Large diversity in new keystones list challenges predominant belief
A team of scientists reveals a wide diversity of the planet’s keystone species in terms of their size, shape, and functional role.
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Biosolids pose a threat to healthy waters
Biosolids are nutrient rich, organic solid or semi-solid materials recovered from wastewater processing and their management is a growing challenge.
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Wolves, whales, and elephants: animal personalities, culture, and conservation
How studying animal culture can inform conservation.
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The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: So much more than just forests
Ecological communities around the Salish Sea range from iconic conifer-dominated forests to grasslands. None of these diverse communities recognize political boundaries, so how do habitats on the American side of the border compare to those in southern BC?
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Fire risk reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone
Introducing a new practitioner’s report focused on reducing fire risk by increasing ecological integrity.
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The rights of the river: could granting legal personhood for the Fraser River estuary spur its protection?
In New Zealand and Quebec, communities have successfully pushed for some form of Rights of Nature laws to be accorded to ecosystems around them.
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The BC government is seeking feedback on their draft Grizzly Bear Stewardship Framework
A guide if you would like to fill the questionnaire out now and not lose your opportunity to use your voice.
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Celebrating conservation through art: Raincoast and Mark Hobson
We are thrilled to announce an extraordinary partnership that marries the worlds of art and conservation, as Raincoast teams up once again with renowned wildlife and conservation artist Mark Hobson. This collaboration commemorates the 10th Anniversary of The Mark Hobson Gallery while supporting Raincoast’s efforts to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of coastal British…
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The Pender Islands Big Tree Blitz
A successful day of big tree hunting.
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Field Notes from a summer of big trees
Big tree registries inspire a deeper understanding of forests, communities, and the relationships between them.
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Learning about marine plastics, recycling, and sustainability at an innovative facility
Our Tsawwassen First Nation Summer Stewardship program toured Ocean Legacy Foundation’s facility.
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Is it time the critical habitat of endangered killer whales be expanded to include their prey base – Chinook rivers?
We have mapped the watersheds that feed into critical habitat for Southern Resident killer whales. Protecting these rivers is directly linked to the recovery of critically endangered whales.
