News and Events
Join the wave ~ Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival ~ June 8-14, 2026
From June 8-14, the Sunshine Coast will once again come alive for the Sunshine Coast Oceans Festival, aligning with United Nations World Oceans Day and the national movement of Ocean Week Canada.
Spring Forage Fish Sampling
Across the Sunshine Coast, volunteers gather on local beaches to search for the tiny eggs of surf smelt and Pacific sand lance—small fish that play a critical role in our marine ecosystems.
Join Us in Celebrating Earth Day – April 19, 2026
We hope to see you at the Earth Day celebration in Roberts Creek on Sunday, April 19th!
The Province Wants to Speed Up Project Approvals—At What Cost?
Environmental assessments are one of the primary processes where these decisions are engaged. If timelines are compressed or scope is narrowed, the conditions for meaningful engagement—and informed decision-making—will be weakened.
Comment on BCTS Logging Plans 2026-2027 by April 13
BC Timber Sales is proposing to log in drinking water catchments, old-growth forests, and salmon rivers across the Sunshine Coast — and the public comment window closes April 13. The SCCA has analyzed the 25 most sensitive blocks planned for sale in the next two years and organized everything by the area you know and care about. Find your area. Send one email. Show them we care.
Bat-Killing Fungus Detected Near the Sunshine Coast: How You Can Help
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. What is White Nose Syndrome? First introduced to North America in New York State in 2006, the fungus has now spread to 40 US states and nine Canadian provinces. East of […]
Speak Up for Southern Resident Killer Whales
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 implemented without delay. At the same time, this is not the end of the work. […]
The Hidden Half: Fires and Forest Soil
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 deeply visual, and we tend to pay attention to the life we can see. But […]
FortisBC’s Toxic Tunnel
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 Energy Regulator. Remember Britannia Mine? For much of the 20th century, acid rock drainage from […]