All about Achiever
Our dedicated research vessel, Achiever, is a Transport Canada certified 68 ft. steel hulled sloop that operates seven months a year on the BC coast. Achiever is...
explore BC
Ever wondered what it’s like in the Great Bear Rainforest?
Ever wondered what’s it’s like in the Great Bear Rainforest?
Each spring and fall we visit commercial hunting tenures that we have now acquired with Coastal First Nations.
The territories of our partners are also home to Spirit bears, black bears, grizzly bears …
Humpback whales sighting
Came across humpback whales on the transit on Achiever to...
Great view from Pender Island
Great view from Pender Island looking out over the other Gulf Islands.
Herring spawns puns
Oh my cod! Have you ever seen herring spawn? (If you can think of a better fish pun let minnow).
It is an insanely cool experience. The nearshore waters are churning with thousands of fish laying eggs. The water turns …
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...
Pedaling Little Janky
Pedaling Little Janky never looked so good. I feel like a lucky ducky to call this place home.
Quinsam river fly fishing
Sea-run cutthroats like this little fella I caught in the Quinsam river are different than Wyoming cuttys. They are small...
Another day and another awesome anchorage
Another day, another awesome anchorage in the Great Bear Rainforest on the Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever.
A once-in-a-lifetime series of photos
Another in the series of photos Raincoast conservation biologist Misty MacDuffee took recently of two wolves and a grizzly...
Two wolves and a grizzly
Raincoast conservation biologist Misty MacDuffee took some once in a lifetime photos recently of two wolves and a grizzly...
Beautiful spirit bear
It was awesome to watch this beautiful spirit bear making his rounds.
Raincoast executive director cools down
Raincoast conservation executive director cools down on the bow of Achiever on a warm day in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Amazing waterfall
Getting a closer look at an amazing Great Bear Rainforest waterfall on Raincoast conservation research vessel Achiever.
Close-up of salmon eggs
Close-up of salmon eggs along a Great Bear Rainforest wild salmon stream.
Awesome Great Bear Rainforest anchorage
Awesome Great Bear Rainforest anchorage.
Watched these grizzlies play fight all morning
Watched these grizzlies play fight all morning. John Gussman took this on...
Grizzly tracks
Grizzly tracks near a Great Bear Rainforest wild salmon stream.
#bears #centralcoast #explorebc #wildsalmon #greatbearrainforest #grizzly…
Heading up an iconic river
Heading up one of the iconic rivers in the Great Bear Rainforest on the Raincoast conservation September expedition.
Some Great Bear Rainforest beauty along the way
Some Great Bear Rainforest beauty along the way on the Raincoast Conservation Sept expedition on Achiever.
Found wolf tracks
Found wolf tracks not far from the headless pinks!
Sixteen headless salmon
Counted 16 headless pinks along this Great Bear Rainforest wild salmon stream; wolves had recently been feeding here.
At the next system on the expedition
At the next system on the Raincoast conservation Sept Great Bear Rainforest expedition.
Hiking up river
Hiking up river after anchoring Raincoast conservation research vessel Achiever in the bay.
