Raincoast Education

📢 Join Us for the RES AGM! The RES is hosting ourAnnual General Meeting on April 3 @ 6 PM at our office (1801 Bay St.).⁠ ⁠ This meeting is open to all members. Not a member? Come and sign up! ⁠ Or email us @ info@raincoasteducation to learn more and register today!⁠

Give the gift of community helping community. An initiative coordinated @claybiotrust & partnering with @pacificsands, doubling the impact by matching all contributions up to $10,000. Let’s make a difference—together! ❤️ 👉 bit.ly/CBTGiving #GiveLocal #StrongerTogether

Are you passionate about education and crave the freedom to explore your professional boundaries? The RES is seeking applications for our Tofino/Ucluelet Field School Program. ⁠ More info: bit.ly/fieldschool_co… ⁠ ⁠ #hiring #youth #outdooreducation #workwithus #ucluelet

🌊 Beach Seine - ocean creatures - ecosystems - cool stuff - Thursday August 8th! Discover the critters that live in eelgrass meadows 🌱⁠ 9am - noon. Bring your gumboots. @tofinoseakayaking 320 Main Street #eelgrass #beachseine #outdoorclassroom #neverstoplearning ⁠

The Coast with the Most: the Birds of Western Vancouver Island Presentation with Mark Maftei. 🪶 ⁠ Mark will present an overview of avian ecology in BC. Friday, May 3rd @ 7pm George Fraser Room at the Ucluelet Community Centre By Donation.

1 spot left on our Birds of the West Coast course! 🐦 May 3-5⁠ 🐦 $360/person (including the boat trip on Sunday)⁠ ⁠ To Register: raincoasteducation.org/calendar-event… ⁠ #birdwatching #westcoast #keeplearning

Shorebird Soiree Fundraiser - Sunday April 28th⁠ Join us - 5:30-9pm with Roar Tofino & Hotel Zed hospitality!⁠ friends + silent auction + music + food + drink = fun ⁠ Tickets $25: raincoasteducation.org/calendar-event… .⁠ .⁠ #tofinoevents #shorebirds #raincoasteducation

The last of the 2024 Speaker Series, Strange Creatures Week #5 🐌. Dr. Fudge: Hagfishes and Slime - Thursday, April 4th @ 7pm via Zoom⁠ ⁠ RSVP for Zoom details here: raincoasteducation.org/calendar-event… ⁠ #speakerseries #raincoastspeakerseries #slime #hagfish

Conservation Status of Marine Mammals of BC: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Dr. John K.B. Ford⁠ ⁠ Friday, March 22nd @7pm⁠ Ucluelet Community Centre, George Fraser Room⁠ RSVP raincoasteducation.org/calendar-event… ⁠

There are a few spots left on Marine Mammals of the West Coast with Dr. John K.B Ford. March 22-24! Join us!!⁠ ⁠ More info & to register: raincoasteducation.org/calendar-event…

Join us Thursday, Feb. 8th @ 7pm via Zoom for the colorful and charismatic world of Sea Slugs. RSVP here: raincoasteducation.org/speakerseries⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Karin Fletcher has worked with mollusk scientists from all over the world as a co-author on peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Join us with Dr. Moira Décima presenting Salps & Pyrosomes in our Strange Creatures Speaker Series⁠. 🦉 Thursday February 1st @ 7pm PDT, via zoom⁠ 🦉 RSVP here: bit.ly/salps_pyrosomes⁠. ⁠ ⁠Dr. Moira Décima, Assistant Professor @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Thank you for the support Tofino Salt Water Classic! Helping so many organizations make great things happen for the youth in our communities! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Thank you for the support that keeps us outside learning with the youth of our communities. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 This holiday season #GiveLocal CBT Holiday Giving Catalogue bit.ly/RESGiving 🎁 See other organizations that do incredible work in our region here: bit.ly/CBTGiving

The RES is seeking a passionate, adaptable individual who enjoys professional flexibility and working with children to run our Tofino Field School. A post-secondary degree in biological sciences and/or... see more in 🔗 in our bio.⁠ #hiring #raincoasteducationsociety

Don't miss Plentiful Plankton today at Tofino Resort+Marina from 1- 4pm. Learn why these organisms are so important in our marine food web! Everyone welcome! #outdoorlearning #raincoasteducation

Don't miss Plentiful Plankton today at Tofino Resort+Marina from 1- 4pm. Learn why these organisms are so important in our marine food web! Everyone welcome! #science #ecosystem #clayoquotsound #tofino #ucluelet #inquiringminds #whatisthat #nerd #learn⁠ #plankton

Tonight with Dr. Bridgette Clarkston we are celebrating B.C.’s coastal marine diversity, focusing on West Coast seaweeds and their role in our coastal marine ecosystems. ⁠Friday evening, June 16th. 7 - 8:30pm @ the Ucluelet Community Centre ⁠ #raincoasteducation #seaweed ⁠

✨12 Seaweed colouring and activity sheets! ✨ Free for non-commercial, share-alike use with attribution to the student artists. Pls help us share 🙏🏻 @PSAAlgae @protistologists @AlgaeBase @ubcscience @jnovakowski38 @lkmaclean drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

One spot left, tonight June 1st - Small Town Big Picture: Tofino Time: 5 - 8pm. Spaces are limited, please register via bit.ly/WestcoastAmbas…!. These FREE programs are a joint initiative of @raincoasted @tofinochamber, @tourismucluelet and @tourismtofino.⁣⁠