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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Jun 5

Win a Clipper Yukon Canoe package by entering our Paddle the Salish Sea raffle!
gsa.rafflenexus.com/a/bs

Celebrate our 35th Anniversary - Enter today for your chance to win a Clipper Yukon Canoe Adventure Package!

Your support helps us mobilize collective action around the Salish Sea’s most pressing environmental and community needs.

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · May 1

2/2 ...Follow our work and stay connected as we champion these environmental goals and ask for your support to bolster our actions!

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · May 1

1/2 Big news on the Parliament Hill! In the coming months, and beyond, we will hold the Liberal Government to its commitment towards climate action and nature conservation and to build on the promises they’ve made in the moments leading up to the election...

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no1ricefarmer.bsky.social @no1ricefarmer.bsky.social · May 1

🌊 Amazing to see thousands of migrating western sandpipers feeding on the nutrient rich biofilm of the mudflats at šxʷɬiəm (aka Canoe Pass / Brunswick Point) 🌊 🏗️ This precious ecosystem is threatened by the expansion of Roberts Bank Terminal. Support the work of @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social🌊

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 30

Join us at lunch! 👋 In these times of socio-political challenges, we are especially grateful for this collaborative cross-border event 🌊

We are looking forward to joining this amazing list of speakers & hearing about their projects for the Salish Sea. We'll talk about @cleanmarinebc.bsky.social

Successes, Challenges and Maintaining Hope for Salish Sea Restoration and Protection | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University

We are excited to bring together a group of passionate speakers who are actively involved in programs dedicated to killer whale protection, shoreline restoration, clean boating, community outreach, an...

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 29

Are you a sucker for Sockeyes or cheering on the Chums? Join us to witness the release of salmon fry with good wishes for their future.

May 3 | 110 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Port Moody

Details
www.noonscreek.org/fingerling-f...

Fingerling Festival — Port Moody Ecological Society

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are excited our ED Beatrice Frank will be speaking as part this excellent line up. It features ongoing projects and policies from Olympia, WA to Victoria, BC, aimed at protecting and recovering the Salish Sea. Hope you can join us on April 30 for this free event:

Successes, Challenges and Maintaining Hope for Salish Sea Restoration and Protection | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University

We are excited to bring together a group of passionate speakers who are actively involved in programs dedicated to killer whale protection, shoreline restoration, clean boating, community outreach, an...

foundation.wwu.edu

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 24

Learn more about the incredible restoration efforts made by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in bringing back salmon (which have seen a decline of 85-99% in the Fraser River and streams leading into the Burrard Inlet) - and it is working!

Tsleil-Waututh Nation receives over $7.5 million to restore their shores

The nation’s shoreline has been disappearing and flooding over the years, elected chief says

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Clean Marine BC @cleanmarinebc.bsky.social · Apr 24

Are you interested in starting conversations with boaters about best practices for minimizing their impact on the water? Can you do precise data entry and have a flexible schedule for boating events? We have an awesome opportunity with training:
georgiastraitalliance.applytojobs.ca/summer+posit...

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 23

Help us welcome back the sandpipers! The Western Sandpiper spring migration has begun, and this week we can watch the birds as they feed on intertidal biofilm over the mudflats of Roberts Bank on the Fraser River estuary. Free but space is limited: georgiastrait.org/about-us/eve...

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 23

Check out the parties' positions on the environment, and of course be sure to vote on Monday April 28! thenarwhal.ca/2025-federal...

Canada federal election 2025 party platforms on environment, natural resources | The Narwhal

From critical minerals to pipelines, here’s what the Liberals, Conservatives and others are saying on the 2025 federal election campaign trail

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 22

Our Community Organizer, Khalid was lucky enough to see part of J pod including their new baby from the ferry. "Seeing J63 was beyond special- an unexpected gift. I’ll cherish this for the rest of my life.” Moments like these reinforce why we do what we do at GSA. Happy Earth Day! #earthday

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 16

Look who is back for a visit...!

Grey whale captivates locals with 'unusual' visit to West Vancouver

The grey whale, known as Little Patch, has been visiting the Puget Sound area nearly every year since 1991.

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West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · Apr 12

Today, local gov leaders at Association of Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities passed a resolution to urge #BCgov to legislate the #CoastalMarineStrategy. 🎉 A strong BC coastal law will ensure that the Strategy is successfully brought to life. www.wcel.org/media-releas... #bcpoli #AVICC

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 14

Get your tickets early, we bet they will go fast!

A Feast & Evening of Culture Sharing: A Fundraiser to Protect Wild Salmon

Join us for a night of delicious food, cultural exchange, and fundraising to support the conservation of wild salmon!

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Clean Marine BC @cleanmarinebc.bsky.social · Apr 8

You don’t have to be a boater to take part in this fun and interactive event. We’ll be covering essential topics like:
* How and why to protect vital eelgrass habitats
* Giving whales the space they need
* The latest boating regulations in BC and WA
* What to do in case of an oil spill
* much more!

• Georgia Strait Alliance

Learn tips and resources to protect the Salish Sea from potential boater impacts on April 18th for the Clean & Green Boating Happy Hour.

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Center for Whale Research @whaleresearch.bsky.social · Apr 8

We have some incredibly exciting news to share! J Pod has a new calf! Designated J63, we observed this little one traveling with J40. This will be her first known calf! While we have no immediate health concerns at the moment, we’ll continue to update when we can.

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 8

Join us on April 26th from 2 - 4pm to watch a short film, discuss Indigenous marine guardianship, the importance of protecting crucial ecosystems in the Salish Sea and hear from two guest speakers!

Coastal Marine Strategy Workshop Victoria

Join GSA to discuss marine conservation issues and watch a screening of a special short film Shared Waters, Shared Crisis.

www.eventbrite.ca

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 8

GSA has been working hard to stop the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 megaproject, as it's bad both for workers and the Salish Sea food web. Check out this doc produced by our allies that highlights the potential impacts on a small species of migratory shorebird, the Western Sandpiper. (👀 teeny chicks 🥹)

This tiny bird makes an epic journey, powered by a mud-based superfood

YouTube video by The Nature of Things

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Apr 3

“Every time [researchers] are in the field or looking at specimens, they just keep finding these exceptions,” Velocci says. Scientists “have seen over, and over, and over, and over, that sex is clearly not binary.”

But, Velocci says, scientific education has not adapted.

Discovering the First Intersex Southern Right Whale

What you think you know depends on how you look

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Mar 31

Indigenous agriculture practices produced enough food for thousands of people. Learn about the benefits of restoring these systems.
Some native species they planted:
* t'uqwum' (thimbleberry)
* tth'iwuq' (red elderberry)
* lila' (salmonberry)
*speenhw (great camas)
learn more: www.cowichantribes.com

Cowichan Tribes restoring Indigenous agriculture to enhance food security

A revitalization project is underway on Cowichan Tribes land to transform an old hay field into a thriving agricultural ecosystem using native Indigenous plants. More than 6,500 plants are growing in ...

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Mar 31

Don’t miss night one of Wonders of the Salish Sea! Only $30 for 4 evenings if you start tonight! Topics include geology, tides and currents, plankton, intertidal ecology, sharks, Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, and a message of recovery and hope.
wondersofthesalishsea.com

Wonders of the Salish Sea

Visit the post for more.

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Clean Marine BC @cleanmarinebc.bsky.social · Mar 19

We advocate to protect local marine ecosystems from pollution caused by abandoned boats. Derelict vessels are an issue for wildlife, Indigenous food security, navigation, public safety and local economies in the Salish Sea.

It’s a complex problem to solve but there are solutions!

Derelict vessel graveyards: A growing problem • Georgia Strait Alliance

This month, on September 5, we attended a community discussion on Derelict Vessels in Ladysmith. The surrounding waters have a visibly higher rate of derelict vessels ranging in size and deterioration...

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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · Mar 12

Excited to be speaking about animal emotions Thursday, March 27, 9pm Eastern/ 6pm Pacific, to the Georgia Strait Alliance, @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social Here's the link to sign up and I hope to see some of you there! #anthropology #animals #grief #animaladvocacy 🧪

Grief, love and joy: Understanding animals' emotions & why it matters!

Explore how animals’ expression of grief, love, & joy make us rethink ‘anthropomorphism’, revealing their rich emotional and cognitive lives

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Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social · Mar 10

We were all so taken with the stories of orcas in the news these days we had to know more! Dr. Barbara J. King will share her research on how animals express emotions. Join us for a free webniar:
Grief, love and joy: Understanding animals' emotions & why it matters!

Grief, love and joy: Understanding animals' emotions & why it matters!

Explore how animals’ expression of grief, love, & joy make us rethink ‘anthropomorphism’, revealing their rich emotional and cognitive lives

www.eventbrite.ca

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