The FWCP is conserving and enhancing fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by existing BC Hydro dams. With annual funding from BC Hydro, our independent regional Boards have approved approximately $8.7 million for 99 fish and wildlife projects in 2020-2021. These projects align with our action plans.
Explore our Coastal, Columbia or Peace Region maps. Learn more about projects happening now.99 Total 2020-21 Projects
28 Coastal Region Projects
43 Columbia Region Projects
28 Peace Region Projects
The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) conserves and enhances fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by BC Hydro dams. The FWCP is funded annually by BC Hydro. The FWCP directs those funds towards priority actions across its three regions to fulfill its mission and work towards its vision of thriving fish and wildlife populations in watersheds that are functioning and sustainable.
By funding projects to support fish and wildlife populations in our Coastal, Columbia and Peace Regions, the FWCP is fulfilling BC Hydro’s applicable water licence obligations and voluntary commitments to compensate for fish and wildlife impacts.
BC Hydro is actively engaged in the FWCP and works in equal partnership with the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and public stakeholders by participating on FWCP’s regional Boards. The FWCP’s three independent regional Boards review and approve all project funding decisions and annual operating plans.
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Salmon species – including Sockeye, Chum, Chinook, Pink, Coho and Kokanee – will be the focus of several projects approved by our board for 2020-2021. Several other projects focus on endangered species including Vancouver Island Marmots, Northern Spotted Owls and Whitebark Pine trees.
View See Action PlansCaribou, bats, migratory birds, moose, Bull Trout, Arctic Grayling, wetland and riparian species, and others will benefit from the projects that were approved by the board for 2020-2021. We will also continue our multi-year project to investigate limiting factors affecting moose in the Peace Region.
View See Action PlansCaribou, Bull Trout, Kokanee, Gerrard Rainbow Trout, Grizzly Bears, wetland species, at-risk reptiles, waterfowl, and other species will benefit from the projects approved by our board in 2020-2021.
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Studying Arctic Grayling in our Peace Region 2018 snorkeling counts of Arctic Grayling in long-term index sections of the Parsnip River Watershed were the highest on record for five of the six sites surveyed (all […]
Restoration work helps species at risk on Vancouver Island In 2015, the FWCP helped purchase 67 hectares of conservation land to complement the existing 104 hectares of the Salmon River Estuary Conservation Area. The land, […]
New public representative: Stephanie Killam joins our Peace Region board We welcome Stephanie Killam who was selected as the new public representative on our Peace Region board. Stephanie has lived in Mackenzie for nearly 50 […]