Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
@thescca.bsky.social
🌿Dedicated to protecting the biodiversity and integrity of the Sunshine Coast for all time
What are you going to ask? 🌿🗳️
Our Environmental All-Candidates Meetings are your chance to ask local candidates about the environmental issues that matter to you.
Getting your questions ready? Joining us online or in person? Scan the QR code for details!
Our Environmental All-Candidates Meetings are your chance to ask local candidates about the environmental issues that matter to you.
Getting your questions ready? Joining us online or in person? Scan the QR code for details!
August 30, 2026 at 10:27 AM
What are you going to ask? 🌿🗳️
Our Environmental All-Candidates Meetings are your chance to ask local candidates about the environmental issues that matter to you.
Getting your questions ready? Joining us online or in person? Scan the QR code for details!
Our Environmental All-Candidates Meetings are your chance to ask local candidates about the environmental issues that matter to you.
Getting your questions ready? Joining us online or in person? Scan the QR code for details!
Save the dates! 🗳️
Join SCCA’s 2026 environmental all-candidates meetings:
🌿 SCRD: Oct. 4, online
🌿 Gibsons: Oct. 5
🌿 Sechelt: Oct. 6
Hear where candidates stand on local environmental issues. Voting day is Oct. 17.
Details: thescca.ca/2026-local-e...
Join SCCA’s 2026 environmental all-candidates meetings:
🌿 SCRD: Oct. 4, online
🌿 Gibsons: Oct. 5
🌿 Sechelt: Oct. 6
Hear where candidates stand on local environmental issues. Voting day is Oct. 17.
Details: thescca.ca/2026-local-e...
August 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Save the dates! 🗳️
Join SCCA’s 2026 environmental all-candidates meetings:
🌿 SCRD: Oct. 4, online
🌿 Gibsons: Oct. 5
🌿 Sechelt: Oct. 6
Hear where candidates stand on local environmental issues. Voting day is Oct. 17.
Details: thescca.ca/2026-local-e...
Join SCCA’s 2026 environmental all-candidates meetings:
🌿 SCRD: Oct. 4, online
🌿 Gibsons: Oct. 5
🌿 Sechelt: Oct. 6
Hear where candidates stand on local environmental issues. Voting day is Oct. 17.
Details: thescca.ca/2026-local-e...
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Joan was a fearless warrior and inspirational leader, and we will miss her dearly. The family asks for privacy at this time, and in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the B.C. Cancer Society.
August 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Joan was a fearless warrior and inspirational leader, and we will miss her dearly. The family asks for privacy at this time, and in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the B.C. Cancer Society.
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“Shifting baseline syndrome”, a concept attributed to Daniel Pauly to explain how new human generations accept a degraded environment as normal because they forget how healthy ecosystems looked, can be applied to the vanishing mangroves. @seaaroundus.org www.dailyexpress.com.my/read/6758/mu...
Mud crab – the unsung, iconic champion of mangroves
MUD crab is one seafood delicacy that can be capitalised on to exalt the value of historically marginalised mangrove forests.
www.dailyexpress.com.my
August 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“Shifting baseline syndrome”, a concept attributed to Daniel Pauly to explain how new human generations accept a degraded environment as normal because they forget how healthy ecosystems looked, can be applied to the vanishing mangroves. @seaaroundus.org www.dailyexpress.com.my/read/6758/mu...
Regional wildfires have triggered a state of emergency in B.C. for the fifth time in 10 years. Meanwhile, Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Carney's policies to expand LNG exports are adding fuel to the fire with no benefit for Canadians.
🔥Read my op-ed below:
🔥Read my op-ed below:
Opinion: B.C.'s wildfires and fossil fuels: We need to connect the dots
Wildfire is a public cost of climate change yet there's no provincial acknowledgment they're exacerbated by domestic fossil fuel production
vancouversun.com
August 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Every great conservation effort starts with people who care. 🌿
Looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community?
💚 Learn more and get involved: thescca.ca/volunteer/
Looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community?
💚 Learn more and get involved: thescca.ca/volunteer/
thescca.ca
July 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Every great conservation effort starts with people who care. 🌿
Looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community?
💚 Learn more and get involved: thescca.ca/volunteer/
Looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community?
💚 Learn more and get involved: thescca.ca/volunteer/
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Eagle found with lead poisoning in qathet region
Eagle found with lead poisoning in qathet region
Hiker raising funds for Powell River Orphaned WildLife Society and hospital where raptor is currently being treated
dlvr.it
July 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Eagle found with lead poisoning in qathet region
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The overlap of two warming patterns — one regional and one climate-scale — could compound stress on marine food webs that have already been repeatedly disrupted over the past decade. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
Warming seas and El Niño put West Coast sea lion pups at new risk
A growing El Niño atop a West Coast marine heatwave could strain food webs, with scientists watching vulnerable sea lion pups for early signs of stress.
www.yahoo.com
July 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The overlap of two warming patterns — one regional and one climate-scale — could compound stress on marine food webs that have already been repeatedly disrupted over the past decade. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
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🌿 Your voice can help shape the future of the Sunshine Coast.
The District of Sechelt is inviting residents to review the draft Community Services Master Plan and share their feedback.
From parks and trails to recreation spaces, cultural programs, and community gathering places:
The District of Sechelt is inviting residents to review the draft Community Services Master Plan and share their feedback.
From parks and trails to recreation spaces, cultural programs, and community gathering places:
July 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
🌿 Your voice can help shape the future of the Sunshine Coast.
The District of Sechelt is inviting residents to review the draft Community Services Master Plan and share their feedback.
From parks and trails to recreation spaces, cultural programs, and community gathering places:
The District of Sechelt is inviting residents to review the draft Community Services Master Plan and share their feedback.
From parks and trails to recreation spaces, cultural programs, and community gathering places:
🐋 See a blow? Go slow.
Give whales space: 1,000m from Southern Resident Orcas and 200m from resting whales or mothers with calves. #WhaleWise #BCWaters
Give whales space: 1,000m from Southern Resident Orcas and 200m from resting whales or mothers with calves. #WhaleWise #BCWaters
June 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🐋 See a blow? Go slow.
Give whales space: 1,000m from Southern Resident Orcas and 200m from resting whales or mothers with calves. #WhaleWise #BCWaters
Give whales space: 1,000m from Southern Resident Orcas and 200m from resting whales or mothers with calves. #WhaleWise #BCWaters
🌊 NEMO Talks are back!
Dive into a week of FREE online ocean conversations during the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival.
📅 June 8–12, 2026
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free to attend
Dive into a week of FREE online ocean conversations during the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival.
📅 June 8–12, 2026
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free to attend
May 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
🌊 NEMO Talks are back!
Dive into a week of FREE online ocean conversations during the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival.
📅 June 8–12, 2026
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free to attend
Dive into a week of FREE online ocean conversations during the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival.
📅 June 8–12, 2026
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free to attend
🌊 CALLING ALL OCEAN LOVERS 🌊
We’re building something special for this year’s Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival (SCOF) and we want YOU.
This festival is all about helping our community fall in love with the ocean 🌊💙
📩 Interested in participating or volunteering?
Email: [email protected]
We’re building something special for this year’s Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival (SCOF) and we want YOU.
This festival is all about helping our community fall in love with the ocean 🌊💙
📩 Interested in participating or volunteering?
Email: [email protected]
April 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
🌊 CALLING ALL OCEAN LOVERS 🌊
We’re building something special for this year’s Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival (SCOF) and we want YOU.
This festival is all about helping our community fall in love with the ocean 🌊💙
📩 Interested in participating or volunteering?
Email: [email protected]
We’re building something special for this year’s Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival (SCOF) and we want YOU.
This festival is all about helping our community fall in love with the ocean 🌊💙
📩 Interested in participating or volunteering?
Email: [email protected]
Join us for Forage Fish Sampling on the Sunshine Coast 🌊
Help collect real data that supports salmon, seabirds, and marine life — no experience needed.
📍 Soames Beach & Fish Hook Beach
🗓 April–July (multiple dates)
Community science in action 💙
#CitizenScience #CoastalConservation #SCCA
Help collect real data that supports salmon, seabirds, and marine life — no experience needed.
📍 Soames Beach & Fish Hook Beach
🗓 April–July (multiple dates)
Community science in action 💙
#CitizenScience #CoastalConservation #SCCA
April 15, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Join us for Forage Fish Sampling on the Sunshine Coast 🌊
Help collect real data that supports salmon, seabirds, and marine life — no experience needed.
📍 Soames Beach & Fish Hook Beach
🗓 April–July (multiple dates)
Community science in action 💙
#CitizenScience #CoastalConservation #SCCA
Help collect real data that supports salmon, seabirds, and marine life — no experience needed.
📍 Soames Beach & Fish Hook Beach
🗓 April–July (multiple dates)
Community science in action 💙
#CitizenScience #CoastalConservation #SCCA
No more stolen sisters.
On May 3, communities will gather to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.
📍 Cowrie St. & Ocean Ave. → Hackett Park
🕙 10 AM
Stand in solidarity. Raise awareness.
#MMIWG2S #BringBackOurSisters #SCCA
On May 3, communities will gather to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.
📍 Cowrie St. & Ocean Ave. → Hackett Park
🕙 10 AM
Stand in solidarity. Raise awareness.
#MMIWG2S #BringBackOurSisters #SCCA
April 15, 2026 at 9:41 AM
No more stolen sisters.
On May 3, communities will gather to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.
📍 Cowrie St. & Ocean Ave. → Hackett Park
🕙 10 AM
Stand in solidarity. Raise awareness.
#MMIWG2S #BringBackOurSisters #SCCA
On May 3, communities will gather to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.
📍 Cowrie St. & Ocean Ave. → Hackett Park
🕙 10 AM
Stand in solidarity. Raise awareness.
#MMIWG2S #BringBackOurSisters #SCCA
🐋 Southern Resident Killer Whales
🐋 Fewer than 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales remain.
Boat noise is a major threat — disrupting how they hunt & communicate.
Canada is proposing a 1,000m protection distance.
📩 Public comment open until April 21
Make your voice count.
🐋 Fewer than 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales remain.
Boat noise is a major threat — disrupting how they hunt & communicate.
Canada is proposing a 1,000m protection distance.
📩 Public comment open until April 21
Make your voice count.
April 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
🐋 Southern Resident Killer Whales
🐋 Fewer than 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales remain.
Boat noise is a major threat — disrupting how they hunt & communicate.
Canada is proposing a 1,000m protection distance.
📩 Public comment open until April 21
Make your voice count.
🐋 Fewer than 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales remain.
Boat noise is a major threat — disrupting how they hunt & communicate.
Canada is proposing a 1,000m protection distance.
📩 Public comment open until April 21
Make your voice count.
🚨 Deadline TODAY (April 13)
Over 100 proposed logging cutblocks across the Sunshine Coast — including old growth, salmon watersheds, & drinking water sources.
Some could be approved immediately.
📩 Email: [email protected]
Even one sentence matters.
We are paying attention.
Over 100 proposed logging cutblocks across the Sunshine Coast — including old growth, salmon watersheds, & drinking water sources.
Some could be approved immediately.
📩 Email: [email protected]
Even one sentence matters.
We are paying attention.
April 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
🚨 Deadline TODAY (April 13)
Over 100 proposed logging cutblocks across the Sunshine Coast — including old growth, salmon watersheds, & drinking water sources.
Some could be approved immediately.
📩 Email: [email protected]
Even one sentence matters.
We are paying attention.
Over 100 proposed logging cutblocks across the Sunshine Coast — including old growth, salmon watersheds, & drinking water sources.
Some could be approved immediately.
📩 Email: [email protected]
Even one sentence matters.
We are paying attention.
Last day (April 13) to comment on BC’s proposed fast-tracked environmental assessments.
Faster decisions ≠ better outcomes.
Ecosystems, Indigenous rights, and long-term risks deserve proper review.
Submit while you still can. 🌊
LINK 🔗 engage.eao.gov.bc.ca/xEA?utm_sour...
Faster decisions ≠ better outcomes.
Ecosystems, Indigenous rights, and long-term risks deserve proper review.
Submit while you still can. 🌊
LINK 🔗 engage.eao.gov.bc.ca/xEA?utm_sour...
April 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Last day (April 13) to comment on BC’s proposed fast-tracked environmental assessments.
Faster decisions ≠ better outcomes.
Ecosystems, Indigenous rights, and long-term risks deserve proper review.
Submit while you still can. 🌊
LINK 🔗 engage.eao.gov.bc.ca/xEA?utm_sour...
Faster decisions ≠ better outcomes.
Ecosystems, Indigenous rights, and long-term risks deserve proper review.
Submit while you still can. 🌊
LINK 🔗 engage.eao.gov.bc.ca/xEA?utm_sour...
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Stop FortisBC's toxic tunnel! Please take a minute to send a letter. myseatosky.org/tunnel
@thescca.bsky.social @howesoundbiosphere.bsky.social @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
@thescca.bsky.social @howesoundbiosphere.bsky.social @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
Stop FortisBC's toxic tunnel!
YouTube video by My Sea to Sky
youtube.com
March 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Stop FortisBC's toxic tunnel! Please take a minute to send a letter. myseatosky.org/tunnel
@thescca.bsky.social @howesoundbiosphere.bsky.social @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
@thescca.bsky.social @howesoundbiosphere.bsky.social @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
🦇 Monday Wildlife Moment
Bats are an essential part of healthy ecosystems, consuming huge numbers of insects every night.
But a fungal disease known as White-Nose Syndrome has devastated bat populations across North America.
Local conservation groups are monitoring bat populations.
Help the 🦇
Bats are an essential part of healthy ecosystems, consuming huge numbers of insects every night.
But a fungal disease known as White-Nose Syndrome has devastated bat populations across North America.
Local conservation groups are monitoring bat populations.
Help the 🦇
March 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🦇 Monday Wildlife Moment
Bats are an essential part of healthy ecosystems, consuming huge numbers of insects every night.
But a fungal disease known as White-Nose Syndrome has devastated bat populations across North America.
Local conservation groups are monitoring bat populations.
Help the 🦇
Bats are an essential part of healthy ecosystems, consuming huge numbers of insects every night.
But a fungal disease known as White-Nose Syndrome has devastated bat populations across North America.
Local conservation groups are monitoring bat populations.
Help the 🦇
BC says there’s no new funding for watershed security - but that’s not the full story.
Updating outdated industrial water rates could generate $100M+ annually to protect drinking water, fund local watershed jobs, and strengthen community resilience against floods and droughts.
Updating outdated industrial water rates could generate $100M+ annually to protect drinking water, fund local watershed jobs, and strengthen community resilience against floods and droughts.
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
BC says there’s no new funding for watershed security - but that’s not the full story.
Updating outdated industrial water rates could generate $100M+ annually to protect drinking water, fund local watershed jobs, and strengthen community resilience against floods and droughts.
Updating outdated industrial water rates could generate $100M+ annually to protect drinking water, fund local watershed jobs, and strengthen community resilience against floods and droughts.
Incandescence — Film Screening & Discussion
March 18, 2026 | 7:00 pm (Doors 6:30 pm)
Roberts Creek Community Hall, Roberts Creek
Admission by donation
1 h 44 min | 2024
Post-film panel discussion with the filmmakers and local guests
The film is provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada
March 18, 2026 | 7:00 pm (Doors 6:30 pm)
Roberts Creek Community Hall, Roberts Creek
Admission by donation
1 h 44 min | 2024
Post-film panel discussion with the filmmakers and local guests
The film is provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada
January 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Incandescence — Film Screening & Discussion
March 18, 2026 | 7:00 pm (Doors 6:30 pm)
Roberts Creek Community Hall, Roberts Creek
Admission by donation
1 h 44 min | 2024
Post-film panel discussion with the filmmakers and local guests
The film is provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada
March 18, 2026 | 7:00 pm (Doors 6:30 pm)
Roberts Creek Community Hall, Roberts Creek
Admission by donation
1 h 44 min | 2024
Post-film panel discussion with the filmmakers and local guests
The film is provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada
📣 YOUR VOICE MATTERS FOR BC’S CLIMATE FUTURE
BC’s climate plan, CleanBC, recently went through an independent review and now key decisions are being made about what gets funded, strengthened, or rolled back.
This is a critical moment.
BC’s climate plan, CleanBC, recently went through an independent review and now key decisions are being made about what gets funded, strengthened, or rolled back.
This is a critical moment.
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM
📣 YOUR VOICE MATTERS FOR BC’S CLIMATE FUTURE
BC’s climate plan, CleanBC, recently went through an independent review and now key decisions are being made about what gets funded, strengthened, or rolled back.
This is a critical moment.
BC’s climate plan, CleanBC, recently went through an independent review and now key decisions are being made about what gets funded, strengthened, or rolled back.
This is a critical moment.
🌱 Hey Sunshine Coast! Your voice matters 🌊
Right now, community planning processes like Official Community Plan updates are happening across the Coast. These plans help decide how we grow, where housing goes, how we protect nature, and how we respond to climate change.
Right now, community planning processes like Official Community Plan updates are happening across the Coast. These plans help decide how we grow, where housing goes, how we protect nature, and how we respond to climate change.
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
🌱 Hey Sunshine Coast! Your voice matters 🌊
Right now, community planning processes like Official Community Plan updates are happening across the Coast. These plans help decide how we grow, where housing goes, how we protect nature, and how we respond to climate change.
Right now, community planning processes like Official Community Plan updates are happening across the Coast. These plans help decide how we grow, where housing goes, how we protect nature, and how we respond to climate change.