The Raincoast Education Society helps shape an environmentally sustainable future for the Clayoquot and Barkley Sound region through education and community stewardship.
Our aim is to enable citizens within and beyond the Clayoquot and Barkley Sound region to participate knowledgeably, effectively and responsibly in the work of shaping this future for our region and for our planet.
We seek to accomplish our mission by delivering a broad range of high-quality educational and interpretive programs such as field school, speaker series, summer camps, school programs, and events focused on the natural environment, cultures, and communities of the Clayoquot and Barkley Sound region.
Our Work
Youth Education
Our high-caliber outdoor education programs reach over 1,000 youth per year.
Adult Education
Our programs bring people of all ages out on the land and the water.
Research and Monitoring
We are actively involved in scientific research and monitoring in Clayoquot and Barkley Sound.
Events
We host dozens of events annually from scientific lectures to weekend field schools to the Shorebirds Festival.
Operating in Clayoquot Sound for almost two decades has taught us that the most meaningful and transformative programs are those that get people out onto the land and water. That is why we offer the majority of our programs outdoors, whether it’s surveying eelgrass meadows with citizen scientists or guiding local youth up lush rainforest valleys.
Upcoming Events
Small Town, Big Picture: Tofino
Tofino Visitor Centre, 1426 Pacific Rim Highway Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
Birding on the Mudflats – April 27
Hotel Zed (Birding Platform), 1258 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino, BC
Small Town, Big Picture: Tofino
Tofino Visitor Centre, 1426 Pacific Rim Highway Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0