Kelowna, BC – The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation has announced it has committed another $6.1 Million to fish and wildlife projects across BC. This year’s grants will bring the total amount invested by the Foundation in conservation projects to over $150 Million since its beginnings in 1981.
The Foundation is unique among other environmental granting organizations in that the revenue used for project funding comes from conservation surcharges on angling, hunting, guide outfitting and trapping licences.
“HCTF is a concrete symbol of the user’s investment in the resource,” said Foundation Chair, Harvey Andrusak. “Few people realize how much of the critical conservation work taking place in this Province is funded by anglers, hunters, guide outfitters and trappers.”
Grant recipients include provincial government biologists, municipalities, universities, and local land trusts. They use Foundation funding to improve conditions for many different kinds of native fish and wildlife, from majestic mountain goats and endangered Fraser River sturgeon, to at-risk amphibians such as the Coastal-tailed frog.
“We all benefit,” says Andrusak, “These projects improve conditions for a tremendous range of species, not just those targeted by contributors.”
You can find a complete list of 2014-15 grant recipients and projects here.
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