We are four weeks away from the deadline for submitting an HCTF acquisition grant application.
Each year, HCTF provides grants to organizations seeking funds to acquire land with high conservation values, so that these values may be protected in perpetuity. Last year, an HCTF acquisition grant enabled the Nature Conservancy of Canada to purchase Elkink South Block in the South Okanagan.
Read more about HCTF’s past acquisition projects, or find out how to apply>>
The new HCTF Education website is now live! Learn about our education programs, grants, and initiatives to support educators and youth in environmental learning, outdoor field experiences and conservation in BC. View Site >>
A reminder that the deadline for Burrard Inlet Restoration Pilot Program (BIRPP) applications is this Friday, January 31st at 4:30 PM PST.
BIRPP is a groundbreaking program that invests creative sentencing money into projects that restore habitat at the site of impact. You can read more about the program and BIRPP grant recipients here.
Applications for BIRPP funding must be submitted using the same procedure and forms as our enhancement & restoration grants. When you are ready to fill out your application, go to HCTF OnLine.
The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation was pleased to present the Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) with a Silver Award for the Good Neighbours Project at their AGM last Wednesday.
HAT is a land trust operating in Greater Victoria that aims to help citizens better understand and care for habitats within the region. Their Good Neighbours program assists property owners in meeting their land use needs while simultaneously protecting some of Canada’s rarest habitats.
Each year, HAT focuses its outreach services on a different region of Capital Regional District. Their engagement of neighbours and students in science-based demonstration projects benefits local ecosystems and creates lasting networks within communities.
The HCTF Silver Award is just the latest accolade for Good Neighbours Program – it has also won a CRD Ecostar Award. For more information on this program and how you can become involved, visit HAT’s website
Project Leaders: the window to submit Contract Extension Request Forms is now open. If you do not foresee being able complete the activities covered under your 2013-14 grant agreement by March 31, 2014, you will need to submit a request for a contract extension. Request forms can be emailed to Katelynn.Sander@hctf.ca, and must be submitted by the February 15, 2014 deadline.
Planning to be in Victoria next Wednesday? Join the Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) for their annual general meeting, which will include a special presentation by wildlife biologist Eric Lofroth on the wild & wonderful wolverine. Learn more about the lives of these mysterious icons of BC’s wilderness, who have only recently been discovered to inhabit the Great Bear Rainforest. Eric has been researching this solitary species for many years, including being the lead on an HCTF-funded project examining wolverine distribution, habitat and foraging behavior in the North Cascade Ranges.
The Habitat Acquisition Trust is a non-profit land trust in the capital region. They have received multiple HCTF grants for their projects promoting positive land use practices and natural area stewardship. HAT’s AGM begins at 7pm on Wednesday, January 22nd at the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary Nature House. Everyone is welcome.
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