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Small Town, Big Picture: Tofino

Načiks/Monks Point 174 West St., Tofino, BC

The West Coast Ambassador Program: This three-hour orientation session delivers the “big picture” of living in Tofino. Learn about local history and basic ecology, cross-cultural understanding, businesses and activities, festivals, host etiquette, and important civic information. This is a great way to get up-to-date local’s information about living and working in Tofino. We are extremely […]

Free

Marine Ecology

Ucluelet Aquarium 180 Main St, Ucluelet, BC, Canada

Part of the West Coast Ambassador Program: This 2 - 2.5-hour course will cover the intertidal and pelagic ecosystems of Clayoquot and Barkley Sounds, including seaweeds, invertebrates, and marine mammals (and more!) as well as local oceanographic conditions. Learn about the rich marine environment that plays an integral role in life on this coast. This […]

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Two Corvids April Bencze ctc2018

Coastal Raincoast Ecology

Yellowgate Trail across from Pacific Sands Resort Tofino

Part of the West Coast Ambassador Program: .Who knew old-growth forests are so dynamic? Far from being a static ecosystem our coastal temperate rainforest is always changing! From the forest floor to the top of the canopy, this course will explore the many interactions that make up the fabric of this iconic habitat. This is […]

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Amphitrite Lighthouse Capturing the Coast 2018

Small Town, Big Picture: Ucluelet

George Fraser Room @ Ucluelet Community Centre 500 Mattison Dr, Ucluelt, BC, Canada

The West Coast Ambassador Program: This three-hour orientation session delivers the “big picture” of living in Ucluelet. Learn about local history and basic ecology, cross-cultural understanding, businesses and activities, festivals, host etiquette, and important civic information. This is a great way to get up-to-date local’s information about living and working in Ucluelet. This course is […]

Free

Small Town, Big Picture: Tofino

Načiks/Monks Point 174 West St., Tofino, BC

The West Coast Ambassador Program: This three-hour orientation session delivers the “big picture” of living in Tofino. Learn about local history and basic ecology, cross-cultural understanding, businesses and activities, festivals, host etiquette, and important civic information. This is a great way to get up-to-date local’s information about living and working in Tofino. We are extremely […]

Free
Amphitrite Lighthouse Capturing the Coast 2018

Small Town, Big Picture: Ucluelet

George Fraser Room @ Ucluelet Community Centre 500 Mattison Dr, Ucluelt, BC, Canada

Due to low enrollment and delayed plane travel for our instructor, this date has been cancelled.  Please contact info@raincoasteducation.org if you have a group of 5 + who are interested, we can rescedule. The West Coast Ambassador Program: This three-hour orientation session delivers the “big picture” of living in Ucluelet. Learn about local history and […]

Free

Small Town, Big Picture: Tofino (via Zoom)

Zoom Event

The West Coast Ambassador Program: This three-hour orientation session delivers the “big picture” of living in Tofino. Learn about local history and basic ecology, cross-cultural understanding, businesses and activities, festivals, host etiquette, and important civic information. This is a great way to get up-to-date local’s information about living and working in Tofino. This course is […]

Free

Spineless Wonders: the amazing diversity and adaptations of invertebrates. 🐚 ⁠

Ucluelet Community Centre 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for an evening presentation with Dr. Gregory Jensen on Spineless Wonders: the amazing diversity and adaptations of invertebrates. 🐚 ⁠ ⁠ Friday, July 19th, 7 - 9pm @ the Ucluelet Community Centre⁠ ⁠ Like all other animals, invertebrates have to deal with the challenges of things like finding food, reproducing, and avoiding predators. […]

Marine Invertebrates of the West Coast

Ucluelet Community Centre 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

In this weekend field course get up close and personal with the invertebrates that inhabit the shallow waters of our western shores!  in this weekend course you will learn all about the fascinating strategies that they use to survive the rigors of the intertidal zone; their varied and often bizarre means of reproduction, the critical […]

$347.00
Event Series Plentiful Plankton!

Plentiful Plankton!

Tofino Resort & Marina 634 Campbell Street Tofino, Tofino, BC

Plentiful Plankton! Though you may not always see them – plankton are out there, and some will become a feast for tiny fish or giant whales. Come and observe plankton up close and learn more! Stop by - we will be outside with plankton samples ready for microscope observation of these fascinating creatures. When: Every […]

Event Series Beach Seine

Beach Seine

Tofino Sea Kayaking 320 Main Street, Tofino, BC, Canada

Explore intertidal eelgrass meadows and learn about the animals that live in this important habitat at a beach seine this summer!  FREE EVENT Most of us have probably encountered eelgrass – from spending hours in the ocean alongside these green ribbons, or exploring eelgrass-filled mudflats. Eelgrass meadows create habitat for a myriad of coastal species […]