2013-14 Approved Project List - Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013

2013-14 Approved Project List

The list of approved 2013-14 HCTF projects is now available.

We approved a total of 139 enahancement & restoration projects this year. Check back soon for the 2013-14 project map!

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Our waterways are vital to the overall health of the ecosystem in BC. From alpine streams to winding valleys, our waterways connect everything transporting nutrients, shaping habitats, and sustaining countless species. Salmon return to these rivers to spawn, feeding forests and wildlife alike. Beavers, bears, birds, and even the smallest insects depend on healthy riparian zones for food, water, and shelter. When our rivers thrive, so does the land around them. 💧 That’s why HCTF supports projects across BC that protect and restore waterways, from improving fish passage to restoring streambanks and enhancing wetlands. These efforts ensure that future generations can enjoy clean water, thriving wildlife, and resilient ecosystems. #ConservationInAction #HealthyHabitats #WatershedWednesday #BiodiversityBC #HabitatConservationTrust #KeepBCWild #WildlifeConservation #CleanWater #EcosystemHealth

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The Rainbow Trout is one of BC’s most iconic freshwater fish and a favourite among anglers across the province! 🎣 Found in rivers, lakes, and streams from the Coast to the Kootenays, rainbow trout are known for their vibrant colours and impressive fight on the line. 🌈 Through HCTF-funded habitat restoration and fish research, we’re helping ensure these waters and the trout that call them home remain healthy for generations of anglers to come. 💧 📷 Project 2-736 #BCWildlife #FreshwaterFish #RainbowTrout #HabitatConservationTrust #FishingBC #ConservationInAction

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Scholarship Student Highlight: Grace Melchers Grace is one of this year’s Al Martin Scholarship Recipients and is a master’s student studying at the University of British Columbia. Her research in partnership with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, uses beach seining and eDNA to uncover the mysteries behind the early marine life stage of salmon entering Burrard Inlet, the water body supporting Canada’s largest port and BC’s largest city. Using eDNA Grace hopes to determine migration routes, preferred habitats, and possible interactions between fish that might occur during this stage that could affect their survival. The Al Martin HCTF Conservation Scholarship is dedicated to supporting graduate students who are passionate about fish or wildlife conservation and management in British Columbia.

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We’re proud to be featured in the American Fisheries Society’s new film series, Tomorrow’s Catch: Securing Our Future Fisheries! Our segment, “Breathing Life Into Logan Lake,” highlights a community-powered response to a serious challenge winter oxygen depletion beneath the ice. This project showcases what conservation looks like in action: science, local knowledge, and community values coming together to restore ecosystems and support the people who rely on them. A huge thank-you to @americanfisheries and Content With Purpose for featuring HCTF in this inspiring digital series celebrating conservation stories from across North America! #TomorrowsCatch #HCTF #FisheriesConservation #LoganLake #BCConservation #InnovationInAction #FutureFisheries #AquaticConservation #FishHabitatRestoration #HealthyWatersheds #ClimateResilientFisheries

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Today is the last day to submit applications for our Fish and Wildlife AND CHRF grants! 🐟 HCTF Fish & Wildlife (F&W) Grants are available to anyone (provincial or municipal governments, First Nations, academic institutions, non-government organizations, industry) in BC for projects that: 🌲 Focus on native freshwater fish, wildlife, and their habitats; 🌲 Have the potential to achieve a significant conservation outcome; 🌲 Align with our purposes as laid out in the Wildlife Act. One of HCTF's key priorities is supporting the enhancement and restoration of fish and wildlife habitats. As a result, we strongly encourage projects that include on-the-ground enhancement and restoration activities. 🦌 CHRF Grants are available to any individual or organization capable of restoring habitat for caribou in British Columbia. To maximize the benefits for caribou using the funds available, the Province of BC has identified priority herds and developed guidelines for selecting restoration areas and activities that will benefit these herds. Application deadline: November 7, 2025, at 4:30 PM (PT) 📷 Project 0-567 - TJ Gooliaff

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Applications are closing soon for HCTF’s Land Stewardship Grant! The Land Stewardship Grant supports conservation projects across B.C. that protect, enhance, or restore important habitats and the species that depend on them. The Land Stewardship Grant provides three years of funding for operations and management activities on lands owned OR managed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Funding for this program is provided through an endowment fund provided to HCTF by the Province of British Columbia. From wetlands to grasslands, coastal ecosystems to interior forests—every funded project helps ensure a healthier, more resilient future for wildlife and people in B.C. 🦉🌿 📅 Don’t miss your chance! Applications close November 7, 2025 @ 4:30pm. 🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in bio Photo: Project 4-610 #ConservationInAction #HabitatStewardship #LandConservation #BCWildlife #Stewardship

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Happy Halloween from HCTF! 👻 Spooky season is here... but conserving B.C.’s wildlife and habitats is no trick! 🦇 From mysterious wetlands to fog-covered forests, every eerie ecosystem plays a vital role in supporting native species. This Halloween, we’re celebrating the boo-tiful biodiversity that makes B.C. so special and the conservation projects that protect it. 👻 Your support helps keep our province’s habitats thriving (no magic spells required). 🧡 Learn more about how your licence dollars fund conservation: [link in bio] 📷 John Pelechosky #HabitatConservationTrust #ConservationInBC #HalloweenInNature #WildlifeConservation #BCWildlife

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🎣🦌 Your Licence = Conservation in Action Did you know that HCTF’s largest source of funding comes from a conservation surcharge on freshwater fishing, hunting, trapping, and guide outfitting licences sold in B.C.? Every time you buy a licence, you’re helping conserve the very species and habitats you enjoy. 🌿 💧 For freshwater fishing licences, 100% of the revenue goes right back into the resource with the conservation surcharge directed to HCTF and the fee portion supporting the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. These surcharges fund hundreds of on-the-ground conservation projects that protect fish, wildlife, and habitat across the province. You can purchase your Freshwater Fishing licence or BC resident hunting licence online through the B.C. Government’s e-licensing system and know that your purchase directly supports conservation where it matters most. 🏞️ #ConservationInAction #BCWildlife #HabitatConservation #HCTF #FishingBC #HuntingBC #BCOutdoors #WildlifeFunding