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Columbia Region E-letter

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Peace Region E-letter

  E-letter Peace Region November 2024 E-letter Peace Region September 2024 E-letter Peace Region July 2024  E-letter Peace Region June 2024  E-letter Provincial May 2024 E-letter Peace Region April 2024 E-letter Peace Region February 2024 […]

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Toadfest 2024 Cancelled

Toadfest 2024 Cancelled Organizers have cancelled plans for Toadfest 2024 due to the local wildfires, smoke and road closures. There will be no public event this year and organizers are discouraging visitors to Summit Lake […]

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New Columbia Region board member!

Greg Rickbeil: new public representative for our Columbia Region board! Meet Greg. He’s the newest member of our Columbia Region board, that is responsible for all funding decisions and the region’s annual operating plan. There […]

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Three male Olive-sided Flycatchers located

Studying threatened Olive-sided Flycatchers in our Peace Region In May-June 2018, survey efforts were concentrated in three areas within the study area: 1) Fort Ware, Kwadacha survey area; 2) Tsay Keh Dene survey area; and […]

Peace Region

Moose investigations: limiting factors

Background and update Moose (Alces alces) are the largest member of the deer family and are an abundant and important wildlife species to First Nations and residents of northern British Columbia (BC). Recent surveys around […]

Peace Region

Predictive wetland riparian habitat model

Refer to predictive habitat tool for wetland and riparian projects A recent project funded by FWCP and led by B.C.’s Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy resulted in a predictive wetland riparian habitat model […]

Peace Region

Columbia Region Five-Year Fisheries Program Plan

Follow our guidance for fisheries projects in our Columbia Region Our Columbia Region Annual Ongoing Fisheries Program Five Year Plan 2021-2026 details our delivery approach for directed fisheries priorities and projects. Directed projects are not […]

Columbia Region

Floating loon platforms double nest success on Whatshan Reservoir

Five floating nesting platforms on Whatshan Reservoir, near Fauqiuer, are proving successful in enhancing Common Loon productivity. Since 2013, the average nesting success has increased from 29% to 61% of pairs effectively hatching young. Productivity […]

Columbia Region

Bull Trout Guidance: Information Synthesis and Monitoring Plan

Follow our Bull Trout Guidance The FWCP funds Bull Trout projects that align with our 2019 Bull Trout information synthesis and monitoring framework report. The synthesis identifies Bull trout biology and limiting factors, potential enhancement […]

Peace Region

Toadfest 2019 Photos

Toadfest turned 10! Toadfest celebrated its 10th anniversary at Summit Lake Provincial Park on August 21 and 22, 2019 with 500 celebrants who learnt all about Western Toads and other species in the local area. They […]

Columbia Region

Fish Passage Decision Framework

Follow our guidance for fish passage projects Fish passage framework Proponents looking for an FWCP grant to evaluate opportunities to restore fish production above BC Hydro facilities that previously blocked fish passage are required to […]

Coastal Region

Campbell River Gravel Restoration Strategy

Follow our Campbell River Gravel Restoration Strategy The mainstem Campbell River is important for spawning Chinook Salmon. In 2018, the FWCP funded a multi-stakeholder process to develop a strategy for salmon spawning habitat enhancement and […]

Coastal Region