Islands Trust will work with First Nations and community groups to develop and implement a Freshwater Sustainability Strategy to guide resource allocation for freshwater projects. This project, which will support up to 31 jobs, also includes restoration work in protected areas on Salt Spring Island and programming for Indigenous youth. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)

BC Wildlife Federation is restoring amphibian habitat in wetlands and riparian areas that have been impacted by cattle grazing. This project will support up to 11 jobs. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)

Living Lakes Canada partnered with the Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners to conduct site investigations on select wetlands in the Upper Columbia River and adjacent Columbia Wetlands to identify vulnerable areas in need of restoration work. Activities included analyzing shallow groundwater levels, collecting morphologic and meteorological data, surveying beaver abundance, and wetlands water level and temperature monitoring at over 40 sites. This project supports six jobs. (Photo: Living Lakes Canada)

The Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance and Carrier Sekani First Nations will work with governments and communities to build a weir on the Endako River. After constructing the weir, their team will monitor water flows and mitigate de-watering during low flows to protect the spawning habitat of important Chinook and Kokanee salmon populations. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)