The SCCA was very proud to award the first John Hind-Smith Environmental Achievement Award to Bradley J Benson on November 22, 2008 at our Celebration of Conservation. (Above: Brad Benson, SCCA Executive Director Dan Bouman, George Smith)
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Members of the Gibsons Landing Residents Association toured four residential solar systems on October 19. Here they’re standing on the roof of Ivan Tentchoff’s home admiring his solar hot water heating system. A solar hot water heating system similar to … Read More “Solar Tour of Gibsons”
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Sunshine Coast residents turned out on September 6 to help musician Simon Collins to film “Eco”–a song inspired by last summer’s watershed logging protests–in a clear cut near Trout Lake. Collins is known internationally for his music, but is locally … Read More ““Eco” Rocks the Coast”
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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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