Raincoast Education Society
Shaping an environmentally sustainable future for the Clayoquot and Barkley Sound region through education and community stewardship
Ants are one of most ecologically successful animals on the planet. Join us to learn about these how these goal-oriented organisms coordinate their vast numbers to accomplish specific tasks!
A hands-on, coastline-focused workshop followed by a themed feast in honour of the daily lesson.
Pteropods are the most beautiful and fascinating snails you’ve never heard of! Commonly called “sea butterflies”, these tiny planktonic marine snails spend their entire life in the water column swimming using two “wings”.
Pteropods are the most beautiful and fascinating snails you’ve never heard of! Commonly called “sea butterflies”, these tiny planktonic marine snails spend their entire life in the water column swimming using two “wings”.
Euphausiids, or krill, as they are commonly called, are small crustaceans found throughout the world’s oceans. These zooplankton, often forming large swarms, are a very important part of the food web in the ocean.
Euphausiids, or krill, as they are commonly called, are small crustaceans found throughout the world’s oceans. These zooplankton, often forming large swarms, are a very important part of the food web in the ocean.
For their size, barnacles possess the longest penis of any animal (up to eight times their body length). A necessity when you’re an animal stuck to a rock during your reproductive phase.
For their size, barnacles possess the longest penis of any animal (up to eight times their body length). A necessity when you’re an animal stuck to a rock during your reproductive phase.
A hands-on, coastline-focused workshop followed by a themed feast in honour of the daily lesson.
You’ve probably seen it in the news: the bees are in trouble. Many of the earth’s 20,000 other species of bee are experiencing population declines, and these insects provide essential pollination services not only to crops but also to wild plants.
You’ve probably seen it in the news: the bees are in trouble. Many of the earth’s 20,000 other species of bee are experiencing population declines, and these insects provide essential pollination services not only to crops but also to wild plants.
This hour-long talk will cover the ecological importance of the spring herring spawn to migrating birds and whales. Delivered by biologists from Raincoast Education Society.