing wildlife and friends and started a Shutterbug Club in highschool. She went on to study Geography at the University of British Columbia and quickly found herself thriving in a niche of environmental and social justice storytelling after making her first film about the Northern Gateway pipeline.
Alex sees media as a critical tool to uplift voices, elicit empathy, inspire action, communicate science, and create change. She values ongoing community relationships and is humbled to work alongside dedicated environmental stewards and community leaders. In her spare time, you can find Alex crafting, foraging, farming or in the woods with her camera.
Recent articles
Studying the impacts of drought on salmon habitat in the Nicola watershed
We’re conducting collaborative science to build climate resilience for salmon…
The current situation for wolves in British Columbia
The level of human-caused wolf mortality can only be described…
Announcing the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards winners, 2024
Honouring leaders committed to excellence in marine science research and…
Black wolves: The beauty seen in evolution
What science tells us about wolves who evolved to be…
Southern Resident killer whales are more than just iconic creatures
Southern Residents are vital to the health of entire ecosystems.
Fact over fiction: The realities of endangered killer whales
As the saying goes, everyone is entitled to their own…