Get the SHELL out of our Sacred Headwaters
Find out more about the Sacred Headwaters campaign
Things you can do to help keep the Shell out!
1.) Sign the online petition
2.) Call or write Premier Christy Clarke or Royal Dutch Shell’s Head office in Calgary
3.) Gather signatures: Post our online petition on your website or in your place of business (we’re happy to send you some templates)
4.) Join Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
5.) Become a volunteer
Become a Member or Sign up for SWCC’s Email Newsletter
Thanks for signing up – this will help us keep you up to date with campaigns, projects and events. We usually send 1 email newsletter each month. We do not sell or give out any of your information. Please note, by signing up, you understand that we will be sending the email newsletters to the email address you have provided, if you want to be a member and NOT receive the email updates, please contact admin@skeenawatershed.com and put “NO NEWSLETTERS” in the subject line.
Membership in SWCC is a suggested donation of $20 annually. Please send membership dues to us at our mailing address.
OR – you can use the Chip-In Tool on the Donation Page to pay your membership fees, make sure to send us an email with your contact information so we can be sure to send you a THANKS!
The staff and directors of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition would like to extend our deepest gratitude to you for your support over the past six years. Since 2004 we’ve had the great honour to stand confidently on your behalf and work collectively toward a dynamic conservation vision.
As for 2008/2009… the proudest accomplishments, brightest moments and most outrageous stories are best told around the fire, but we thought we’d include a few outstanding accomplishments here since so much has happened in such a short time. They include:
- Identifying undocumented salmon spawning and rearing habitat in the Skeena headwaters
- Successful YOW program
- Providing critical support for legal, conservation policy and traditional use projects
- Keeping the Sacred Headwaters free of coalbed methane development – Moratorium implemented
- Facilitating education and outreach programs from Vancouver Island to Terrace
- Headlining CBM concerns in media around the world, including; the London Financial Times, Globe and Mail, BCTV, CBC and many more
- Completing the Skeena Swim!
For 2010, SWCC’s long term vision remains committed to a sustainable economy and healthy cultures rooted in our thriving salmon watershed. A few of our main objectives include: large, collaborative and effective enhancements to the Sacred Headwaters Campaign, creating a Skeena Watershed school curriculum based on conservation and introducing new field courses for youth and adults.
All donations will directly benefit our watershed by supporting one of our main programs for 2010. THANK YOU, your support and dedication to the Skeena is what keeps us inspired and will keep our rivers thriving for generations to come!
Warmest regards,
The Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition Crew
Make a Donation
The Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition is a grassroots organization largely staffed by volunteers. Our hearts are large but our budget is small. Your generous donations — no matter the size — help us immensely.
Gift idea – make your donation in the name of a friend or a loved one and we will send them a gift card informing them that you’ve contributed to SWCC in their honour. Or you can make the donation in your name and tell your friends to donate themselves!
How you can donate:
1. Donate online using your credit card or PayPal
2. Donate your shares – that’s right, you can donate shares and save on “capital gains”.
3. Tax deductible donations from the USA or Canada are made possible by the Tides Foundation
4. Bequests
5. Monthly giving (Direct Deposit)- subscribe to the SWCC monthly giving program and help us cover our operating expenses
$10/mo = the processing of 2 DNA samples for wild salmon in a year
$20/mo = covers our office supplies for the entire year, publishes 24 Salmon Girl books inspired by Ali Howard’s swim of Skeena River
$50/mo = makes you a MAJOR donor, sets up a water monitoring station on the Skeena or covers all the food for an expedition
$100/mo = sponsors 1 youth to complete our YOW program or covers our phone bill for an entire year
$250/mo = rent for office for the ENTIRE year!
Or mail us a cheque directly, payable to Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition:
PO Box 70
Hazelton, BC
V0J 1Y0
Canada
**Please note – we are unable to issue tax receipts, to receive a tax receipt you must make your donation to Tides Foundation.
Have a question? Please call us at (250) 842-2494.
Volunteer with SWCC
There are a number of projects that we’re currently working on and we always need help!
No matter what the task, we will need help. You can add your name to our “Event Volunteer Team” by sending an email to info@skeenawatershed.com and please write “volunteer team” in the subject line. Make sure to include all your contact information in the email so we can call on you for future ev
Things you can volunteer for:
1.) Projects – please visit Our Projects to see which one you would like to participate in (ie: Youth on Water, Field studies, etc.)
2.) Event Volunteer Team – when we have a major event happening we need a group of people to help make it happen. It may involve stuffing envelopes, making buttons, decorating a hall or setting up for a presentation. ents.
3.) EVENT: Winter film nights will happen 1 night a week in October-March. We need people to help host these evenings with us.
4.) FUNDRAISING: Host an SWCC House Party to help us raise funds for our work and projects.
5.) EXPEDITION/FIELD WORK: Trail scouts needed to find, trim and map trail systems in the region
6.) EXPEDITION/FIELD WORK: Research assistants to come on 1 or more expeditions to act as research helpers. Lots of hiking, rafting and outdoor work. No experience necessary
7.) LABOUR: We’ve just expanded our office and need people to help us get it into ship shape. This includes building shelves, decorating, finding bookshelves and other furniture.
8.) TECH STUFF: Helping us keep our website up to date (can do this from anywhere…just need a computer – we’d LOVE it if you were here with us to hang out though)
If you have an event or something that you think needs to happen in our communities – contact us, we’d like to help.
There’s LOTS more coming up – we’ve just got to get it all uploaded onto this website!! Whew – come on folks, drop us a line and we’ll hook you up with some SWCC style adventure!
(250)842-2494
For more volunteer information – send us an email info@skeenawatershed.com or call us at (250)842-2494
