Apply now: join our Peace Region board! We’re looking for a new public member to join our Peace Region board for a three-year term starting as early as September 2023. The Peace Region board is […]
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2023-2024 fish and wildlife project lists In 2023–2024, our regional boards approved ~$10.2 million for 89 fish and wildlife projects. Our Coastal Region board approved 28 projects, our Columbia Region approved 33 projects, and our […]
Read MoreKus-kus-sum River Photo: Kaylee Duckmanton
Motus Wildlife Tracking System: Peace Basin expansion Data collection about birds and bats in the Peace Region got a boost from seven new receiver stations detecting birds and bats affixed with radio transmitters. A better […]
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Adding nutrients to the Puntledge River Watershed 4,700 chum salmon carcasses from the Puntledge River Hatchery have been added to the upper Puntledge River Watershed with funding from the FWCP. The carcasses will introduce essential […]
Read MorePhoto: Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association
Invasive Plant Management on Bighorn Sheep Winter Ranges 13.57 ha of bighorn sheep habitat in Bull River, Wigwam Flats, and Columbia Lake East were treated for invasives, including 400 kg of fertilizer applied to 4.9 […]
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Middle Shuswap River Off‐Channel Access Assessment This project will explore off‐channel habitat below Wilsey Dam to determine opportunities for providing rearing habitat for anadromous and resident fish species. This is a seed funding research project that aims […]
Design/Work Plans for Gravel Placement in Jordan River Reach 1 This project’s goal is to develop the design and work plan for placement of spawning gravel in Reach 1 of the Jordan River (Prescription Site 5 […]
Coquitlam Sockeye Restoration Using Hatchery Intervention In this project, hatchery intervention initiated in 2015/16, will be used to increase the number of Sockeye smolts that are leaving Coquitlam Reservoir, resulting in an increase of adult Sockeye returning […]
Stave River Watershed: Restoring Salmon Habitat This project aims to increase and diversify off‐channel habitats within the lower two kilometres of the Stave River, to support salmon rearing and overwintering. This project will improve monitoring of water […]
Conservation of Caribou in the Scott West Herd Area Through community engagement (signage, social media, newspaper, radio and hunter interviews) and the use of remotely activated cameras, this project’s goal is to assess the likelihood of a […]
Identification of Flood‐ and Drought‐Tolerant Plant Species This project aims to identify drought‐ and flood‐tolerant plants naturally colonizing Williston Reservoir, and assess their practicality for seed collection and seedling propagation. This information would again be helpful for future […]
Population Assessment for the Wolverine Caribou Herd This project will provide up‐to‐date population information on the Wolverine Caribou herd by providing information on the current mortality rates, main causes of mortality, and the pattern and rate of […]
Northern Mountain Caribou Post‐Fire Habitat Restoration Northern Caribou are specialists that require mature upland habitat with an abundance of terrestrial lichen. These lichen serve as a critical food source in the winter. The goal of this project […]
Mitigating Wildlife Migration Barriers in the Peace Basin This project will seek to restore connectivity in the Peace Basin, which has been heavily disrupted by hydroelectric reservoirs and related construction, by identifying hotspots of wildlife‐vehicle collisions and […]
