Columbia Region E-letter

E-Letter Columbia Region June 2024 E-letter Provincial May 2024 E-letter Columbia Region April 2024 E-letter Columbia Region February 2024 E-letter Columbia Region December 2023 E-letter Columbia Region September 2023 E-letter Columbia Region August 2023 E-letter […]

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Peace Region E-letter

E-letter Peace Region June 2024  E-letter Provincial May 2024 E-letter Peace Region April 2024 E-letter Peace Region February 2024 E-letter Peace Region December 2023 E-letter Peace Region September 2023 E-letter Peace Region August 2023 E-letter […]

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Toadfest

Get ready for Toadfest 2024: coming this July! Save the date for Toadfest at Summit Lake Provincial Park near Nakusp: Tuesday, July 30, 4 – 7 p.m. PT Wednesday, July 31, 9 a.m. – noon […]

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Coastal Region E-letter

E-letter Provincial May 2024 E-letter Coastal Region April 2024 E-letter Coastal Region February 2024 E-letter Coastal Region December 2023 E-letter Coastal Region October 2023 E-letter Coastal Region September 2023 E-letter Coastal Region June 2023 E-letter […]

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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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Meet Our Columbia Region Board

You’re invited: meet our FWCP Board Please meet our Columbia Region Board members and Regional Manager. Learn more about the projects we fund to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by BC Hydro dams […]

Columbia Region
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Wanted: Heron Sightings in Columbia Region

Report Sightings of Herons in Columbia Region We’re asking the public to report any heron nest sites, active breeding colonies, or large groups of herons feeding in areas throughout the Columbia River Basin, especially from […]

Columbia Region
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2017-2018 Projects Announced

Projects approved following technical and Board review In 2017-2018, the FWCP is funding 102 fish and wildlife projects across its three regions, valued at $9.4 million. In our Coastal Region, 28 projects are approved. In our Columbia […]

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FWCP Newsletter

FWCP grant and project news 2016 – 2017

Provincial

Improving Fish Passsage at Alouette Dam

Improving Sockeye Passage at Alouette Dam The Alouette River Management Society (ARMS) will receive $137,977 from the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program for a multi-partner project to explore feasibility of fish passage at the Alouette […]

Coastal Region

Free presentation: Kokanee and nutrient enrichment March 9, 2018

  Impact of stocked kokanee on nutrient enrichment in tributary streams to the Williston Reservoir Dr. Mark Shrimpton Ecosystem and Science Management University of Northern British Columbia   Please join us for this free presentation: […]

Peace Region

Wetland Restoration Helps Endangered Frogs

Northern Leopard Frogs Benefit from Restored Wetlands Approximately 3.4 hectares of wetland were restored in November and December 2016 in the Creston Valley through a joint initiative between the FWCP, the Ministry of Forests, Lands […]

Columbia Region

Wetland Restoration Project Finds Rare Plant

Rare Plant Found Near Rossland Wetland Wetland restoration and creation is one of three priorities for the FWCP Columbia Board, so there are numerous wetland projects currently being supported. One is the restoration of ​Centennial […]

Columbia Region