Mushrooms of the West Coast 2023

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

This weekend field course will introduce participants to the wonderful world of West Coast Mushrooms. Topics to be covered include introduction to fungi (what are they, and what is their role in our forests?), essentials of collecting and identifying fungi in the field, edible, medicinal and poisonous fungi, cooking with wild mushrooms, and more! Course […]

$300.00

Salps are poop-machines and pyrosomes can light up the sea!

Zoom Event

Introducing two unique gelatinous zooplankton and their roles in the ocean. Salps and pyrosomes are zooplankton – free floating animals that drift with the ocean currents. They are unique because they have gelatinous bodies, similar to cnidarian jellies, but unlike jellyfish they don’t have stingers and primarily consume phytoplankton. They are part of a group […]

Free

Sea Slugs of the Northeastern Pacific

Zoom Event

Related to dull-colored, garden-munching land slugs, “naked gilled” sea slugs (nudibranchs) are some of the most colorful and charismatic inhabitants of the marine world. They come in all different shapes and sizes – as small as a grain of rice or as large as a loaf of bread - yet these animals have no commercial […]

Free

Are we Prepared for the Zombie (Fungi) Apocalypse?

Zoom Event
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Are we Prepared for the Zombie (Fungi) Apocalypse? Zombie fungi are a group of ascomycetes, all formerly in the genus Cordyceps, that parasitize insects (and a few other organisms). The fungi often alter the behaviour of the insects, to the benefit of the fungi, essentially turning the insects into 'zombies' under the control of the fungi. […]

Free

Conservation Status of Marine Mammals of BC: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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

Conservation Status of Marine Mammals of BC: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Dr. John K.B. Ford The ocean waters of British Columbia have a remarkable diversity of marine mammals  31 species have been recorded here, this is one-quarter of all marine mammal species in the world! After co-existing with coastal First Nations […]

Free

Marine Mammals of the West Coast with Dr. John K. B. Ford

BC’s west coast waters are home to a great diversity of marine mammals – 31 different species have been documented here! Join Dr. John K.B. Ford on this weekend course, where he will introduce participants to the cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), and sea otters of BC.  Topics to be covered […]

$450.00

Hagfishes and Slime

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Hagfishes are bottom dwelling marine animals that are capable of producing startling amounts of defensive slime when they are provoked. We have investigated the composition and mechanical properties of the slime using a variety of techniques. We have also demonstrated that hagfish slime is especially good at clogging the gills of would-be fish predators, which […]

Free

Shorebird Soiree 2024

Roar @ Hotel Zed 1258 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino, BC, Canada

We are having a party to bring in the 25th Tofino Shorebird Festival which celebrates the shorebird migration and the Raincoast Education Society!!  🎉. Sunday April 28th, the Raincoast Education Society will be having our annual Shorebird Soiree fundraiser from 5:30 - 9pm at Roar & Hotel Zed. This event will be a magical evening […]

$25.00

Birding on the Mudflats

Hotel Zed Tofino 1258 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Find fellow birders, spotting scopes and bird guide Mark Maftei from the RES on the viewing platform of Hotel Zed Tofino!

Birding on the Mudflats

Hotel Zed Tofino 1258 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Find fellow birders, spotting scopes and bird guide Mark Maftei from the RES on the viewing platform of Hotel Zed Tofino!

Birding on the Mudflats

Hotel Zed Tofino 1258 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Find fellow birders, spotting scopes and bird guide Mark Maftei from the RES on the viewing platform of Hotel Zed Tofino!