Rochelle Baker
Journalist | Quadra Island |
English
About Rochelle Baker
Rochelle Baker is the Quadra and Cortes Islands reporter for Canada's National Observer, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada. Rochelle has worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer in BC's Lower Mainland for over 10 years.
Meet the streamkeepers protecting Canada's wild salmon
B.C.'s Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society runs a salmon eco-centre, monitors fish populations and conducts watershed enhancement activities on five of Quadra’s most productive spawning streams.
Oyster farmers getting battered by COVID-19
The situation for shellfish growers isn’t likely to get better before it gets worse, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shutter restaurants, closing off a key market.
Community forest dividends go beyond logging profits
Community forests are a means to keep benefits and decisions around local resources in local hands, said Susan Mulkey, communication manager for the British Columbia Community Forest Association (BCCFA).
Newt X-ing ahead
The people behind the Newt X-ing Action Project make it their mission to remind motorists and cyclists to look out for critters on the roads during newt crossing season on B.C.'s Cortes Island.
Vancouver Island pink salmon a bright spot in B.C. conservation efforts
Despite a generally good outlook for pink salmon along east Vancouver Island, runs along the Quinsam River can be wildly inconsistent, according to Ed Walls, watershed enhancement manager at Quinsam River Hatchery.
NDP grapples with tension over environment, economy as B.C. election approaches
Forestry and fish are playing out as pivotal B.C. election issues in the North Island, as two party leaders paid a visit to the riding in the final week of their campaigns.
'Unprecedented' new data tool aims to bolster B.C. salmon conservation
The Pacific Salmon Explorer, a user-friendly data-visualization tool, provides valuable insights into the current health of salmon across British Columbia.
How this island seafood company hooked fresh opportunities during COVID-19
When the pandemic hit, the president of Walcan Seafood, a family-owned seafood processing company on Quadra Island, suddenly found himself sitting on $2 million worth of product he couldn’t find a market for. Then he reeled in a plan to deliver "tide to table."
Meet the team that watches over B.C.'s whales
The Quadra Island-based team is one of several in B.C. waters run by Cetus Research and Conservation Society, an organization that protects whales through research, education and direct intervention.
Shaena Lambert finds her muse in feminist eco-activist Petra Kelly
Acclaimed author Shaena Lambert was electrified by Petra Kelly — a founder of the original Green party struggling to save the world in Cold War-era Germany — when the activist spoke at a massive Vancouver peace festival in 1986.