The SCCA practices a cooperative model of private land conservation in which several organizations work together to care for the land.
The Islands Trust Conservancy holds property on Gambier Island; the SCCA and The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) … Read More “SCCA Covenant Monitoring: Gambier Island”
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The Woodfibre site on July 3, 2026, showing the discharge point into East Creek, and the highly modified riprap and concrete channel, culverts and pipes which discharge directly into Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound 170 metres from the discharge … Read More “Updates on the Stop Woodfibre LNG Campaign”
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On Saturday, October 17, 2026, voters across British Columbia will elect local government councils and regional district boards to govern for the next four years.
Local governments make decisions that directly affect our communities and natural environment, including land … Read More “2026 Local Elections: Environmental All-Candidates Meetings”
2026 Local Elections: Environmental All-Candidates Meetings Read More
The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw is partnering with the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit and the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) to restore salmon habitat at Ch’ḵw’elhp IR 26, Gibson Creek.
Work runs August 10 – September 30, 2026.
The project … Read More “Fish Habitat Restoration Work at Ch’ḵw’elhp IR 26, Gibson Creek”
Fish Habitat Restoration Work at Ch’ḵw’elhp IR 26, Gibson Creek Read More
A word from Pat Demeester, the SCCA’s Upper Coast Freshwater Liaison and president of the newly formed qathet Streamkeepers Society, in response to the proposed hydroelectric projects in the Homathko River Watershed:
“The fjord rivers of the central coast … Read More “Fish and Wildlife Refuges Need Protection”
Fish and Wildlife Refuges Need Protection Read More
NEMO Talks: A Mosaic of Ocean Stewardship Read More
The Province Wants to Speed Up Project Approvals—At What Cost? Read More
Public Comment Open Until April 21
The Government of Canada is proposing amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations that would increase protection for endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW).
This is a necessary and long-overdue step, and it should be … Read More “Speak Up for Southern Resident Killer Whales”
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Living on the Sunshine Coast, we are surrounded by breathtaking biodiversity. Walk through a coastal forest and you’re immersed in it: towering Douglas firs and Western redcedars, ferns and salal and Arbutus trees, raven and eagles overhead. We humans are … Read More “The Hidden Half: Fires and Forest Soil”
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FortisBC’s tunnel portal and water treatment plant at the Woodfibre site. FortisBC has been dumping DOUBLE the permitted amount of water effluent from its tunnel into Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound for over a year with zero consequences from the BC … Read More “FortisBC’s Toxic Tunnel”
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