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Welcome to HCTF

Investing for the future of British Columbia’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats

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Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund

Now accepting applications for projects that restore caribou habitat using functional and ecological restoration methods

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HCTF provides grants for fish and wildlife conservation projects across BC

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20 Feb 2019
CWD: Challenging, Worrying and Deadly – by Brian Harris
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It could be the plot for a science fiction horror movie. A disease that reduces the brain to Swiss cheese, spreads insidiously, is always fatal, and is caused by something that is difficult to kill because it is not actually alive. Yikes! This is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).  It is a disease of cervids (animals […]
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20 Feb 2019
Supporting the Survival of Marten in an Era of Intensifying Fires, Climate Change and Other Pressures
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In the context of record forest fires, climate change and growing development pressure, a research project funded through a partnership between Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the Forest Enhancement Society of BC is exploring how American marten interact with landscapes altered by fire and salvage logging.  Logan Volkmann is pursuing a PhD under the supervision […]
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19 Feb 2019
Lake Aeration in B.C. – Another Tool in the Toolbox – by Brian Chan
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British Columbia is blessed with an abundance of freshwater resources.  Over 16,000 lakes alone are found scattered throughout the province.  Our lakes offer some incredible fishing opportunities, and those located in the interior regions of the province are often glowingly referred to by anglers in the know as the best blue ribbon trout fisheries found […]
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    CWD: Challenging, Worrying and Deadly – by Brian Harris

    It could be the plot for a science fiction horror movie. A disease that...
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    Supporting the Survival of Marten in an Era of Intensifying Fires, Climate Change and Other Pressures

    In the context of record forest fires, climate change and growing development pressure, a...
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    Lake Aeration in B.C. – Another Tool in the Toolbox – by Brian Chan

    British Columbia is blessed with an abundance of freshwater resources.  Over 16,000 lakes alone...
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    Feel the love today!

    Featuring Vancouver Island marmot mama Haida and her pup (possibly Muffin). Haida was born...
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    Keeping watch for invasive mussels

    Vigilance is the price of keeping our waters free of invasive mussels. According to...
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    Research paper from an HCTF funded project awarded top scientific paper of 2018 by the International Wildlife Society

    Congratulations to lead author @ClaytonTLamb and all contributors! The article “Forbidden fruit: human settlement...
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    Enhanced farmland benefits farmers and fowl!

    HCTF grant recipients Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust have been working with farming operations...
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    Hop to it! Go Grants Deadline is February 15, 2019!

    The focus of GO Grants is to help get students learning and participating in...
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    Meet the Neighbours!

    The South Chilcotin Mountains in south-central British Columbia are well-recognized as a wildlife haven,...
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    New Year, New Land

    HCTF is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new parcels of land in...
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    HCTF Makes New Sturgeon Commitment

    The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation has made a substantial new commitment to white sturgeon...
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    Coquihalla River Rehabilitation Project Update

    HCTF is delighted to share an update from one of our more explosive recent...
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    The Curious Case of the Haida Gwaii Sooty Grouse

    Guest post by Berry Wijdeven, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations On a...
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    Wolverines in the News

    Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation is very pleased that one of the projects we support...
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    HCTF Partners with C2C to Support Environmental Education

    Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation is pleased to once again help sponsor the Canadian Network...
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    Going wild with GO Grants: Over $83,000 awarded to get BC students learning outside

    Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation has awarded over $83,000 in GO Grants to help create...
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    New Research Into Managing Mange (with photos that will have you saying “awww” instead of “eww”)

    You don’t expect to get warm fuzzies from a project about mange, until you...
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    Volunteers Wanted: BC American Kestrel Nest Box Program

    One of our PCAF grant recipients is looking for volunteers to help with their...
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    BC Parks Contributes $30K from Licence Plate Sales to HCTF GO Grants Program

      VICTORIA – To get more students out of the classroom and into the...
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    2018-19 Approved PCAF Projects

      HCTF has just approved grants for 21 community conservation projects under our PCAF...
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    Project Evaluation: Spring Site Visits

    By Kathryn Martell and Christina Waddle Project evaluation is a core component of HCTF’s...
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    Dough for Does – Grants, Donations and Volunteers Support the Southern Interior Mule Deer Project 

    A new, large-scale research project, involving multiple agencies and universities, has started to tackle...
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    Premier Announces Eagle Heights Purchase

      Victoria, BC – Premier John Horgan has announced the successful acquisition of Eagle...
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    GO Grants to Get Thousands of Students Outdoors This Spring

    There may still be snow in parts of BC, but spring GO Grant field...
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    BC Fisher Habitat Website

    The BC Fisher Habitat Working Group has just launched a new website to assist BC...
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    Bull River Bighorn Herd Helped by Land Purchase

    The Nature Trust of BC has just announced the successful acquisition of the Bull...
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    A Summer with the Birds – Student Shares Her Experiences Working with the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust

    As a follow-up to our video series on the HCTF Summer Internship Program, we...
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    HCTF Visits the Cariboo

    As part of our evaluation program to ensure HCTF funds are benefiting fish and...
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    Monitoring Vancouver Island Estuaries

     Thanks to Karen Barry from the VICLMP program for sending us this project update! The...
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    Quesnel Lake Tagging Program Receives Top Honours

    HCTF Silver Award winner Lee Wiliston’s project was recently featured in the 2016 Cariboo-Chilcotin Fishing...
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    BC Kids Granted Opportunities for Outdoor Learning

    Victoria –The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) has announced it will provide over $66,000...
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    15 Years of Investments in BC’s Premier Angling Streams

    BC has a reputation for outstanding freshwater sport fishing, perhaps best exemplified by its...
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    New Nesting Platform Eagle-Approved

    Residents of Vancouver’s North Shore have some new feathery neighbours. A pair of bald...
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    Return of the Roosevelts

    Elk Translocation Program on Vancouver Island Aims to Restore Roosevelt Elk to Their Former...
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    Penticton Creek Completion Achieves Major Milestone in Restoration Project

    A major milestone has been achieved in Penticton Creek restoration this week, as the...
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    Trail Cam Photos

    We love to receive photos of our grant recipients’ projects, especially when they feature...
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    New Docks at Poirier Lake

    Local residents have a new place to go fishing with the recent completion of...
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    Rewilding Burrard Inlet

    HCTF’s Burrard Inlet Restoration Pilot Program was recently featured in the Vancouver Sun and...
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    HCTF Takes a Look at the Kitimat River Cutthroat Trout Project

    As part of our evaluation program to ensure HCTF funds are benefiting fish and...
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    Fraser River Sturgeon Project Featured on CBC

    CBC put together some great coverage of an HCTF-funded project that is tracking sturgeon...
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    Go Fish for Free in BC this Father’s Day Weekend

    If you’ve ever considered giving fishing a try, mark June 19th -21st in your...
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    PCAF Project Leader Honoured with Trail Dedication Ceremony

    On May 8th, Prince George officials and community members gathered together with family &...
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    Wood Lake Kokanee Show Signs of Recovery

    Wood Lake kokanee may not be large fish, but in terms of economic and...
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    Precious Waste: Using Woody Debris to Create Connectivity Across Clearcuts

    Clearcutting continues to be the dominant harvesting system across much of North America. Its...
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    Declining Den Sites: Finding Cavities Fit for a Fisher

    What’s furry, fierce and likes to dine on porcupine? It’s the fisher, Pekania pennanti,...
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    Tiny Technology: Mapping Marten Movement

    In the frozen wilderness of North-central BC, a small, furry head pops out from...
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    Out of the Ashes

    Each spring, BC’s fire crews brace themselves for the intensity of the fire season...
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    Fishing in the City

    Watch a video about this FFSBC program designed to get BC’s urban residents fishing. HCTF...
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    Video: Urban Lakes Infrastructure Program

    Fishing with Rod just uploaded this video about the Vancouver Island Urban Lake Fishery...
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    Monsters of the Deep

    “So what do you think lives down there?” It’s my first question to government...
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    Catching a Glimpse

    The following story was submitted to us by Berry Wijdeven, a biologist working on HCTF...
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    HCTF Announces Funding for Restoration Projects on Burrard Inlet

    HCTF has announced it will provide over $200,000 in funding this year for estuary...
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    Elk Lake Enhancement Project

    On Vancouver Island, a local angling club is taking the lead in a project...
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    Going Batty in Peachland

    What was first thought to be a liability has turned into a biological treasure...
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    Biologists and Winter Recreationalists Team Up to Save Telkwa Caribou Herd

    In the Telkwa Mountains near Smithers, BC, a small herd of Mountain Caribou persists...
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    Bringing Back the Sharpie

    For an animal whose survival depends on being inconspicuous, the Sharp-tailed Grouse has developed...
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    Good, Clean Dirt

    UVic student Nathalie Vogel submitted the following narrative about PCAF Project 976, the Restoration...
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    Students Help Transform MacKay Creek

    Over the past two months, MacKay Creek estuary has undergone an amazing transformation. The...
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    South Park School Shares Their CEAF Story

    We received this wonderful video from South Park Family School in Victoria, BC, showing...
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    BC’s Wild/ Domestic Sheep Separation Program

    The November rut is a magnificent display of strength and agility, a refined ritual...
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    Ritchie Lake Wetland Restoration: From Bad to Rad!

    The following story was provided by the South Okanagan-Similkameen Conservation Program, detailing the amazing...
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    Elkink South Block, Sagebrush Slopes and Sparrow Grasslands

    The South Okanagan-Similkameen region is a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique assemblages of plants...
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    Columbia Lake: Marion Creek Benchlands and Lot 48

    Columbia Lake sits at the head of the Columbia River, nestled between the Purcell...
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    PCAF Project Makes Ancient Forest Accessible to All

    Earlier this month, hundreds of people turned out for the Grand Opening of the...
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    New Docks for Urban Lakes

    A joint venture between HCTF, FFSBC and the Province is making angling more accessible...
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    BC’s Breeding Bird Atlas

    As a follow-up to last week’s bluebird post, we thought we’d feature another HCTF...
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    Bringing Back the Bluebirds

      The Western Bluebird was once a common site on Vancouver Island. This brilliantly-coloured...
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    Experiential Learning at Hakai

    Students in the remote village of Hagensborg, BC rarely get to connect with learning...
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    HCTF Grant Helps Move Penticton Creek Rehabilitation Forward

    It’s been sixty years since Penticton Creek, Okanagan Lake’s third largest tributary, was able...
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    CEAF Grants $46,000 to BC Schools for Outdoor Field Studies

    HCTF approved 33 CEAF grant requests in its February 2013 application call, providing over...
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    Conservation in Action

    With support from HCTF’s Public Conservation Assistance Fund (PCAF), the Salt Spring Island Conservancy is making...
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    Why did the frog (try to) cross the road?

    Although roads are vital transportation corridors for humans, they often have the opposite effect...
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    River Restoration Benefits Fish & Anglers

    Fish—and anglers—in the Kettle River watershed are the beneficiaries of a three-year project by...
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