We are excited to be hosting our 2nd annual World Oceans Day Festival from June 4th-10th! The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) presents a festival of events celebrating our ocean worlds and conservation efforts to save and protect them. In collaboration with the Green Film Series, we have invited the community and gathered resources to share. […]

Attend this Zoom meeting to learn where the SCRD candidates for 2022-2026 stand on environmental issues. This event is hosted in partnership with Alliance 4 Democracy and the Sunshine Coast Climate Action Network.

Attend this Zoom meeting to learn where the Town of Gibsons municipal candidates for 2022-2026 stand on environmental issues. This event is hosted in partnership with Alliance 4 Democracy and the Sunshine Coast Climate Action Network.

Attend this Zoom meeting to learn where the District of Sechelt municipal candidates for 2022-2026 stand on environmental issues. This event is hosted in partnership with Alliance 4 Democracy and the Sunshine Coast Climate Action Network.

SCCA is hosting its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 18th at 7 pm by Zoom. We will hold the brief business meeting to elect our Board of Directors and report out on the work we’re doing to protect biodiversity on the Sunshine Coast, followed by a Q&A, and updates from member groups. If you […]

In 2021, Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Region. Come learn about our Biosphere and its unique ecosystem. Bob Turner’s short film A UNESCO Biosphere Region for Átl’ka7tsem / Howe Sound precedes our feature, Uncharted Waters, which shows four diverse young activists’ work to protect our Biosphere.

A simple way to support bats is to participate in the BC Annual Bat Count this Summer. The BC Community Bat Program is requesting colony reports and volunteer assistance for this citizen-science initiative that encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites.

Local filmmakers Brendan Chu and Chris Jenkins explore the Fraser Estuary, the original river delta beneath the urban sprawl of Vancouver. To solve the mysteries of this forgotten land, they meet with environmental activists, First Nations leaders, and specialized biologists.

Join Gary Sutton, Research Technician, from the Whales Initiative Body Condition Research Program in his presentation on the natural history of cetaceans in the Salish Sea and the ongoing research projects. 

Fish diet studies can help us understand changes in marine ecosystems. Will Duguid (UVic and PSF) will provide an introduction to key prey of Chinook and Coho salmon and discuss what salmon diets are teaching us about the food web that supports our salmon and the species that rely on them.  He will also present new insights on the migration ecology of Pacific Herring and introduce current and upcoming research programs.

For the last two decades, SeaChange has worked with communities surrounding the Salish Sea to conserve, restore, and protect nearshore marine areas, so vital as nurseries for salmon and all life they depend upon. Join Nikki Wright as she talks about some of the activities planned by Sea Change, including work in the Sechelt Inlet.