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Raincoast Conservation Foundation is looking to bring a quantitative ecologist, biologist, biostatistician or fisheries analyst onto our salmon team to advance the fisheries work we undertake in support of wild salmon recovery, coastal ecosystems and wildlife beneficiaries of salmon.
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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 …
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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 …
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Job opportunity: Environmental Education Coordinator (One-year maternity leave position)
If you are interested and you meet the selection criteria please respond to jobs(at)raincoast.org with your cover letter and resume prior to midnight (PST), March 25, 2022. -
Tout ce que vous ne voulez pas savoir sur les microplastiques, avec Peter Ross sur Radio-Canada
Peter Ross discute de la pollution des océans avec Olivier Mercure sur Radio-Canada: la présence et les problèmes liés aux microplastiques dans l’environnement. -
The federal government is taking feedback on its proposed 2022 recovery measures until March 2
To assist you with the survey, we have drafted suggested answers to the questions. Please add anything else you see fit. The survey is 23 questions and will take less than 10 minutes. It is okay to leave some answers …
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Comment vont les épaulards? Peter Ross nous parle des menaces principales de cette espèce charismatique
Les épaulards (ou orques) sont beaux, puissants, et intelligents, mais ils sont aussi vulnérables aux activités humaines. -
Valeria Vargara on CBC On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko
Senior research scientist, Valeria Vergara with Raincoast Conservation Foundation knows a thing or two about baby belugas. She shares some new research and weighs in on the B.C. song bracket. -
Land restoration meetups at S,DÁYES Flycatcher forest
Join Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender Islands Conservancy for our first invasive species removal events this fall and winter. Come dressed for the weather, we will be on the land rain or shine!
If you have your own gloves, …
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Who is encroaching on whom
This American Life, a weekly public radio show/podcast, recently released an episode on human/wildlife interactions. -
Job opportunity: W̱SÁNEĆ Restoration Program Liaison
Raincoast Conservation Foundation (Raincoast) is seeking a member of the W̱SÁNEĆ Community of Vancouver Island {W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱,(Tsawout) W̱SIKEM (Tseycum)} out on the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands of British Columbia to join the team as a Project Community Liaison for a planned restoration partnership program taking place in the fall of 2021. -
We have been finding Chinook in the estuary since late March
David Scott and the field crew wrap up the season with some photos of salmon in the Lower Fraser. -
Media briefing with Dr. Peter S. Ross, Shipyards, North Vancouver
Join us today at for a media briefing at 1:00pm.
Thursday July 29th, at 1:00 pm Pacific
St. Roch Dock (behind the Pier 7 Restaurant),
125 Victory Ship Way, North VancouverThere will be a live media announcement…
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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. -
Job opportunity: TFN/Raincoast Stewardship Program Assistant
We are seeking an energetic, creative, and passionate candidate for the TFN/Raincoast Summer Student work program. The project this summer is to create and develop a new park space located on Tsawwassen First Nation lands, along with the delivery of a field-monitoring/stewardship program with assistance from Raincoast’s Education Coordinator. -
Cutthroat trout found during Fraser River connectivity project
David Scott finds a rare ocean-going ecotype - a cutthroat trout way out on the North Arm jetty this afternoon during his fieldwork for the Fraser River connectivity project. -
New species found (for us) in Fraser River Estuary research
We caught a new fish. This is our sixth season in the Fraser Estuary and the first time in over a year we have caught a new species.
Guesses from others include: Pacific staghorn sculpin, Coastrange sculpin, and Shorthead sculpin.…
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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 …
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Summer job: Tree Protection Policy Intern
If you are a self-starter who understands the role efficacious public policy plays in conservation, this may be the position for you. Raincoast Conservation Foundation (Raincoast) is seeking a summer student to support the policy aspect of the Gulf Islands …
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Summer job opportunity: ForChange Education Intern
We are seeking a summer student to support a developing education program in partnership with W̱SÁNEĆ community members. -
A look back on our impact in 2020
A look back on our impacts in 2020. -
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. -
Coastal Insights webinar: Indigenous harvesting techniques and technologies
Coastal Insights webinar on Indigenous harvesting techniques and technologies. -
First webinar episode on the Fraser River Estuary!
Come join our webinar on the cultural and ecological imoirtance of the Fraser River Estuary.