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Thu, 8 Dec 2016

Christmas Bird Count

‘Tis the season for the Christmas Bird Count, and Bird Studies Canada is hosting an event especially designed for young birders.

The Ladner Christmas Bird Count for Kids will take place this Saturday at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC. Full detail are available here. Not in Delta? Visit Bird Studies Canada’s website to see if there’s another Christmas Bird Count event happening near you!

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Attention graduate students in British Columbia! The Al Martin Scholarship is now accepting applications to support your studies in fish or wildlife management and conservation. 🎓 This scholarship honors the legacy of Al Martin, a distinguished leader in conservation, and provides vital financial assistance to graduate students at BC universities. Funding for graduate-level studies in Fish or Wildlife Management and/or Conservation. Learn more about Al Martin's work and how this scholarship can advance your career: https://hctf.ca/scholarship-program/ Apply today and contribute to the future of BC's wildlife. Applications close May 1, 2026. 📷 Project 7-538

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Scholarship Highlight: Johanna Griggs Johanna is one of 2025's Together for Wildlife Scholarship Recipients Johanna is a master’s student at the University of Victoria. Johanna is investigating the impacts of industrial logging in the Heiltsuk Territory. By using detection data from remote camera Johanna and Heiltsuk land managers seek to understand how industrial logging could be impacting spatiotemporal interactions between wolves and their prey. This work may minimize future impacts of logging on wildlife in the Heiltsuk Territory.

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Grant Applications are still open for Capacity Grants! Capacity Grants provide funding to build and strengthen the capability and capacity of organizations to design and deliver conservation or restoration projects successfully. The grant provides funds to support and develop strategies and abilities to initiate actions that benefit fish, wildlife, and habitat conservation aligned with the objectives of the HCTF. Capacity Grants assist with the first steps in planning, designing, engaging, or implementing a project. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2025, at 4:30pm (PST)! Ready to make an impact? Learn more or apply now at https://hctf.ca/grants/.

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HCTF’s Education Grants help bring hands‑on, outdoor learning to students across BC. GO Grants give K–12 teachers the support they need to take students outside, whether it’s pond dipping, exploring forests, or checking out local wetlands. LEAP Grants back mini conservation projects led by middle and high school students, helping them build real‑world skills and explore future careers in conservation. Together, these grants break down barriers, spark curiosity, and grow the next generation of conservation leaders. Learn more and apply through the link in our bio. #EducationGrants #GOGrants #LEAPGrants #OutdoorLearning #ConservationEducation #HCTF #WildBC

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Scholarship highlight: Olivier Jumeau Olivier is one of the 2025 Al Martin Scholarship Recipients Olivier is a master’s student from Thompson Rivers University. His research, working alongside Ulkatcho First Nation, aims to provide a baseline of information to inform indigenous management of caribou habitat. By integrating Ulkatcho oral history, Dakelh linguistics, and caribou-centric plots, and a holistic approach towards assessing habitat, Olivier hopes to better understand post fire habitat usage by caribou.

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🌟 Action Grant Applications Are Still Open! 🌟 Action Grants fund projects that actively engage people and communities in changing behaviors and practices to achieve measurable conservation results in British Columbia. These projects focus on creating sustainable solutions, mitigating human impacts, and reducing threats to species and ecosystems. Ready to make a difference? Apply today! The deadline to apply is February 28, 2025, at 4:30pm (PST)! To learn more head to https://hctf.ca/grants/action-grants/#overview

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Happy World Marmot Day! Marmots may be small, but they play a big role in BC’s ecosystems. As ecosystem engineers, their burrows help aerate soil, influence plant growth, and provide shelter for other species, making healthy marmot populations a sign of healthy landscapes. Here in BC, HCTF has proudly funded conservation work that helps restore and protect marmot habitat, supporting alpine ecosystems that benefit a wide range of wildlife. The Vancouver Island Marmot, once one of the world’s most endangered mammals, is now a powerful conservation success story thanks to decades of collaborative recovery efforts. Today, we’re celebrating marmots and the dedicated partners, researchers, and communities working together to ensure they continue to thrive. Learn more and get involved in conservation across BC. 📷 Project 1-693 #WorldMarmotDay #VancouverIslandMarmot #ConservationWorks #HCTF #BCWildlife #AlpineEcosystems

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Scholarship Student Highlight: Robyn Stack Robyn is one of this year’s T4W Scholarship Recipients Robyn is a master’s student currently studying with Thompson Rivers University. Her research is exploring the relationship building between Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Ecological Knowledge in the Nicola Watershed. Given the recent flooding and wildfire events in the area, a high amount of restoration work has been taking place in the area. This has opened the door to better integrate these two knowledge systems to create more effective, and inclusive, stewardship and restoration actions. The Together for Wildlife scholarship is awarded annually by HCTF in partnership with the First Nations-B.C. Wildlife & Habitat Conservation Forum and the Province of British Columbia’s Together for Wildlife Strategy (T4W) to 10 masters and Ph.D. candidates conducting research that will have a positive impact on stewardship, management, policy, or decision-making of wildlife in BC.