Kwikwetlem First Nation is hiring and training four full-time Resource Guardians, who will enforce conservation regulations, restore environmentally compromised sites, and monitor development activities to protect archaeological, environmental, and cultural assets. This project supports 10 jobs. (Photo: Andy Fitzsimon / Unsplash)

Kwakiutl First Nation, in partnership with the Nature Trust of BC and all levels of government, is restoring coastal estuarine connectivity and habitat in the Gwa'dzi River Estuary. Through activities such as creating intertidal march benches, breaching a legacy forestry road, installing a footbridge, and conducting archaeological and water monitoring, this work aims to recover over two hectares of tidal marsh and mudflat habitat. This project supports 18 jobs. (Photo: Kwakiutl First Nation)

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)

SkeenaWild Conservation Trust is restoring spawning and rearing habitat for salmon and other fish species. By breaching beaver dams that are inhibiting fish passage and water flow, this work will restore ecological integrity and hydrological function to the stream. This project supports nine jobs. (Photo: SkeenaWild Conservation Trust)