The Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project recently received the sad news that the fungus that causes White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) has been detected in Metro Vancouver.
First introduced to North America in New York State in 2006, … Read More “Bat-Killing Fungus Detected Near the Sunshine Coast: How You Can Help”
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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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While the Lower Sunshine Coast may not boast large rivers, it is home to numerous smaller creeks and streams that flow through the landscape. Each of these waterways plays a vital role in our understanding of these watersheds and provides … Read More “Stream Monitoring for Healthy Watersheds”
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If you walk down the trail to Hoak Pus (Sandy Beach) on Lheḵ’tínes (Keats Island), it feels like one of those places that has always been the way it is — forest sloping down to the ocean, driftwood scattered along … Read More “Hoak Pus-Sandy Beach: A Community Effort to Protect a Special Place”
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The Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival (SCOF) is an annual, community-powered celebration of the ocean that sustains us. Coordinated by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) and RhizomeUp!MEdia, in collaboration with local partners, SCOF brings together education, storytelling, science, and action … Read More “Help Create This Year’s Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival”
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The District of Sechelt is seeking input on parks, recreation, and culture.
They are developing a Community Services, Parks, Recreation, and Culture Master Plan to guide the prioritization and development of parks, recreation facilities, cultural spaces, and programs over the … Read More “It All Starts with a Survey: Help Shape the Future of Parks, Recreation, and Culture in Sechelt”
Since publishing this post, the provincial budget has been released.
While the BC government has acknowledged the need to generate new revenue, Budget 2026 did not deliver meaningful new investment in watershed security, and
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Environmental laws are the backbone of conservation. We need environmental laws because ecosystems collapse, species disappear, and communities are harmed when decisions are made without science, accountability, or limits.
That is why the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA), alongside environmental … Read More “Federal Bill C-15: Buried Clauses Erode Environmental Protections”
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