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2023 Clayoquot Salmon Festival: September 1 – 10
Protect, Educate, Celebrate. Salmon play an integral role for coastal livelihoods, cultures, and ecosystems in Clayoquot Sound. And they lead incredible lives, starting in freshwater then migrating to the ocean. Salmon stay at sea for years before their homing instincts guide them back, to the freshwater systems they were conceived in, to reproduce. Celebrating this magnificent species is what inspires Friends of Clayoquot Sound to organize the annual Clayoquot Salmon Festival! From September...
Trees + Seas Festival Launches August 4-6!
Calling All Environmental Stewards! Join Us for the August weekend for the Trees & Seas Festival at different locations within Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks. Are you passionate about protecting, conserving, and preserving our beautiful planet and eager to make a positive impact? We invite you to be part of an incredible environmental stewardship events during the August long weekend, in collaboration with Redd Fish Restoration, Surfrider Pacific Rim, and Friends of Clayoquot Sound 🌎 Mark...
READ + SHARE THE FOCS SUMMER NEWSLETTER!
The FOCS Summer Newsletter is here shedding light on the major issues in Clayoquot Sound and beyond as well as getting a glimpse of the work we have been doing over the last several months, including updates on our campaigns. Articles featured in the Summer Newsletter include: The Climate Emergency Crossroads: Forest Protection or Forest Fires? 30 Years After the Clayoquot Blockades Old Growth Forests Still Need Protection United for Old Growth March & Super-Rally Seeks Results for Forest...
Hands Across the Sand
Demands Action to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies Friends of Clayoquot Sound organized the recent Hands Across the Sand community action and beach clean in collaboration with Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks, Surfrider Pacific Rim at Yaaqsis / Long Beach. Together we stand for a clean energy future to protect the coast and all life on the planet. There is a global consensus that we are living in a critical decade to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. As forest fires burn across Canada, even...
Hands Across the Sand Community Action & Beach Clean
On Sunday, May 21st come join Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks, Surfrider Pacific Rim, and Friends of Clayoquot Sound for a beach clean-up at Yaaqsis / Long Beach and be part of a community action inspired by the global movement, Hands Across the Sand. Collectively, we are standing up for a clean energy future to protect the coast, the ocean, and all coastal life. There is a global consensus that we are living in a critical decade to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. As a society, we must...
“Dear Josie… Now is the Time to Ban Mining in Clayoquot Sound!”
#IMPERIALNOMORE Tofino’s Josie Osborne was elected as MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim in 2020. As a long time resident of Tofino, she first moved here to work as a Fisheries Biologist for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and later as the Executive Director of Raincoast Education Society. From 2013-2020, Josie served as Mayor of Tofino. Since being elected to the B.C. Government, she has served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister for Land, Water, and Resource Stewardship. In December...
30 Years After the Clayoquot Blockades
Old Growth Forests Still Need Protection 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Clayoquot Sound blockades and protests against the logging of old growth forests. During that time of what is often referred to as the “War in the Woods”, Friends of Clayoquot Sound led the organizing on the ground. While much of the protested logging area has been spared from logging, a clear system of protection is still lacking. In 2020 – for the 1st time in colonial history – the B.C. government announced the...
Protect Old Growth March and Super-Rally: Saturday February 25 at the B.C. Legislature
On Saturday, February 25th, the United For Old Growth coalition is bringing a broad-based mass mobilization to the B.C. Legislature that reflects the majority of public will in B.C. for progressive solutions to the crisis in the woods.
United We Stand for Old Growth Forests Declaration!
September 11th marked the 2nd anniversary of the British Columbia government’s release of the report of its Old-Growth Strategic Review (OGSR) panel, “A New Future for Old Forests”. In light of overwhelming support for old growth forest protection, the NDP government made clear 2020 election promises to implement all 14 recommendations of the OGSR report. However, two years later, the NDP’s response has been poor.
Read and Share the FOCS Winter 2023 Newsletter!
The FOCS Winter Newsletter is here shedding light on the major issues in Clayoquot Sound and beyond as well as getting a glimpse of the work we have been doing over the last several months, including updates on our campaigns.
The Future of Wild Salmon is at Stake: Have Political Leaders Abandoned the Backbone of the Coast?
Salmon are under threat. Evidence presented at the Clayoquot Salmon Roundtable’s Marine Risk Assessment workshops in 2022 makes it unequivocally clear that every year salmon farms are left operating in the near shore (which is where salmon farms are in Clayoquot Sound), the viability of the wild salmon stocks are adversely impacted.
No Changes in Fatal Police Shootings of Tla-o-qui-aht Members!?!
On July 1st, it was incredible to take part in a decolonial ceremony hosted in Tla-o-qui-aht territory. Thanks to the Martin family for inviting us to witness the raising of a totem pole to honour Chief Nuukmiis. The teachings of natural law represented by the carvings share how the Tla-o-qui-aht Nation endured and is enduring in spite of pandemics like small pox, tuberculosis, and now COVID, as well as atrocities including genocidal policies, violent attacks, residential schools, ongoing...
UN Secretary General Advises at Climate Summit: Tax Big Oil to Fund Climate Justice
In just days, our planet’s population will cross a new threshold. The 8 billionth member of our human family will be born. This milestone puts into perspective what this climate conference is all about. How will we answer when “Baby 8 Billion” is old enough to ask: What did you do for our world – and for our planet — when you had the chance?
DFO Enabling Cermaq to Expand Salmon Farm Size in Clayoquot Sound While Wild Salmon Are Threatened with Diseases and Parasites from Farms
The Government Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) quietly approved the expansion of 3 Cermaq salmon farms within Clayoquot Sound. The total expansion size – at Millar Channel, Bawden Bay, and Dixon Bay – add the equivalent of an additional salmon farm.
Supporting Salmon Protection, Education, and Celebration Clayoquot Salmon Festival Returns in Person
In September we returned with in person events for Clayoquot Salmon Festival after 2 years of having the Festival online during the height of the pandemic.
