First day in Heiltsuk territory

Lia and Marlie’s first day in Heiltsuk territory

Lia and Marlie’s first day in Heiltsuk territory
Working with our First Nations partners, our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.⠀ Photo by Eric Sambol
Robin in the snow.
With the COVID-19 affecting normalcy around the world, we, along with our Coastal First Nation colleagues, have decided to cancel the field work this season.
Birds nest fungi on a fir cone.
Brain Falconer, Raincoast’s Guide Outfitter Coordinator, wrote about his experience at the Gvukva’áus Haíɫzaqv (house of the Haíɫzaqv) five day potlatch celebration. “As dramatically beautiful as the building is…
“What’s that?” “That’s the fish’s heart.” “Ewwwwww…….. Cool! Can I hold it?” Cleaning salmon turns into an unexpected – and fun! – anatomy lesson for campers at the Koeye River youth camp. We identified the major organs and looked at stomach contents.