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
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“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
Read more »Environmental assessment finds Roberts Bank project will impact endangered orcas
The panel responsible for the environmental assessment of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) project publicly released their recommendations earlier today, which conclude that the development will result in a “significant adverse effect” on endangered Southern Resident orcas and several other at-risk marine species. The report also concludes that the proposed development has the … Continue reading
Read more »Adapting to a pandemic
COVID-19 is having a profound effect on communities around the world, and each one of us is learning to navigate the collective unease and anxiety that we feel when information, advice and public health measures are changing more rapidly than we’ve ever known. Those on the frontlines are doing a remarkable job as they work … Continue reading
Read more »Your wastewater is polluting the Salish Sea
“MY wastewater?!?”, you might be thinking. It’s true. Anything that runs down the drains of your sinks, showers, washing machines, dishwashers and toilets becomes wastewater. Personal and industrial use of items that contain complex, and sometimes harmful, chemicals means that wastewater contains a myriad of compounds including plastics, heavy metals, nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen, … Continue reading
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