Resilient Coasts for Salmon is part of the PSF
Marine Science Program
When we are out and about we have educational materials for adults wanting to look after our special coastline as well as fun worksheets, seek and find treasure maps, and stickers to share with budding conservationists!
If you can't make it to an event, please do check out our Kid's Corner Education and Outreach pages as well as our Climate Change Primer and Tool Kit for digital versions of our materials. If you want to stay in the loop, please subscribe to our eNews.
April 5, 2025 - Kyla from the Resilient Coasts team will join two other PSF staff members at the Advancing Women in Conservation Summit in Richmond, B.C. on the Traditional Territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. At this event, staff will discuss their day to day work at PSF, and their experiences as women in the field of conservation biology. As this is a professional conference, there is a charge for attendance.
May 4, 2025 - Join us at the annual the River Never Sleeps festival on, hosted in Fanny Bay on the Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, We Wai Kai First Nation and Homalco First Nation by the Fanny Bay Salmon Enhancement Society! Members of the Resilient Coasts for Salmon team will be on site from 10:00am to 3:00pm sharing information about how coastal modification structures impact salmon, and how we can use nature-based solutions to better protect their coastal habitats. This event is free to attend, and family-friendly!
June 9-11, 2025 - We are traveling across Canada to present at this year's Coastal Zone Canada conference in Charlottetown, PEI! We are looking forward to learning from coastal experts, and sharing updates about the Resilient Coasts for Salmon Shoreline Mapping Initiative on the Traditional Territories of the Abegweit Mi'kmaq First Nation. As this is a professional conference, there is a charge for attendance.
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We are offering free Green Shores Training, follow the links for more information from Stewardship Centre for BC and register with UVic Continuing Education.
Stayed tuned for upcoming offerings in 2025! Be sure to subscribe to our eNews to be the first to hear about new course listings.
March 13-15, 2025 - Herring Festival (Hornby Island). Thank you to our generous hosts, who arranged spectacular events including a film night screening short documentaries from local film-makers, and a boat-tour of Hornby Island and a large sea lion haul out!
December 3, 2024 - Click the link to watch the recording of the Stewardship Centre for British Columbia's webinar: "The Importance of Biological Expertise For Green Shores Shoreline Restoration Projects" where four expert speakers will share their perspectives and experiences from Green Shores projects in British Columbia and Nova Scotia, including two of the Resilient Coasts for Salmon demonstration sites!
October 2024 - Tune into a Resilient Coasts webinar, hosted online by the Cowichan Valley Naturalists Society to learn about the value of natural shorelines, the impacts of coastal modification, and how we can make a difference for Pacific salmon. You can watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/HfDahYNYCAs
April 2023 - Brant Children's Festival
November 2022 - Nanaimo River Hatchery Spawning Day
July 2022 - Music in the Park
July 2022 - Pender Market
July 17, 2022 - A great day out at Qualicum Beach Day!
July 2022 - Resilient Coasts for Salmon presented with Peninsula Streams
View the recorded webinar that features Kyla Sheehan and Maria Catanzaro sharing about our program in the seminar 'Resilient Shores: Community Shoreline Protection for People and Nature'. Also presenting were partners at Peninsula Streams, Kyle Armstrong and Ian Bruce, and Nikki Wright and Sarah Cook from Sea Change Marine Conservation Society.
April 2022 - Kyla Sheehan, project manager for Resilient Coasts for Salmon, presented this poster at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference.
