Delegating to the Islands Trust: The 30×30 challenge
Forest Conservation Program Director Shauna Doll made a delegation to Islands Trust Council urging them to incorporate biodiversity protection.
Local engagement: letters to elected representatives can help make change
Raincoast scientists have been engaging in work related to conservation action on the Gulf Islands for many years.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Hornby Island
This installment is the third of several articles seeking to explore the ways ecosystems differ between the islands within the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimatic zone. Grant Scott, chair of the Hornby Island Conservancy and trustee on the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee, describes how historic land management regimes continue to shape the ways forests are…
Synthesis of the Gulf Islands Webinar Series
This article is a synthesis of the key takeaways from that series to address the twin biodiversity and climate crisis on a local scale.
KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest matching campaign update
Altogether, we have raised a total of $571,222.69 since we announced our intention to purchase and protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest.
Project TEACH Solutions Session
On June 23rd, the teachings from these sessions will be mobilized at an in-person gathering we are calling the Solutions Session.
Advancing urgently needed tree protection policy in the Islands Trust
The findings of this research were presented during a webinar and they were also compiled into a comprehensive tree bylaw report, now available.
Report: Tree Protection Bylaws in British Columbia
This report provides an overview of municipal tree bylaws in BC highlighting ways tree bylaw components impact tree protection.
Webinar: Tree Protection and the Islands Trust
We are hosting a webinar on July 28th at noon to decode the complexities of tree and forest protection policy within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust.
Raincoast welcomes five summer team members!
We are very pleased to have five passionate students joining our team for the summer. Over the summer, these five youth will contribute to several of our programs, while developing their own skills.
Cumulative impacts a serious problem for Gulf Islands forests
The Gulf Islands represent 33.2% of the provincial extent of Coastal Douglas-fir forests and associated habitats which are among the most biodiverse in the province. Yet, this region is also the most degraded.
Welcome to Pender Island, where the destruction of a globally rare ecosystem is ongoing
The Islands Trust was created to protect the unique ecosystems of BC’s Gulf Islands, without being given the authority to do so. But rather than protecting the environment from potentially harmful human activities, the Islands Trust is now protecting human activities that harm the environment.