Results - Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program

Project Results

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$ 9.8 million for 95 fish and wildlife projects in 2022-2023

30 Coastal Region 2022-2023 fish and wildlife projects

40 Columbia Region 2022-2023 fish and wildlife projects

25 Peace Region 2022-2023 fish and wildlife projects

Project Results

Each year we fund projects to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by BC Hydro dams.

We share project results in our newsletter, annual reports, and through our Coastal, Columbia, and Peace region e-letters. Get project updates now, read our annual newsletter and annual reports.

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.

4,700 salmon carcasses added to Puntledge River Watershed

Coastal Region — 4,700 chum salmon carcasses from the Puntledge River Hatchery have been added to the upper Puntledge River Watershed with funding from the FWCP. The carcasses will introduce essential marine-derived nutrients and benefit the entire food web.

13+ ha treated for invasive plants

Columbia Region — Over 13 ha of bighorn sheep habitat in the East Kootenay have been treated for invasive plants to improve the quality and quantity of forage for bighorn sheep. Bull River, Wigwam Flats, and Columbia Lake East have seen the addition of almost 2,000 kilograms of fertilizer and 150 kilograms of groundcover, like orchard grass, sheep fescue, June grass, and fall rye seed mix.

7 new receiver stations installed

Peace Region — Data collection about birds and bats in the Peace Region got a boost from seven new receiver stations detecting birds and bats affixed with radio transmitters. A better understanding of migration and habitat use could help inform future conservation action planning for birds.

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.