The Ruby Lake Lagoon Society is sponsoring a habitat and trail restoration workparty at Mixal Creek on Sunday, September 28 in honour of BC Rivers Day.
Anyone who is interested in taking part should meet the group at 9:30 … Read More “Mixal Creek Habitat Restoration”
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Authors Daniel Bouman and Andrew Scott compiled the story of all the things Sunshine Coasters have done over many years to protect our most valuable and important environmental asset–drinking water!
Click here for more information about this book, which is … Read More “The People’s Water”
The SCCA is very pleased to announce receipt of a $2330 grant from the Sunshine Coast Regional District for completion of the Eelgrass mapping project.
Eelgrass beds are crucial rearing and feeding grounds for a myriad of marine species, including … Read More “Eelgrass Mapping gets Go Ahead”
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Gambier Island’s first protected area network is now complete with the transfer of 107 hectares (264 acres) from the Province of British Columbia to the Islands Trust Fund through the provincial Free Crown Grant program. The new Mount Artaban Nature … Read More “Protected Area Network on Gambier Announced”
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NOTES FROM A LECTURE BY DR. BRUCE FRASER
Chair of the Forest Practices Board of BC
hosted by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
April 23, 2008
Seaside Centre, Sechelt
Forests used to be a “fibre basket.” But forests are now … Read More “Forestry Implications of a Low Carbon Economy”
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Invited by the SCCA to speak in Sechelt on April 23, Dr. Bruce Fraser, chair of the Forest Practices Board of BC, stressed the urgent need to change the way we value and manage our forests.
We are now beginning … Read More “Forestry Expert Looks at BC’s ‘Big Picture’”
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Regarding: Selection of Interim Measures and Watershed Protection
Dear Chief and Council,
We are writing today on behalf of the membership of the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association to say thank you for your recent initiative to protect the Chapman and … Read More “Open Letter to Sechelt Indian Band”
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Formed last January, the Wild Salmon Alliance (WSA) is fighting all levels of mismanagement of Canadas saltwater fisheries on the West Coast of British Columbia. The litany of abuse includes:
Wild Salmon Alliance Seeks End to Open Net-Pens Read More
[From West Coast Environmental Law: www.wcel.org]
The provinces new Public Health Act, unveiled on Wednesday April 9, has eliminated the publics rights to demand an investigation of threats to their health, says West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL). Its preliminary … Read More “New Public Health Act Shuts the Public Out”
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