June 13, 2019
Making Darkwoods “whole” – an extra 7,900 ha of protected habitat The FWCP has been a significant contributor to the purchase and ongoing stewardship of the Darkwoods Conservation Area south of Nelson, which is owned […]
June 13, 2019
Research leads to new Wildlife Habitat Area for Northern Goshawks An FWCP-funded Northern Goshawk survey has contributed to a new a new 182.5-hectare Wildlife Habitat Area (WHA) west of Bella Coola. The original survey, led […]
May 6, 2019
Help restore Sinclair Creek near Radium Friday, May 10, 2019 Since 2016, the East Kootenay Invasive Species Council has been pulling and digging up Field Scabious, along the banks of Sinclair Creek in Radium. With […]
April 30, 2019
Wanted: Harlequin Duck sightings in Salmo River Watershed Please report sightings of Harlequins Ducks in the Salmo River Watershed from May to July, 2019 to: Marlene Machmer at mmachmer@netidea.com or 250-505-9978 Harlequin Ducks are striking […]
November 8, 2018
FWCP funds purchase of habitat for threatened Caribou With funding from the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) in the Peace Region, The Nature Trust of British Columbia has purchased the 223 hectare (551 acre) […]
October 4, 2018
Habitat restored on the Akisqnuk First Nation Reserve The FWCP has been supporting the Akisqnuk First Nation to undertake fire-maintained ecosystem restoration on the Reserve since 2011. The Akisqnuk Wildlife Habitat Restoration Plan was developed […]
October 4, 2018
Nearly 2.5 hectares of wetlands restored near Golden For the last four years, the FWCP Columbia Region Board has identified “on-the-ground” riparian and wetland restoration projects, and projects in the North Columbia, as two priorities. […]
September 12, 2018
Land securement Funding land acquisition or securement is one of FWCP’s most effective tools to compensate for habitat loss resulting from the construction of BC Hydro dams. Land securement is when private land is purchased […]
August 27, 2018
More than 10,000 toadlets say thank you More than 500 people attended Toadfest 2018 at Summit Lake Provincial Park on August 22 and 23, 2018, to learn all about Western Toads and other species in […]
