Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by our research to safeguard the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. We use rigorous, peer-reviewed science and community engagement to further our conservation objectives. We call this approach ‘informed advocacy’. As a charitable, non-profit conservation science organization that operates a research lab, research field station and a research/sailing vessel, we are unique in Canada.
Today we placed a grid of small pvc pipes in the area to monitor changes in the area where we expect channels to form on Sturgeon Bank following the construction of our Jetty breaches! Stay tuned….construction begins Monday!!!
We are excitedly moving towards construction of 3 breaches of the Steveston Jetty to restore natural outmigration pathways for juvenile salmon which provide access to critical brackish marsh habitats!!…
Yesterday was the day of reckoning. With online donations, cheques arriving in the mail, and match funding in place, we can now confirm that we’ve finally met our fundraising goal of $500,000! In the coming weeks we will formally complete …
Canadian artist Roy Henry Vickers is a world-renowned printmaker, painter, carver, author, and designer whose signature style fuses the traditional images of his West Coast native ancestry with the realism of his British heritage.
Since Achiever’s re-launch in 2006, our research vessel has traveled more than a hundred thousand kilometers, logging many of these hours on transect surveys for marine mammals and birds...
Our 2018 field season for the Fraser River Estuary Connectivity project was five months long, with 76 days in the field and more than 35,000 fish sampled, including over 6,400 juvenile salmon. The estuary is an incredibly beautiful setting that …
Last week the Canadian federal government announced that it refuses to issue an emergency order to protect endangered killer whales under the Species at Risk Act, despite the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans’ recommendation to do so...
There are 32 whale watching companies based in Victoria, and operating in the Salish Sea. But the entire industry may be in for a dramatic change. That’s because Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Orca Task Force is recommending a three-to-five year moratorium on all commercial whale watching...
One Shot for Coastal Carnivores Feature - Witness by Tavish Campbell. This 30x45 inch aluminum fine art print is up for auction to raise funds for our Safeguard Coastal Carnivores campaign...
The Heart of the Fraser. The vital stretch of the river between Mission and Hope, less than two hours drive from Vancouver, provides prime spawning habitat for salmon...
Today is the last public viewing opportunity to come check out the One Shot for Coastal Carnivores Exhibit at the Karen Cooper Gallery on Granville Island...
Neil is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and a Fellow of the Explorer’s Club...
John Marriott has published a number of books, and has been published in a number of magazines including National Geographic Adventure, Backpacker, Canadian Geographic...
Cristina is a National Geographic Photographer, Co-founder and Vision Lead of the conservation society, SeaLegacy, a Sony Artisan of Imagery and the editor of 25 coffee table books on conservation issues...
