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2025 Update - A Consolidation of Current Regulations and Recommendations for Protecting the Marine Ecosystem.
We are hiring! If you are age 30 or under, passionate about Howe Sound, and love talking to people, this 14-week summer Community Outreach position to promote our Biosphere Ambassador Program may be a good fit for you.
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In spring 2025, we will be launching our first Biosphere 101 online course, developed for the tourism, outdoor recreation and hospitality sector. The course is designed to help people understand the basics of the biosphere region as well as better understand it's environmental story.
This fall, we teamed up with the Squamish Youth Climate Corps (YCC) to host three Intergenerational Conversation sessions. Conversations are dialogues that aim to hear others’ perspectives. They offer a safe space for people who may not have the opportunity to sit and share thoughts with random people.
Horseshoe Bay could be called a gateway to the biosphere region, at the foot of the Sea to Sky Highway and by the wharf and terminal leading to the Sunshine Coast and the islands. For this reason, we seek to revive the interpretive signage that overlooks Átl'ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound and lies in the vicinity of thousands of ferry foot passengers and waterfront wanderers daily.
Our biosphere region, which has over 40 watersheds, is an essential habitat for many fish species. Habitats are still recovering from the harms of human activity. Streamkeeping is valuable community-based work that starts with knowing and caring for our streams.
We are pleased to give kudos to our partners and collaborators in our region. Here are some of the many summer news headlines this past fall. The collective efforts of individuals and small and large organizations make a difference.
We are pleased to give kudos to our partners and collaborators in our region. Here are some of the many summer news headlines. The collective efforts of individuals and small and large organizations make a difference.
the German MAB National Committee, the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve “Elbe River Landscape” hosted EuroMAB 2024.
This is our second StoryMap that tells the story of the restoration, recovery and natural value of this the Skwelwil'em Squamish Estuary
On April 4th, 2024 our not-for-profit society, officially became a registered charity.
We hosted the BC UNESCO Biosphere Regions Feb. 26-28th for a gathering focused on reconciliation work and knowledge exchange.
We have published a StoryMap on a remote McNab Creek valley, a small but essential watershed in West Howe Sound, as part of a new Terrestrial Atlas program.
Monitoring for the European Green Crab has expanded in Howe Sound. There are currently five sites, plus more on the way.
Welcome to the second installment of Isabella Johnston’s blog.
Welcome to Isabella Johnston’s blog. With funding support from the Canada Summer Jobs program, Bella, a third-year University student with a passion for sustainability, is gaining real-life experiences in the field while supporting the ongoing outreach and engagement with the community about the Biosphere.
n early April, representatives of the three BC-based UNESCO Biosphere Regions gathered for knowledge sharing within the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Region.
To enhance our work on Other Effective Conservation Measures (OECMS), with funding provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada, we are supporting the creation of an integrative framework for biodiversity assessment for the Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere Region (AHSBR).
Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound has over 45 recorded fish-bearing creeks that drain into Howe Sound. We are scanning available information to we are maximizing conservation efforts to protect important fish habitat.
One year ago on September 15th, the UNESCO designation was announced. This was the beginning of the work ahead.
Exciting News! Federal funding announced on September 1st boosts biodiversity conservation in the Átl'ka7tsem / Howe Sound biosphere region.
Monitoring of Rockfish populations in Howe Sound helps to inform conservation measures. These slow-growing fish are colourful, and their survival is an indicator of how well we are protecting our ocean.
Did you know that the Coastal Tailed and Northern Red-Legged frogs are species at risk? A team of researchers is currently working on Chá7elkwnech (Gambier Island) to gather important data, filling in gaps on the presence of species at risk.
Meet Sophie Cheshire, our summer Ambassador for the Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region.
Connecting youth with nature is a key goal for UNESCO Biosphere Regions and community-based learning is an objective for Capilano University. Working together we are seeing the results for students and instructors.
On March 29, 2022, representatives of twenty-one non-government nature-based organizations were welcomed to Sḵwx̱ wu7mesh Úxwumixw, TotemHall at Stamus Village in Squamish. The sun was shining and the snow-capped mountains were in full glory.
Our plan is called the Nchu’ú7mut/Unity Plan. Contents of the plan will be co-created with First Nations, multi-sectoral stakeholders, and local communities through a collaborative, participatory approach.
Live Where you Give Campaign is raising money to help find SLHAWT' (HERRING) in the Squamish Nation territory.
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In September, following the official designation announcement, we welcomed a representitive from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Canadian Biosphere Reserve Network Association (CBRA).
A celebration on September 18th, 2021 was held to mark the official UNESCO designation of Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound as Canada’s 19th Biosphere Region. The event took place at the Gleneagles Clubhouse and Banquet Hall in West Vancouver.