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Stream Monitoring for Healthy Watersheds
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 insights into the health of the environment, including water quality, aquatic life, and bank conditions. […]
Hoak Pus-Sandy Beach: A Community Effort to Protect a Special Place
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 the shoreline, and the quiet sense that the land is largely intact. The island sits […]
Help Create This Year’s Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival
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 to deepen our connection to the marine and nearshore ecosystems of the Sunshine Coast. As […]
It All Starts with a Survey: Help Shape the Future of Parks, Recreation, and Culture in Sechelt
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 coming years. Sunshine Coasters can provide input on the plan through a community survey until […]
Fair Water Rates for Secure Watersheds
Budget 2026 Update: The Work Continues 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 industrial water rates remain unchanged. At a time when climate impacts are intensifying, and communities […]
Federal Bill C-15: Buried Clauses Erode Environmental Protections
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 organizations and democracy advocates across Canada, is raising the alarm about dangerous clauses buried deep […]
Film Screening: Incandescence — Rethinking Fire, Resilience, and Renewal
March 18 | 7:00 PM Roberts Creek Community Hall, Roberts Creek Admission by donation On March 18th, the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) invites the community to a powerful evening of film and conversation with the screening of Incandescence. An award-winning documentary that challenges how we understand fire in a changing climate. Every summer, wildfires […]
From Protection to Stewardship: What’s Next at Gospel Rock?
For more than three decades, community members on the Sunshine Coast have advocated for protecting Gospel Rock—the last intact stretch of natural waterfront in the Town of Gibsons and an extraordinarily beautiful rocky bluff, forest, and shoreline cherished by many. In 2022, community efforts culminated in the permanent protection of 6.72 hectares of ecologically sensitive […]
Conservation Initiatives to Watch in 2026
As 2026 gets underway and we begin to settle into the work ahead, it becomes clear that this is not a year to sit back or rush in, but a year to pay close attention and engage meaningfully when the moments arise. Across the Sunshine Coast, several major conservation and land-use initiatives are moving into […]