Are you concerned for the survival of Southern Resident killer whales? Now is the time for your input. Use the federal survey to submit a response on scenarios developed over the last 4 months.
Join us online on April 18th to find out from an expert panel including Misty MacDuffee, Michael Jasny from the Natural Resources Defense Council, and...
Asher Weinerman and CLJ Games have created a board game, inspired by the desire to save species from extinction. It’s based on the complex human and nonhuman animal relationships to the forest. It’s called Forestation, and proceeds from the sales …
Invasive garden slug slinking among the haircap mosses with a outtake when a mosquito landed on its head and it’s eyes retracted back into its head because it was too cute.
Within a month, juvenile salmon are already making their way through the breach Raincoast Conservation created in a jetty in the Fraser Estuary. A huge win for salmon who now have direct access to marshy habitats instead of being pushed straight out …
Within a month juvenile salmon - including Harrison Chinook - are already making their way over the breach we have created in the Steveston Jetty! This project will benefit all juvenile salmon...
SUCCESS! Today we tried sampling one of our jetty breaches for the first time and in 45 minutes caught dozens of juvenile Chinook and chum salmon moving through the breach and into the safety of the marsh instead of being …
Raincoast’s Emerging Stewards program is designed to help inspire a new generation of conservation leaders in the Salish Sea. We connect local youth with Raincoast scientists and Salish Sea Indigenous knowledge holders through a variety of nature-based experiential learning activities. Field and class visits lead up to the program’s centrepiece where our research vessel Achiever serves as a floating classroom...
Managing salmon for wildlife typically focuses on providing enough biomass, a measurement of the total kilograms of spawning salmon available. We asked whether biomass-and the number of salmon species-might affect salmon consumption by black bears in coastal BC, a measure …
Thank you to Shaw Community Link for having Ross Dixon and Chris Darimont on to speak with Elizabeth Heinz about the campaign to stop commercial trophy hunting in the Nadeea tenure and in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Caught our first juvenile salmon of the season this weekend! We found dozens of these little chum salmon fry in the North Arm of the Lower Fraser River yesterday, the first juvenile salmon of the season to migrate downstream into …
From the original Raincoast scientist – Misty MacDuffy – to the majority of our lab team @universityofvictoria and board members – Maureen Gordon and JJ Woodland – women continue to play a leading role in every aspect of our work. …
In the land of Naked Bicycles, there’s a straggler amongst the crowd. Upgrades to my Straggler have me enjoying these sunny days. Nothing clears the mind better, and allows for some opportunities to problem solve while getting some exercise. Thanks …
Winter maintenance aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever continues with engine work on the 6 cylinder John Deere that propels the vessel all across the B.C. coast.