An aerial view of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Clayoquot Sound An aerial view of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. © Bryan Evans

Where We Work

British Columbia

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The World's Largest Coastal Temperate Rainforest

On British Columbia's west coast, we work alongside communities in Clayoquot Sound and the Great Bear Rainforest. We work here to support the people who have lived here since time immemorial and who are the rightful stewards of this land.

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Success

Grizzly Bear Hunting Banned in British Columbia

This important conservation milestone is a clear example of the potential created by investing in Indigenous leadership and authority.

Fishing in Great Bear

Initiative

Investing in Great Bear

A unique goal of our work in the Great Bear Rainforest has been to support a resilient coastal economy, which will underpin meaningful and lasting conservation in the region.

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Initiative

The Next Generation of Indigenous Leaders

Reaching more than 450 students per year, this community-led initiative supported by Nature United connects youth of all ages to the natural world just outside their front door.

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Project Overview

New Opportunities in Clayoquot Sound

We are working with communities to implement conservation strategies that are rooted in economic development.

British Columbia's 21-million-acre Great Bear Rainforest is the largest coastal temperate rainforest on Earth.
Humback Whale British Columbia's 21-million-acre Great Bear Rainforest is the largest coastal temperate rainforest on Earth. © Jon McCormack

The Great Bear Rainforest

A Kermode bear or "spirit bear" (Ursus americanus kermodei) on Gribbell Island in the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada.
Spirit Bear A Kermode bear or "spirit bear" (Ursus americanus kermodei) on Gribbell Island in the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada. © Jon McCormack
A tidepool near Klemtu, British Columbia in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Starfish A tidepool near Klemtu, British Columbia in the Great Bear Rainforest. © Jason Houston
Ernest (Charlie) Mason, a hereditary chief in the Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Nation, is also a fisherman. He works as a boat operator and a bear guide for the Spirit Bear Lodge.
Fishing in Great Bear The goal of our SEAS program is to reconnect Indigenous youth to their traditional territories and support the next generation of environmental stewards. © Jason Houston
An aerial view of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Clayoquot Sound An aerial view of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. © Bryan Evans
× A Kermode bear or "spirit bear" (Ursus americanus kermodei) on Gribbell Island in the Great Bear Rainforest of Canada.
× A tidepool near Klemtu, British Columbia in the Great Bear Rainforest.
× Ernest (Charlie) Mason, a hereditary chief in the Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Nation, is also a fisherman. He works as a boat operator and a bear guide for the Spirit Bear Lodge.
× An aerial view of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.