Pacific Wild

Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia. From working with pop-star Miley Cyrus to advocate for coastal grizzlies, to directing a film series honouring the life-giving forces of the Pacific ocean along Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, Lindsay extended her public engagement experience into wildlife protection work and conservation issues as the Creative Director (previously the Director of Communications) for Pacific Wild from 2016 - 2019.

All cinematography & Photography on this page is by Ian McAllister, unless otherwise noted

Marine Protection Education Hub

Creative Lead: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Site: oceans.pacificwild.org

During her time as Pacific Wild’s Creative Director (May 2018 - November 2019), Lindsay led the artistic direction, project management and dissemination of Pacific Wild’s educational hub on the marine life & culture along the Central & North Coast of British Columbia & Haida Gwaii.

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

The Call: Save B.C. Wolves

Creative Lead: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Site: pacific wild.org/make-a-difference/join-the-call

From May 2018 - November 2019, Lindsay led the creative direction and development of The Call: Save B.C. Wolves, a sub-branded community advocacy program for Pacific Wild’s wolf advocates to meet, gather and galvanize in a way that’s focused and valuable. The goal was to build the community with supporters, while providing regular news updates on the B.C. government wolf kill program, inspire people with exclusive videos and photos, and arm them with petitions and off-line tools to utilize on their own and in public consultation periods.

Screen Shot 2020-03-29 at 2.06.46 PM.png — *Lindsay was featured alongside Pacific Wild co-worker Laurie McConnell by The Call’s technology provider, Mighty Network, as one of their fastest growing platforms.* *Watch the replay here* or *listen to the interview here*.

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Infographic Creative Director, Researcher & Writer: Lindsay Marie StewartGraphics & Design Work: Substrate Studios — **Infographic Creative Director, Researcher & Writer:** Lindsay Marie Stewart
**Graphics & Design Work:** Substrate Studios

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Miley Cyrus adds her voice to save grizzly bears in British Columbia

Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

The Canadian Public Relations Society awarded Pacific Wild’s #SaveBCBears campaign in collaboration with DDB Canada gold in two categories: Marketing Communications Campaign of the Year & Best Digital Communications Campaign of the Year, 2018.

British Columbia. 2017. #SAVEBCBEARS is an initiative by Pacific Wild, with the help of Miley Cyrus, that aims to protect one of the last refuges of the grizzly bear, which once roamed widely across North America. Engagement tools included a microsite and videos.

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

A selection of Pacific Wild videos directed & edited by Lindsay Marie Stewart for social media and campaigns:

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Speak Up for the Scott Islands

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Government of British Columbia to end grizzly bear trophy hunting — after the 2017 fall hunt

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

See What We Accomplished Together In 2018: Protecting wildlife habitat & the future of grizzly bears in B.C.

Grizzly bears in British Columbia have been hunted for over 100 years. Over 12,000 grizzly bears have been killed by hunters since the government began keeping records in 1975. In addition, half of B.C. stands to lose most of their grizzlies over the next 40 years due to current rates of habitat loss and fragmentation.

However, your contribution to Pacific Wild has been appreciated and continues to be vital in the battle to protect Canadian wilderness and the future of grizzly bears in B.C. We have submitted 79,000 petition signatures and 7,000 letters to the B.C. government from people voicing concerns in over 170 countries. In 2017, grizzly bear trophy hunting in B.C. was banned. 2018 was the first full year grizzly bears were free from hunting in over a century.

Earlier this year, we also enlisted your help to have B.C. grizzly bears listed as a species of Special Concern under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). Now, for the first time ever in 2018, the western population of grizzly bears were added to SARA, an important step that has the potential to improve management and increase protections.

World Wildlife Day 2017: “Listen to the Young Voices”

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Earth Day 2017: Learn about the foundation species of the Great Bear Rainforest

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Pacific Wild | Save BC Wolves

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Pacific Wild | Stop the Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

Reverse the decline

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

See what we accomplished together in 2016

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

With your help, we can protect biodiversity throughout the Great Bear Sea

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

January 2017: BC Government admits culling of wolves is inhumane, yet considers cull expansion: feat. Dr. John Theberge

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

The Banks Island Mine disaster is one of many examples for why it's time to reform B.C.’s environmental assessment process.

In 2015, the Gitxaala Nation criticized the regulatory regime that failed to require an environmental assessment for a gold mine that fell slightly short of the assessment threshold. The unexamined mine went on to seriously pollute Banks Island water bodies with toxic metals. This was followed by a stop work order, charges against the mine, and the company filing for bankruptcy.

"They basically made this mining outfit just big enough so that it didn’t require a full [environmental assessment]… They have contaminated one of the most important food gathering area within Gitxaala's traditional territory." - Gitxaala Chief Clarence Innis

It is past time for reform of BC’s Environmental Assessment Act, a law that was severely weakened in 2002. It is time for us to demand better before it’s too late.

Stop The Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt: Let's Make This A 2017 Election Issue

Directed & Edited by: Lindsay Marie Stewart

See what we accomplished together in 2017

The determined efforts of First Nations and other coastal communities, scientists, organizations, and individuals continue to shape the future of the world's largest remaining intact temperate rainforest. These voices are the reason that we can celebrate progress on the initial steps towards establishing marine protected areas, the death of the Northern Gateway oil pipeline and tanker proposal, and more recently a full ban on trophy hunting of grizzly bears in the Great Bear - historic victories and major conservation milestones for Canada’s Pacific coast. Let's make this a turning point in our history, as we replace extraction with protection.

We hope you celebrate alongside many the progress that has been made and continue to support Pacific Wild’s conservation work and vision for this remarkable coast we call home.