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  • A group of three killer whales swim, the one in the centre peeking their face out above the surface, bordered by the dorsal fins of the other two.
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    Clues to help you tell Southern Resident and Bigg’s (transient) killer whales apart

    2026 April 162026 April 15

    Raincoast CSI: Cetacean Species Identification.

    Read More Clues to help you tell Southern Resident and Bigg’s (transient) killer whales apartContinue

  • a person wraps a measuring tape around the trunk of a tree
    Raincoast updates

    Empowering youth in environmental action

    2026 April 112026 April 13

    Raincoast and Take a Stand: Youth for Conservation launch another edition of the Student Innovation Challenge to empower youth voices and actions.

    Read More Empowering youth in environmental actionContinue

  • 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

  • A scientist sits on board a sailboat wearing headphones, looking out to sea where a killer whale has surfaced to breathe, their breath creating a mist in the air.
    Raincoast updates

    New research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focus

    2026 April 22026 April 2

    Extended periods of time at sea are necessary to collect the data that will bring us closer to understanding – and protecting – killer whales.

    Read More New research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focusContinue

  • A group of nine youth environmental stewards crouch and stand together to smile for a photo, holding gardening tools such as shovels and pots.
    Raincoast updates

    BC bookstores come together to support conservation education for youth

    2026 April 12026 April 1

    How little gifts from the community strengthen our programs.

    Read More BC bookstores come together to support conservation education for youthContinue

  • Fog rolls over the WJOŁEŁP | Tsartlip reserve at Helen Point, Mayne Island.
    Investigate and inform

    The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Mayne Island

    2026 March 312026 March 31

    Though smaller and more developed than some of its counterparts in the archipelago of islands in the Salish Sea, in this article, Rob Underhill explains why SḴŦAḴ (Mayne Island) is a place worth protecting.

    Read More The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Mayne IslandContinue

  • A great-horned owl sits perched on a thick branch.
    Notes from the field

    Junior researchers in the temperate rainforest

    2026 March 302026 March 30

    Investigating how forests and wildlife work together.

    Read More Junior researchers in the temperate rainforestContinue

  • A starflower with 4 green leaves and a small purple flower.
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    Worksheet: Junior researchers in the forest

    2026 March 262026 March 26

    Do you want to know more about forest ecosystems, but you’re not sure where to start? This worksheet will help guide you through making observations in the forest.

    Read More Worksheet: Junior researchers in the forestContinue

  • 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 Southern Resident killer whale swims just under the ocean's surface, about to break through for a breath.
    Conservation updates

    After dark with the Southern Residents

    2026 March 252026 March 25

    Overnight hydrophone recordings capture killer whales navigating through a noisy ocean.

    Read More After dark with the Southern ResidentsContinue

  • A container ship looms loud and large and dangerously close to killer whales.
    Conservation updates

    Decoding killer whale communication is key to defending their home

    2026 March 232026 March 23

    An increasingly noisy ocean is threatening the survival of this iconic BC species – field biologists and computer scientists are joining forces to defend their voice.

    Read More Decoding killer whale communication is key to defending their homeContinue

  • A pod Southern Resident killer whales breaching the surface with a spray of water.
    Conservation updates

    Guide to public comments on proposed regulations to protect Southern Resident killer whales

    2026 March 232026 April 1

    Take action and support the 1,000m minimum approach distance.

    Read More Guide to public comments on proposed regulations to protect Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

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