Marine conservation on BC's North Coast

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup 2010

Rotary Waterfront Park!

When:  Sept. 18th (Saturday)
Time:  9 am
Where: Under-covered area - Lightering Dock!

Love your shoreline, love your community!

Once again, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (GCSC) 2010 is upon us. Calling out to all past and new volunteers to come and be a part of the solution! It's always a great time spent and a worth while event in helping not only our shorelines look better but for each of us to play a role in taking care of our beautiful waterfront park.

You can register online as a cleanup participant and/or just show up on the day of and sign up for the Rotary Waterfront Park 2010 Cleanup!  The more the merrier! Please encourage others, your family, friends and coworkers to also come out and support this annual endeavor to cleanup our Rotary Watefront Park shoreline.

Your volunteerism is needed and is greatly appreciated! For more information, contact our office at 250-624-3705 or send us an email =)
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Getting to know your shoreline...

Pacific Region: Prince Rupert Office

Staff and volunteers in our Prince Rupert office have a great job this summer. We’re getting to know our shoreline – over 80 km of it! – as part of a project to update existing information on the habitat value of the shoreline around Kaien Island.

To learn more about this project  click here!
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Your Coast, Your Values, Your Vision

Those of us who make our homes on British Columbia’s coast know that from sea floor to mountain summit, this place is special. And we too are part of the rich web of life that makes our coast so diverse.

Your Coast, Your Values, Your Vision is a story map exploring, through interviews with people who live all along BC’s coast, what we value in this region and our concerns about and our hopes for the future of BC’s coast.



Featured Interview from Your Coast, Your Values, Your Vision

Our Home

British Columbia’s Coast is our home.  For thousands of years, the Pacific marine environment has been integral to First Nations and continues to sustain the abundance of life that make their homes here today. This region is connected to all of our lives, by supporting our cultural and economic well-being. Learn more

An Ecological Treasure

Globally, this region is precious because of its staggering natural diversity, filled with species and spaces found nowhere else on Earth. B.C.'s northern marine ecosystem is a priceless biological treasure and we are responsible for protecting this unique place.  Learn more

Under Pressure

Yet, we also know that increased development pressure, resource mismanagement, pollution, and global warming threaten the health of our marine ecosystems. There is a need to protect B.C.'s marine species and habitats as development proceeds.

We need an integrated approach to management of our marine resources so that ongoing human activities are sustainable. Learn more

A Vision for the Pacific Marine Ecoregion

Changing the way we manage our oceans, means changing the way we think about the connections in marine ecosystems. It means finding solutions that support communities and protect the environment that sustains us.

This region deserves a vision for a sustainable future.  We are all responsible for ensuring that our oceans are well managed so that they may continue to sustain us, today and tomorrow. Learn more