Author

Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada's National Observer

Indigenous

Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty

Island First Nations headed to Port Alberni to share cultural knowledge and strengthen food sovereignty

Ocean

Satellites track the tiny silver fish hugely important to marine life

UVic researchers are tracking populations around the Island to understand spawning patterns

Vancouver Island

Salmon SWAT teams deployed on Island to help fish during drought

BC teams aerated rivers and dug them into new directions in effort to prevent more salmon deaths

Environment

It’s a new season of whale song on the West Coast

A new project lets you listen in on whales' noises--but those whales may be overwhelmed from hearing all of our noises