by Erin DeWolfe | Oct 21, 2020 | Donors
Andrew Talbot has supported FOCS for years by donating 1% of his earnings as an artist to us. He grew up exploring and photographing the far corners of Vancouver Island from an early age. Inspired by years of surf trips, hikes and kayaking along the west coast, his...
by Erin DeWolfe | Oct 21, 2020 | Volunteers
Liz is from Scotland. She has been in Canada for almost 2 years on a working holiday visa and has loved every minute in British Columbia, especially the incredible west coast. With a background in Ecology, Liz came to Canada to explore its ecosystems and wildlife as...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, Indigenous Solidarity
The Liberal Party’s campaign platform said a re-elected Trudeau government “will work with the province to develop a responsible plan to transition from open net pen salmon farming in coastal waters to closed containment systems by 2025.” But when Prime Minister...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Defend Wild Salmon, FOCS in the Media, General News
At just 1% of their historic abundance, wild salmon are in a state of emergency in Clayoquot Sound. Local salmon stocks have drastically declined in recent years. Watersheds that once supported returns of over 40,000 salmon annually have decreased to roughly 2,000...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations, Indigenous Solidarity
Old growth forests are non-renewable. This is why Friends of Clayoquot Sound, Greenpeace, Wilderness Committee, Sierra Club, and Stand (formerly Forest Ethics) formed the Clayoquot Sound Conservation Alliance (CSCA) in 2006 to support discussions with regional First...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Clayoquot Mining Ban
Last summer as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a taxpayer-funded luxury vacation in Tofino, the deadline for the Government of Canada to charge Imperial Metals for the 2014 Mount Polley Mine disaster passed. With no charges, fines or penalties, a signal was sent...