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Jaya Scott holds a small container with microplastic debris inside on the beach, close up.

Tout ce que vous ne voulez pas savoir sur les microplastiques, avec Peter Ross sur Radio-Canada

2022-03-092022-07-05

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.

A Southern Resident killer whale glides through the water.

Marine mammals

The federal government is taking feedback on its proposed 2022 recovery measures until March 2

2022-02-262022-03-04

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 …

Peter Ross and assistant conducting water quality tests in Chilliwack, BC. Assistant, in waders, stands inside flooded ditch holding a sensor and monitoring box, while Peter makes notes in his notebook.

In the News

Comment vont les épaulards? Peter Ross nous parle des menaces principales de cette espèce charismatique

2022-02-162022-07-05

Les épaulards (ou orques) sont beaux, puissants, et intelligents, mais ils sont aussi vulnérables aux activités humaines.

A beluga and a baby beluga, in water colour.

In the News

Valeria Vargara on CBC On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko

2022-01-202022-03-15

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.

A volunteer pulls invasive species on S,DÁYES with Shauna Doll.

Events

Land restoration meetups at S,DÁYES Flycatcher forest

2021-11-042021-11-04

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, …

Seals lay around on a rock covered in seaweed.

Update

Who is encroaching on whom

2021-09-102022-09-26

This American Life, a weekly public radio show/podcast, recently released an episode on human/wildlife interactions.

A person works in a forested area doing some conservation habitat restoration.

Career

Job opportunity: W̱SÁNEĆ Restoration Program Liaison

2021-09-092022-06-02

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.

Fraser River

We have been finding Chinook in the estuary since late March

2021-08-172022-04-11

David Scott and the field crew wrap up the season with some photos of salmon in the Lower Fraser.

Small fish swim around in the dark water of the Fraser River.

Events

Media briefing with Dr. Peter S. Ross, Shipyards, North Vancouver

2021-07-292021-07-29

Join us today at for a media briefing at 1:00pm.

Thursday July 29^th, at 1:00 pm Pacific
St. Roch Dock (behind the Pier 7 Restaurant),
125 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver

There will be a live media announcement…

Shauna Doll measures a giant tree on Pender.

Gulf Islands

Big Tree Registries of the Pacific Northwest and beyond

2021-07-132021-07-30

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.

A group of Salish Sea Emerging Stewards stand in a circle on the edge of the Salish Sea.

Career

Job opportunity: TFN/Raincoast Stewardship Program Assistant

2021-05-132022-06-02

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.

Fraser River

Cutthroat trout found during Fraser River connectivity project

2021-05-122021-09-12

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.

A small sculpin fish inside a measuring device and a blurry silhouette of a person behind.

Fraser River

New species found (for us) in Fraser River Estuary research

2021-05-072021-09-10

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.…

Coastal Douglas Fir Zone Workshop illustration and notes.

Gulf Islands

Chat record from Blue/Green Carbon Workshop, March 17, 2021

2021-04-282021-04-28

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 …

A close up of mossy trees, with dark forest and sunset in the background.

Career

Summer job: Tree Protection Policy Intern

2021-04-262022-06-02

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 …

W’SANEC youth in Narvaez Bay with the Achiever in the background.

Career

Summer job opportunity: ForChange Education Intern

2021-04-262022-06-02

We are seeking a summer student to support a developing education program in partnership with W̱SÁNEĆ community members.

Conservation Foundation

A look back on our impact in 2020

2021-04-182021-11-12

A look back on our impacts in 2020.

Gulf Islands

Shauna Doll talks forests and safeguarding the Coastal Douglas Fir habitat

2021-03-242021-04-04

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.