“Global retailers need to step out from behind the certification shield and make protecting pristine ecosystems a priority by refusing to buy salmon grown in protected areas or in production areas that have problems with pollution, fish diseases, and farmed fish escapees.” Read on...
Take action: Urge Canada to stand strong in plastic treaty negotiations. Sign the petition and learn more about the goals of the plastics treaty.
Our spring expedition took us to a base camp at Guise Bay in Cape Scott Provincial Park. From there, we cleaned the majority of the Cape Scott Trail, approximately 8 kilometers of beach. One of those areas was new to us: the Stacks, a beach near the lightstation, was so heavily littered with plastic that the trailhead alone yielded a full cubic metre bag. People had apparently been collecting and securing plastics above the high-tide line for so long that we literally had to excavate the trailhead—we were walking on plastics to a depth of a couple of feet.
Long-time volunteers (left to right) Brenda Stewart, Eric Grantner and Bruce Joiner prepare an ugly ball of rope and net for heli-lifting by knocking the sand out of it.
Raincoast Conservation Federation is calling for people to sign a petition for the federal government to enact a mandatory 1,000 meter vessel buffer for endangered Southern Resident killer whales. They need 500 signatures by April 21st! Can you help? Sign the petition now.
"Creating an annual fisheries management plan is a long process, involving lots of data, tight timelines, and differing opinions." Learn more about the process.
“We wanted to lay down some teachings to all the people about looking after our river, looking after our salmon, looking after our environment,” he said. “This is what this day is for, to share those teachings and to look after the land.” Read article.
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