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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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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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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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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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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Final project reports for FWCP-funded projects are available on Province of BC databases so everyone can benefit from the projects we fund. Use our searchable list of project reports to find a link to the […]
The Mackenzie Nature Observatory, with funding support from the FWCP, has been collecting long-term data about birds for more than two decades. While the data is vital to understanding specie abundance, it is often the […]
Between 2002 and 2008 the FWCP supported extensive monitoring of Great Blue Herons in the Columbia Basin by Pandion Ecological Research Ltd. Since then, many volunteers, together with the Ministry of the Forests, Lands and […]
The FWCP approved funding for two Bull Trout projects in our Peace Region that will identify future habitat enhancement opportunities for this at-risk (provincially Blue-listed) fish. The Provincial government is leading a project in selected […]
A restoration plan for fish and fish habitat in the Jordan River watershed near Sooke is complete, thanks to an FWCP Seed Grant. The plan outlines actions to help restore the Jordan River main stem […]
With funding from the FWCP and others, a pilot project is underway to test the effectiveness of artificial dens for fishers. Watch this short video and find out for yourself if fishers will use artificial […]
A project funded by FWCP and others confirms that threatened Bobolinks, a grassland songbird, are still breeding successfully in the Middle Shuswap River valley, despite low numbers. Recent surveys confirm 23 males and 15 females […]
With funding from the FWCP, wildlife biologists, Ingebjorg Jean Hansen, Brian Paterson and Cori Lausen are on a mission: getting to know as much about bats in the Williston Reservoir area before the likely arrival […]
Seeds from the endangered Whitebark Pine support many species including Clark’s Nutcracker, Red Squirrel, and Grizzly Bears (a species of interest for the FWCP). This tree, found in high-elevation ecosystems, is on the decline due […]
