Where do we spend your donations?

BC Marine Trails is a non-profit organization — that means we rely heavily on donations, membership fees, and grants to accomplish our important work. We regularly call on supporters like you to support us financially through donations. We cannot express how grateful we are to those who answer the call. 

So, you want to join the group of BC Marine Trails donors, but want a better understanding where it gets spent. We get it, you want to see your contribution make an actual difference, and so do we! Find below expenditures for the past three fiscal years. Rest assured that if your donation is requested to be earmarked for a specific cause, it will be spent accordingly. 

2025 was a landmark year for BC Marine Trails, with donations being crucial in accomplishing so many goals and projects. Some of our favourite donation-supported work in 2025 includes: 

  • Brand new map launched in January.
  • Over 4000lbs of marine debris removed and recycled from Clayoquot Sound. 
  • Site assessment trip with Mowachaht Muchalaht in southern Nootka Sound.
  • New Site Condition Reporting system (including SCRs live on member map!)
  • Grant secured for development of the Hot Springs Cove Trail in partnership with the Ahousaht Nation. 
  • Site assessment trip with Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis (KHFN) who are centered on Gilford Island in the Broughtons. 
  • Two new marine debris drop zones established in Quatsino Sound. 
  • Marine debris layer launched summer 2025.
  • Over 430 Site Condition Reports collected in 2025.
  • 383 students presented the Marine Trails Code of Conduct through presentations or outdoor education classes.
  • Over 100 Coastal Caretakers actively monitoring, maintaining, and stewarding our coastline. 
  • Significant progress with Gerald Island Ivy removal — multiple passable trails, Ivy removed 120m from shore.
  • Integration of the Code of Conduct video series in ten rental shops, three visitor centers, and seven blog posts. 
  • Over one hundred ‘reported’ sites added to the map in Heiltsuk Territory. 
  • Continued progress with the Council of the Haida Nation in recreational planning.