This morning’s field work site through wind and rain | Fraser Connectivity Project
This morning's field work site... through wind and rain @raincoastconservation @dave.scott.bc https://www.instagram.com/p/BkFxWH_jEC4/
Bear monitoring season wraps up; paying homage
As the bear monitoring season wraps up, paying homage to our noninvasive hair snag stations, and all of the flora and fauna that play an important role in building our sites, filling our field days, and gathering those crucial wisps of hair. #BearResearch
Afternoon lesson plan aboard Achiever
Afternoon lesson plan aboard @raincoastconservation research vessel Achiever was windward sailing in the Salish Sea. Plying the Coast Salish territory through the power of wind and tide.
Class is in session on the Salish Sea
Class is in session! Raincoast vessel Achiever is a floating classroom exploring the Salish Sea with conservation leaders of tomorrow.
End of a long but beautiful bear monitoring day in Gitga’at territory
Which way is up? End of a long but beautiful bear monitoring day in Gitga’at territory.
Returning to the rivers I spent all of last fall on
I am very very excited to be returning to the rivers I spent all of last fall on, watching salmon like this chum battling their way upriver. This time there won't be any salmon...
Achiever heading south for her inaugural trip of 2018
Achiever heading south for her inaugural trip of 2018. This week we set sail with a lucky group of high school students from Victoria. Stoked to be helping to mentor the next generation of Salish Sea Stewards, and always an honour to share space with the legendary Raincoast team!
Fraser estuary team setting nets
Fraser estuary team setting nets at what can appear to be the end of the Earth.
The Fraser River and its estuary is one of the most productive salmon watersheds in the world…
The Fraser River and its estuary is one of the most productive salmon watersheds in the world and the most economically important in Canada. The proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker route traverse and transect vital salmon habitat...
Gitga’at, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv territories
Over the coming weeks Raincoast scientists will join friends and colleagues in Gitga’at, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv territories. With the Central Coast First Nations Bear Working Group we monitor bears in area of more than 22,000 square kilometres. This long-term monitoring of grizzly and black bears combines traditional ecological knowledge with cutting edge science to address conservation issues defined by the communities we work with. Learn more about Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores.
80 stream type Chinook like this beauty…
Today was amazing! Caught more than 80 stream type Chinook like this beauty, first time ever catching these in large numbers!! Usually we catch ocean-type Chinook only a few months old but these stream type Chinook rear in freshwater for a whole year before moving to the ocean!
Trans Mountain expansion poses unacceptable risk to Salish Sea
Is Canada’s national interest best aligned with a Texas pipeline company? The suggestion of bailing out U.S.-based Kinder Morgan and investing tax dollars to access public assets in a sunset industry...
Chinook salmon, the largest of the Pacific salmon species…
Chinook salmon, the largest of the Pacific salmon species, grow up to 50+ pounds and is the primary prey resource for the Southern Resident Orca population in the Salish Sea. Catching these little fry knowing they will grow to be big powerful fish is pretty special...
Earth Day weekend
Earth Day weekend taking the last exam of my academic career (see post-exam face in picture #1) then went on a hut trip with some beauty humans and skied some incredible lines...