BCWF Watershed Team Updates
Find BCWF updates relating to the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Watershed Team here! For general BCWF updates, visit www.bcwf.bc.ca/news-updates. To view our Bog Blog, in which we share educational content and stories from the field, visit www.bcwfbogblog.com.
Note: Some overlap between blogs may occur from time to time.
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The B.C. Wildlife Federation Fish Habitat Restoration and Education Program Receives Funding for Outdoor Access Improvement Project
Increasing accessibility to outdoor spaces while providing employment and economic stimulus in communities across B.C. The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Fish Habitat Restoration and Education Program (FHREP) has been awarded with over $600,000 in funding by the Province of British Columbia,…
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Seeing is Believing — Improving our Wetlands one Survey at a Time
Something unexpected visited the ponds at the Halleran site in Meadow Creek, a small community in the mountainous Lardeau Valley. At the Halleran site, it is quite common to see grizzly bears in the flourishing vegetation or elk wadding in…
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Birdhouse Boom! Building Real Estate for Wetland Birds
The Wetlands Workforce is helping build real estate for wetland birds by building birdhouses to place in restored wetlands.
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The Yaqan Nukiy Wetland Project
Over the last three years, the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Education Program has been working in partnership with the Lower Kootenay Band on two landscape-scale restoration projects on traditional Yaqan Nukiy territory. The project site is well over 517 hectares…
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Leaving a Legacy
Leaving a legacy is no easy task, but one conservation hero has put us on a path of continued investment in healthy watersheds and wetlands.
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World Water Day
World Waters Day: New Wetlands Workforce project launches, a year-long initiative to improve the function of British Columbia’s wetlands.
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B.C.’s Wetlands are Getting a Boost
B.C.’s Wetlands are getting a boost, with the B.C. Wildlife Federation receiving $5 million to maintain important Wetlands across the Province in 2021.
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Our First Nations Liaison
Meet Glenn Auger, Wetlands Workforce First Nations Liaison. Glenn has a diverse background of skills and experiences, but it is the work he has done as a First Nations Liaison that has given him much joy in his career.
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Our Wetland Stewards
The Wetlands Workforce program started with four key wetland stewards, brought on after completing their internship with the B.C. Wildlife Federation, through the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) Program.
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2020 Wetlands Institute — the Covid-19 Edition
The BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program (WEP) has proudly facilitated its flagship workshop, the Wetlands Institute, since 2003. This unique workshop is traditionally a 7-day, hands-on workshop that educates participants about wetland stewardship, restoration, and conservation. The application is competitive; participants apply to attend the institute with a…
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