Join our restoration event
Join us on Tuesday, June 7 anytime between 9:30AM and 2:30PM at S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest (3600 Sailor Road) to help with ecosystem restoration activities including invasive species removal and ecological monitoring.
Gulf Islands
Join the Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation for a public engagement session on land protection and ecological resilience on Pender Islands 
Last year, the Conservancy and Raincoast purchased the 13-acre S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest off Sailor Road. We are seeking public input to inform the management and restoration plan for this property as a first step in developing the stewardship ethos that …
Help us protect biodiversity and build resilience on islands in the Salish Sea
Together with Pender Islands Conservancy, Raincoast is raising $2.18 million to purchase a 45 acre coastal property on the edge of the Salish Sea. Since launching this campaign in late December 2021, we have raised $170,000, bringing us to …
Big Tree Registries of the Pacific Northwest and beyond
Here is a list of big tree registries we know of, like: Alaska State Register of Big Trees, BC Big Tree Registry, Big Tree Registry, and more.
Chat record from Blue/Green Carbon Workshop, March 17, 2021
On March 17, 2021, Transition Salt Spring, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Brinkman Earth Systems hosted a virtual workshop exploring opportunities for blue and green carbon projects to help finance Indigenous-led stewardship of the Coastal Douglas-fir and marine forests that sustain …
Shauna Doll talks forests and safeguarding the Coastal Douglas Fir habitat
In early March, Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator for Raincoast Conservation Foundation, had the opportunity to do an interview with Todd Howard at Pacific Rim College Radio.
Future forests: land protection in island Coastal Douglas-fir habitats
Check out the webinar recording to learn more about Coastal Douglas-fir forests on the Gulf Islands and why land acquisition is such an important strategy for protecting them.
A future for the Gulf Islands’ forests
Raincoast’s newest initiative aims to protect Coastal Douglas-fir forests and associated habitats across the Gulf Islands.
Join us for this webinar! Future Forests, land protection in Island Coastal Douglas-fir habitats
Learn about S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest, a land acquisition initiative between Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Pender Islands Conservancy.. Learn about Coastal Douglas-fir forests on the Gulf Islands and why land acquisition is such an important strategy for protecting them.
Join us …
The S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy are now raising funds to purchase the S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest.
Today is Giving Tuesday
We are one week into the fundraising campaign for the S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest.
New campaign to purchase at North Pender Island
Raincoast is launching a new campaign to protect Douglas-fir, arbutus and cedar trees on Pender.
Tech change on our Pender Islands Big Tree project
We’ve had to make changes to the way our Pender Islands Big Tree project is set up on iNaturalist. We knew this was likely to happen and that’s what pilot projects are for.
Gulf Islands Forest Project
Raincoast’s Gulf Islands Forest Project is focused on addressing biodiversity loss, climate change and other human caused impacts on Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) habitats.
Re: The Pender Islands Big Tree Registry Update
Modelled after UBC’s provincial registry and Gabriola’s Island-specific registry, we are enlisting the help of community members (that’s you!) to help us collect data on the species, location, and size of big trees across North and South Pender Islands. We will be using a convenient, accessible phone app. called iNaturalist to collect information on the big trees we find.
Pender Islands Big Tree Registry
Do you have a big tree in your back yard? If so, get ready to nominate it for the Pender Islands Big Tree Registry!
Pender Earth’s “Trees-to-Sea” interest group are gearing up to create the Pender Islands Big Tree …
Gulf Islands Forest Project
We launched the Gulf Islands Forest Project to characterize forest health, identify measures to protect forest habitat and promote ecosystem resilience at a time of rapid climate change. By most standards...
Gulf Islands forest project
British Columbia’s Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) zone is a rare forest type that lines the southeastern coast of Vancouver Island, crosses through the Gulf Islands, and reaches the Sunshine Coast. Heavily impacted by historic and ongoing logging and development, the CDF …
