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Project Results
$ 9.2 million for 72 fish and wildlife projects in 2025-2026
22 Coastal Region 2025-2026 fish and wildlife projects
25 Columbia Region 2025-2026 fish and wildlife projects
25 Peace Region 2025-2026 fish and wildlife projects
Project Results
In 2025-2026 our boards approved $9.2 million for 72 fish and wildlife projects to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by BC Hydro dams. As the projects proceed, we will share results and project outcomes here, including final project reports.
We share project results in our annual reports and project outcomes, through our Coastal, Columbia, and Peace region e-letters, social media, and this page.
Our projects can have immediate benefits to species and ecosystems. For example, if we fund a project to remove a culvert, fish passage can be improved right away. Other projects may take longer to show results. Our funding of recovery efforts for endangered Northern Leopard Frogs, caribou, and Vancouver Island Marmots are examples of where a longer-term commitment is needed before results will be evident.
White-nose syndrome: “encouraging results” for probiotic
Coastal Region — Monitoring shows encouraging results for a probiotic “cocktail” that may reduce the prevalence of the fungus known as Pd that has been decimating bat populations in eastern North America.
7 non-game enhancement projects
Columbia Region — Our Columbia Region Board approved $606K toward the purchase price of more than $70M to conserve the 45,000 hectares known as the Kootenay Forest Lands – a Rocky Mountain landscape that is vital for wildlife movement and ecological health, supporting grizzly bears, wolverine, bighorn sheep, badger, lynx, bull trout, and Endangered white-bark pine. Rare high-elevation grasslands, ancient forests, and a multitude of streams influencing 42 watersheds and 930 kms of streams we be conserved through this purchase.
2,116 birds banded at Mugaha Marsh
Peace Region — This long-term data collection project about breeding bird populations continued to add to its data set: 2,116 birds—representing 58 bird species—were banded in 2024-2025, down from close to 2,800 birds banded last year resulting in fewer birds per net hour likely due to rain, wind and predators. Using audio lures, the owl program successfully resulted in the capture and banding of 120 northern saw-whet and 23 boreal owls.
Project Reports and Databases
To make it easy for you to find project reports and results, we prepare and update searchable spreadsheets for each of our regions. Use these spreadsheets to find the report you want. Contact us anytime if you need help to find a FWCP project report.
Coastal Region
Project Report List updated November 5, 2025
Columbia Region
Project Report List updated November 5, 2025
Peace Region
Project Report List updated November 4, 2025