Sitka Foundation

12/23/2025

Happy holidays from our team to yours ⛄🎄🎁!

We wish you a joyful, restful end to the year and a wonderful holiday season. As we look ahead to the new year, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the meaningful work highlighted in our Impact Report, released earlier this fall.

If you find a bit of extra time during the holiday break, we invite you to take a moment to read it or simply step outside and enjoy the fresh air.

Check it out on our website here: https://sitkafoundation.org/news/root-to-rise-sitka-2024-impact-report/

12/11/2025

We’re excited to share that 32 grants have been awarded through our first ever Sitka Activator Fund, supporting community-based organizations around the Salish Sea for their nature conservation goals.

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing Advisory Circle who played an essential role in shaping, launching, and stewarding this Fund.

For more information, check out our website: https://sitkafoundation.org/activator/

Our 2025 Sitka Activator Fund grantees include:

BC Marine Trails Network Association
BlueAct Marine Society
Circular Farm and Food Society
Cowichan Community Land Trust Society
Denman Conservancy Association
Discovery Coast Greenways Land Trust
Galiano Conservancy Association
Gambier Island Conservancy
Hornby Island Natural History Center
Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative Society
Institute for Multidisciplinary Ecological Research in the Salish Sea
Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy
Marine Life Sanctuaries Society of British Columbia
Mitlenatch Island Stewardship Team
Nanaimo & Area Land Trust Society
Pender Islands Conservancy Association
Rocky Point Bird Observatory
Salish Sea Regenerative Farm Society
Saturna Island Marine Research & Education Society
Society of Friends of Strathcona Park
Stanley Park Ecology Society
Stewards of Sc'ainew Society Incorporated
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
The Loon Foundation
The Starfish Environmental Society
Transition Salt Spring Society
Tsolum River Restoration Society
Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association
Wild Bird Trust of BC
WildResearch Society
W̱SÁNEĆ Lands Trust Society
Young Naturalists Club of British Columbia Society

11/17/2025

Congratulations to all winners of the Sitka Messengers of Biodiversity 2025 grants. The Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC) has shared the news to all these incredible journalists who are now heading into a season of research, travel, and creation to uplift stories of BC's biodiversity in the upcoming year.

Bravo!

08/05/2025

Helping launch Sitka’s first open call has been a labour of collective love - and today’s the day it’s live!
More at www.sitkafoundation.org/activator

07/29/2025

Come back next week for our launch - an Activator Fund for Nature Volunteers

07/14/2025

Check our www.messengersofbiodiversity.org for more and apply by August 31st for the second round of low-barrier reporting grants for journalists creating a piece about biodiversity in BC.

07/14/2025

Coming soon... a new small grants fund for organizations helping nature with the power of people. Check back in August for more.

04/29/2025

Keep your eyes on this space for a new Sitka initiative designed by and for nature volunteers. In the meantime...thank you to all who connect directly to your communities when you volunteer. We see and appreciate you.

04/08/2025

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04/08/2025

Thrilled to share that the Messengers of Biodiversity reporting grants program is about to launch its second round....stay tuned! Hosted in partnership with the Science Media Centre of Canada