Hola everyone! My name is Lucero González Ruiz and I am GSA’s new biodiversity campaigner! I am very excited to be jumping into this role and I hope you will follow me through this journey. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and my plans and ambitions for this role! I was born … Continue reading
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Story of Plastic Screening & Panel Discussion
This winter, we teamed up with Asparagus Magazine to co-present The Story of Plastic film by Deia Schlosberg, which exposes the plastic industry’s environmental, climate, justice, and health impacts on both a global and local scale. After the film, we hosted a panel discussion featuring local experts on the plastic and climate crisis. For those … Continue reading
Read more »World Rivers Day 2020
The health of the Salish Sea does not start and end at the high tide line. We know that to protect the health of the Strait of Georgia, we also have to protect and advocate for the incredible network of waterways that flow into it. The Fraser River is a powerful force in the Salish … Continue reading
Read more »GSA’s Top Questions this Election Season
Here at Georgia Strait Alliance, we are looking forward to the opportunity to do what we do best – advocating for the health of the Salish Sea and a climate-forward future. We need to make sure that important issues like Indigenous sovereignty, climate action, and marine protection are top of mind among all of the … Continue reading
Read more »“We should all be storytellers.” Meet GSA’s Summer Student, Bayleigh Marelj
Hi folks, I’m Bayleigh Marelj, the Digital Communications and Community Outreach Assistant for Georgia Strait Alliance this summer. Before I talk about what the Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant means (I know it is a long title), I thought I would tell you a little bit about myself. My background & the bog By the … Continue reading
Read more »Shining the light on our allies
In light of the pandemic and the impact it has had on so many local businesses, we want to raise up the rock stars who have supported us in multiple ways through the ups and downs of this last year. Please support them in turn by trying their products. NADA. This plastic packaging-free grocery in … Continue reading
Read more »Let’s start at the very beginning: How the cryosphere influences our oceans
My first interaction with the Salish Sea was from several mountainous kilometres away up in St’atm’ic Nation Territory near the Bridge River and its headwaters, the Bridge Glacier. I was six months old when my Mother and my Granny carried me down to waters that would eventually flow into the Fraser River and out to … Continue reading
Read more »Introducing a new 1% for the Planet partner
We are pleased to introduce our latest 1% for the Planet partner and newest community connection, BNQ Management. As a teenager, Ben Walker would spend his hot summers at Tunnel Beach on the southeast corner of New Zealand. “There are so many great memories from that place – my dad’s family farm was up there,” … Continue reading
Read more »Celebrate Orca Action Month with Us!
June is usually a month filled with events we look forward to: longer days, gardens in bloom and in most years, we get to see the Southern Resident orcas spending time in the Salish Sea. It’s also the time of year that we celebrate Orca Action Month! To say this is an unusual year would … Continue reading
Read more »Happy National Volunteer Week 2020!
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization, and we wouldn’t be able to do our work without them! Volunteers dedicate their time, knowledge, and talents to our organization in a variety of ways, from helping share information about Southern Resident orcas at our outreach tables, to coordinating kayakers and other activities at our Water’s Edge … Continue reading
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