Returning Chum and Coho salmon are counted every 7-10 days in our local creeks. We walk the creeks wearing chest waders to count salmon along specific sections and report finding to Fisheries Canada. These surveys can take 1-4 hours depending on the fish observed. We will supply all gear. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

Water quality surveys are one of our newer surveys that piggy backs off the Raincoast Foundation’s Anderson Creek Watershed Monitoring. We use three of Raincoast’s sites in Anderson Creek and measure multiple water quality parameters. These surveys are conducted monthly through the year. Water quality monitoring is a quick and easy survey if you have limited time! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys.

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

Join us in the Tranquility Garden in salalus (Madeira Park) to kick off our 2026 BioBlitz. A celebration of biodiversity, a BioBlitz is a time-constrained count of everything that grows, creeps, crawls, hops, flies, or slithers. Part contest, part festival, part educational event, and part scientific enterprise, these events bring together scientists, naturalists, and community members to identify and document as many species as possible across a wide range of taxonomic groups within a set time period. We will have tables with specimens and microscopes for observations. We will also have staff on site to help you join our project on iNaturalist.

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

European Green Crab, or EGC, surveys are one of our more extensive surveys. From April till September we deploy crab traps any chance we get. EGCs are one of the world's worst invasive species, and they are coming our way! These surveys take two days, although help is always appreciated if you can only commit to one day. Traps are deployed at low tide from the beach and collected the next day at the same tide. All crabs, we often catch native species, are measured and sexed before being released, unless they are EGCs. We also often catch fish, snails, shrimp, and other species that are documented and released. If you like playing in the mud, this is the survey for you! Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org if you're interested in volunteering for any of our surveys. 

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.

As part of the Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change program, we monitor larval crabs, specifically Dungeness megalopae using a light trap at the PODS dock. We often catch many species of crabs as well as other invertebrates such as polychaetes, amphipods, isopods and even the occasional octopus. Please email Jenn at jenn@loonfoundation.org to sign up for the survey.