“Over the next few days, we continued toward our destination – Kitlope Lake. We were taught about the history of the land along the way, stopping at old village sites and canneries, waterfalls, inlets and estuaries. We learned about the …
Great to see DFO fisheries minister Wilkinson and minister Popham talking an interest in restoring the Fraser River watershed, thanks Fraser watershed initiative!
Our goal is to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.⠀ ⠀ As the only permanent solution to stopping the commercial trophy hunt appeared to be buying out hunting licenses, we began purchasing …
2019 marks the second year of a decade-long $100,000 commitment from Maple Leaf Adventures to our research and conservation efforts on the BC Coast and, in particular, the Great Bear Rainforest. ⠀ ⠀ As we now embark on efforts to …
While out with Hakai Institute on an oceanographic trip Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever meets up with a group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins. These incredibly active dolphins...
Boom! Check me out on theBass Coast workshop schedule for this year! So stoked!! If you’re there on Thursday please come check out my workshop about the salmon and nature of the Coldwater River!!!
The Fraser is one of the world’s great rivers. Historically it produced more salmon than any other place in North America. ⠀ ⠀ Given the importance of Fraser River salmon ecologically, culturally and economically, and the intensity of development pressures …
Putting lessons into practice! The Fraser Connectivity Project team started our marsh vegetation surveys this afternoon thanks to the id clinic we attended last week, put on by the very knowledgeable Dan Stewart. Thanks Ducks Unlimited-BC for the invite!!…
Over the past 15 years, the Achiever has helped to enable the research efforts many groups and performed extensive work ranging from population estimates and data collection of fin whales, killer whale ecotypes, and humpback entanglement probabilities. She has worked …
This is Kitlope Lake. While the Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from hunting, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Until now, commercial guides have been bringing trophy hunters into this place.⠀ ⠀…
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight to learn about the road to recovery for the Southern Resident killer whales at the temple of stoke! It all starts with recovering Fraser River Chinook salmon populations!…
Earlier today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government’s re-approval of the project.⠀ ⠀ The decision comes less than 24 hours after Members of Parliament voted to declare a national climate emergency.⠀ ⠀ “In approving the Trans Mountain pipeline, the …
We are continuing to see positive results for our habitat connectivity project in the Fraser Estuary. Young Salmon are still using the breaches we created in the Steveston Jetty to access Sturgeon Bank.
This is a picture of water flowing through one of our breaches of the Steveston jetty, note the rock on the right hand side blocking the water from flowing that way! Check out our new video about the whole project! …
The Kitlope is the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest with trees over 1,000 years old.
While Kitlope is protected from logging, and the current ban protects grizzly bears from being hunted, there remains unfinished business in the Kitlope. Trophy hunters …
