Sciencing never looked better

Sciencing never looked better.
Have you seen these jellyfish washing up on BC beaches this summer? We saw this one on Calvert Island. They’re called By-the-wind-sailor, sea raft, purple sail, or little sail – or by their scientific name Velella velella. They eat plankton and are eaten by nudibranchs. It looks like just one individual but it’s actually a whole colony of all-male OR all-female polyps! Some polyps are in charge of reproduction while others are for protection.
These little bear prints led us right to our research site today -Kitasoo Nation.
Had a magical encounter with a grizzly bear family in Heiltsuk territory! Just another day doing Raincoast Science in the Great Bear rainforest.
You never know what you’ll see when conducting field research in the Great Bear Rainforest. Today we spotted this gorgeous humpback whale.
Raincoast conservation map from our Salish Sea report indicating probability of oil presence within first 15 days of tanker spill near Turn Point…
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.