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# Healthy Watersheds Initiative

Our water, our future. Let's get to work.

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## Posts

- [We Are of Water](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/we-are-of-water/) - "We Are of Water", illustrated by Chenoa Gao, provides visuals connected to voices and knowledge shared by Indigenous Elders, youth, and community members through HWI projects on the significance of watersheds and water.
- [Symposium & Celebration Dinner](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/symposium-celebration-dinner/) - On February 23, 2023, project team members, First Nations leaders, provincial and local government representatives, and community members came together to celebrate the outcomes and learnings from the HWI.
- [Unpaving Kus-Kus-Sum: Restoring and Recycling](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/unpaving-kus-kus-sum-restoring-and-recycling/) - The Kus-Kus-Sum Unpaving Paradise project is decommissioning and restoring a historic sawmill site along the Courtney River.
- [$100 million invested in Watershed Security Fund to be co-developed with First Nations](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/100-million-invested-in-watershed-security-fund-to-be-co-developed-with-first-nations/) - The BC Government and BC First Nations Water Table has announced an investment of $100 million towards creating a Watershed Security Fund and a commitment to co-developing the Fund with First Nations.
- [Reconnecting Agassiz Slough: for Salmon and People](https://healthywatersheds.ca/videos/reconnecting-agassiz-sough-for-salmon-and-people/) - A new fish-friendly flood gate has been installed on Agassiz Slough. This is great news for salmon, and other fish, who are no longer blocked from accessing their habitats behind the gate. Funding provided through the Healthy Watersheds Initiative to the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Workforce project allowed the Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition (FVWC) to undertake maintenance work on
- [Our Water, Our Future | Major Outcomes Report](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/our-water-our-future-major-outcomes-report/) - This week the Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI) team celebrated the release of the HWI Major Outcomes Report, Our Water, Our Future.
- [The Pulse of the River | Elk River Alliance](https://healthywatersheds.ca/videos/the-pulse-of-the-river-elk-river-alliance/) - The Elk River Alliance's Community-Based Water Monitoring program will gather data to monitor Elk River tributaries that are critical habitat for wildlife. By collecting data and identifying trends in ecosystem health, the Elk River Alliance will be able to create an early warning system to identify the effects of climate change and land use decisions.
- [Low-tech approaches to watershed management - Bulkley-Morice Water Sustainability Initiative](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/low-tech-approaches-to-watershed-management-bulkley-morice-water-sustainability-initiative/) - The concept of low-tech approaches has been known for decades but wider implementation and specific examples of successful implementation are less known. Low-tech process based restoration techniques are a practice of using simple, cost-effective non-engineered structural additions of natural materials to restore river processes and the values those processes bring. Process-based restoration projects are reducing
- [Learning and Unlearning Together](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/learning-and-unlearning-together/) - As a part of Healthy Watersheds Initiative commitment to advancing UNDRIP, HWI and Nahanee Creative developed a customized training package called Decolonizing Watersheds.
- [Empowering Indigenous Youth on the Land and Water](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/empowering-indigenous-youth-on-the-land-and-water/) - The Gitksan Watershed Authorities are working to restore McCully Creek while empowering Gitksan youth and community on the land and water.
- [From Reservoir Basin to Thriving Wetland; Cambridge Creek and Violin Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/from-reservoir-basin-to-thriving-wetland-the-cambridge-creek-and-violin-lake-ecosystem-restoration-project/) - The City of Trail has restored 901-hectares in two watersheds by removing four dams originally built and used as a drinking water source for the City of Trail until 1994.
- [Response to the Province’s engagement on the Watershed Security Fund and Strategy from Indigenous Leaders](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/response-to-the-provinces-engagement-on-the-watershed-security-fund-and-strategy-from-indigenous-leaders/) - ILAC's response to the Provincial engagement on...
- [World Wetlands Day: How Are We Looking After BC Watersheds?](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/world-wetlands-day-how-are-we-looking-after-bc-watersheds/) - Sixty-one projects supported through the provincial Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI) are helping to build more resilient watersheds and wetlands across BC following ...
- [Fernie's Floating Wetlands Address Community Stormwater Pollution](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/fernies-floating-wetlands-address-community-stormwater-pollution/) - Heavy rains, widespread flooding, and devastating landslides have scarred parts of southern British Columbia in recent months. Under climate change, these extreme weather patterns are expected to ...
- [In Memory of Glenn Auger - Indigenous Advisor for the Wetlands Workforce](https://healthywatersheds.ca/profiles/in-memory-of-glenn-auger-indigenous-advisor-for-the-wetlands-workforce/) - B.C. Wildlife Federation This tribute was originally published on the Wetlands Workforce, News and Updates, Wetland Stewards on 7th December 2021. We are saddened...
- [Water that Connects Us](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/water-that-connects-us/) - The Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, in collaboration with its Nation partners, are leading water flow management and monitoring projects in the Nechako watershed.
- [Indigenous Peoples Day. What Does Advancing UNDRIP Mean for Healthy Watersheds? New Report Shared](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/the-united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples/) - This National Indigenous Peoples Day we come together to celebrate the diverse cultures and histories of Indigenous peoples...
- [A Small Piece of the Puzzle: Monitoring Juvenile Salmon to Sustain the Future](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/a-small-piece-of-the-puzzle-monitoring-juvenile-salmon-to-sustain-the-future/) - Restoring Sockeye stocks is a high priority for the Wet’suwet’en. The Juvenile Salmon Monitoring Project will help inform how to rebuild these stocks.
- [Nature Based Climate Solutions: Investing in our Watersheds and the Future](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/nature-based-climate-solutions-investing-in-our-watersheds-and-the-future/) - When atmospheric rivers poured down on the Fraser Valley, Peach Creek and Hooge wetland demonstrated the full value of nature-based climate solutions.
- [Reciprocal Relationship with Katzie First Nations and Salmon – A Story of Endurance and Perseverance](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/reciprocal-relationship-with-katzie-first-nations-and-salmon-a-story-of-endurance-and-perseverance/) - Salmon are a keystone species; a symbol of sacrifice, fortitude, and culture.
- [Watershed Stewards](https://healthywatersheds.ca/profiles/watershed-stewards/) - The work supported by the Healthy Watersheds Initiative is not just impacting watersheds but is providing a positive experience for watershed stewards across the province.
- [Watershed restoration work cultivates opportunities and community connections](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/watershed-restoration-work-cultivates-opportunities-and-community-connections/) - HWI funding supported Greenways Land Trust in addressing an increased need for trail and riparian restoration.
- [Clayoquot Sound Watershed Recovery Initiative](https://healthywatersheds.ca/videos/clayoquot-sound-watershed-recovery-initiative/) - Redd Fish Restoration Society supported Hesquiaht, Ahousaht, and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations’ initiative to restore critical salmon rearing habitat.
- [Farewell and Thank you Aanchal](https://healthywatersheds.ca/profiles/farewell-and-thank-you-aanchal/) - We’d like to extend a final farewell and thank you to Aanchal Mogla, Indigenous Community Connector for the Healthy Watersheds Initiative.
- [Ducks Unlimited: Healing Estuaries in the Alaksen National Wildlife Area](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/ducks-unlimited-healing-estuaries-in-the-alaksen-national-wildlife-area/) - Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) works with partners to restore the area to its original ecosystem.
- [The Wetlands Workforce Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/the-wetlands-workforce-project/) - The B.C. Wildlife Federation's Wetlands Workforce project is wrapping up. Their Final Report and Showcase Webinar are available to view online.
- [Restored Wetlands Demonstrate Resilience](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/restored-wetlands-demonstrate-resilience/) - Restoration and maintenance work at MacKay Marsh in North Vancouver helped the wetland hold and disperse water during intense flooding.
- [Welcome Cheyenne!](https://healthywatersheds.ca/profiles/welcome-cheyenne/) - The Healthy Watersheds Initiative is excited to welcome Cheyenne Bergenhenegouwen to our team. As Communications Manager, Cheyenne will be leading the communications efforts and engagement strategy.
- [Climate Change Impacts Local Conservation Efforts](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/climate-change-impacts-local-conservation-efforts/) - The heat dome that settled over British Columbia last summer contributed to the devasting fires that swept through the province's interior, caused severe droughts in the Lower Mainland...
- [Project in the Upper Pitt watershed is helping to restore and expand vital salmon habitats](https://healthywatersheds.ca/videos/were-all-about-the-reciprocal-relationship-with-nature-taking-care-of-the-life-that-takes-care-of-us-kerrie-charnley-katzie-first-nation/) - "We’re all about the reciprocal relationship with nature - taking care of the life that takes care of us.” Kerrie Charnley, Katzie First Nation. Read more about the project in the Upper Pitt watershed
- [Introduction to Community Based Water Monitoring project in the Elk River Valley](https://healthywatersheds.ca/videos/introduction-to-community-based-water-monitoring-project-in-the-elk-river-valley/) - The Elk River Alliance's Community-Based Water Monitoring program is collecting data to monitor Elk River tributaries that are critical habitat...
- [New Paper Released to Guide Collaborative Vision for Watersheds in BC](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/new-paper-released-to-guide-collaborative-vision-for-watersheds-in-bc/) - Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI) is proud to have contributed to the new strategic directions paper BC Watershed Security Fund: A Collaborative Vision released by the Sustainability Funding...
- [What are ‘Fish-Friendly Flows’?](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/what-are-fish-friendly-flows/) - One of the Healthy Watersheds Initiative’s funding priority areas is Fish Friendly Flows, supporting seven projects totalling $1,337,000 in grants. So, what exactly does this mean, and what type of work are these water stewards doing to help salmon and other species in B.C.? If you live in British Columbia, you’re probably familiar with the
- [Spotlight: Yaqan Nukiy Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/spotlight-yaqan-nukiy-project/) - This story was originally published on the Wetlands Workforce blog, on 12 May 2021. Wetlands Workforce Provides a Helping Hand to over 517 Hectares of Wetlands Nestled between the Purcell and Selkirk Mountain ranges in the Creston Valley, a massive wetland restoration project is taking place. Over the last three years, the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s
- [Five questions with Claire Sauvage-Mar, Program Associate of the Healthy Watersheds Initiative](https://healthywatersheds.ca/profiles/five-questions-with-claire-sauvage-mar-program-associate-healthy-watersheds-initiative-as-she-headed-off-for-maternity-leave-in-november/) - We caught up with Claire Sauvage-Mar, Program Associate with the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, for a Q&A before she headed off for maternity leave in November...
- [Bracing for "Unknown Unknowns"](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/bracing-for-climate-change/) - With the end of a ravaging summer, coastal communities continue preparing themselves for a future of more droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. After a roller coaster of a year, the thought that seems to be lurking is: How the heck are we going to handle this? From wildfires and droughts to record-setting weather events,
- [Show Me the Numbers](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/show-me-the-numbers/) - Inside Living Lakes Canada's Water Data Hub Our climate is changing, and watersheds are seeing the impacts: flooding, droughts, higher temperatures, and changes to fish habitat and migration patterns. In the Columbia River watershed, smaller snowpacks have lessened spring runoff and groundwater recharge and lowered the amount of water in rivers and streams during the
- [Reciprocity and Water](https://healthywatersheds.ca/profiles/reciprocity-and-water/) - A Conversation with Gord Sterritt and Taylor Wale, Gitksan Members The Delgamuukw/Gisday Wa (1997) Supreme Court Case thrust the Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en peoples into the world spotlight. Through thousands of pages of evidence of Aboriginal title and thousands of hours of testimonial by Elders and Hereditary Chiefs, the Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en introduced the colonial courts
- [Six Months for Healthy Watersheds](https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/our-water-our-future/) - Investing in watersheds is a triple win that creates jobs and boosts local economies, benefits ecosystems and protects drinking water, and strengthens relationships with First Nations and Indigenous partners. Early numbers from the Healthy Watersheds Initiative show that, in just six months, project teams have created nearly 500 jobs and begun restoration work on more
- [Connecting Land and Water: Foodland Corridors](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/connecting-land-and-water-foodland-corridors/) - What happens on the land ends up in the water. In the Fraser Valley, common agricultural practices like using fertilizers and clearing land can have big impacts on the watershed. Melting snow and falling rain can wash fertilizers, pesticides, and animal waste into freshwater systems, which pollutes the water and harms salmon habitat. When trees
- [In the Field with the LEPS Wetlands Crew](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project-stories/in-the-field-with-the-leps-wetlands-crew/) - Shovels, hip waders, and sunscreen. Those are some of the tools of the trade for Laura Stepney, Elyse Dyck, and Geoffrey Niven, co-coordinators of the Langley Environmental Partners Society’s (LEPS) Wetlands Crew, which works to restore and protect wetland ecosystems. LEPS’s Wetland Crew is part of the BCWF Wetlands Workforce, funded through the Healthy Watersheds

## Pages

- [Home](https://healthywatersheds.ca/)
- [About Us](https://healthywatersheds.ca/about/) - About Us Our water, our future. Let's get to work. The Healthy Watersheds Initiative is an economic stimulus program that’s creating jobs in British Columbia by investing in watershed conservation and restoration projects. As part of the B.C. Economic Recovery Plan, the Province of BC has provided $27 million in stimulus funding for more than 60
- [Reports & Publications](https://healthywatersheds.ca/about/reports/) - The Healthy Watersheds Initiative supports watershed restoration and conservation projects taking place between January 2021 and December 2022. Over the course of these projects, the HWI team collects insights and data from project teams, and shares findings through reports to the public. UNDRIP Evaluation Framework & Report ILAC's Response to Province’s Engagement on the Watershed
- [Symposium & Celebration Dinner](https://healthywatersheds.ca/symposium-celebration-dinner/) - Thursday, February 23, 2023 Fresh water is our most precious resource. Rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands provide safe, clean water for drinking, growing food, sustaining communities and culture, and powering local economies. Join us for this symposium to learn about how investments in Healthy Watersheds are creating jobs and bringing communities together to protect fresh
- [Resources for Project Teams](https://healthywatersheds.ca/resources/) - This page includes resources and toolkits for teams working on projects funded through the Healthy Watersheds Initiative. Additional resources are available on the HWI Reports and Publications page. HWI Reporting Forms, Tools Forms and templates used to support project planning, budgeting, and reporting. Final Report Questions [.docx] & [.pdf]Final Report FAQs [.docx] & [.pdf]Template: Final
- [Logo Files](https://healthywatersheds.ca/logos/) - This page includes links for downloading the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, Real Estate Foundation of BC, and Watersheds BC logos. For questions relating to the HWI and REFBC logos, please contact Cheyenne Bergenhenegouwen, Communications Manager, HWI (cheyenne@refbc.com). For questions relating to the WBC logo, please contact Natalie Ord, Program Specialist, Watersheds BC (natalie@watershedsbc.ca) Healthy Watersheds Initiative
- [Our Team](https://healthywatersheds.ca/about/team/) - The Healthy Watersheds Initiative team includes staff members from the Real Estate Foundation of BC (based in Vancouver) and Watersheds BC (based in Victoria). The HWI program is governed by REFBC’s Board of Governors and guided by an Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle.
- [Contact](https://healthywatersheds.ca/contact/) - The Healthy Watersheds Initiative is administered by the Real Estate Foundation of BC, with support from Watersheds BC.
- [Projects](https://healthywatersheds.ca/projects/) - A full list of projects is now available as an interactive map, on Airtable, as a list (pdf), and as a Google Earth map file (kmz).
- [HWI Projects Map](https://healthywatersheds.ca/projects/map/)
- [Stories](https://healthywatersheds.ca/stories/) - Have a story to share? Email us at hwiprogram@refbc.com.
- [Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle](https://healthywatersheds.ca/about/advisory-circle/) - The Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle is an experienced group of Indigenous leaders who share advice and wisdom on respectful engagement, relationship building, and storytelling. The Advisory Circle is chaired by Mavis Underwood, who serves on REFBC’s Board of Governors.
- [Privacy Policy](https://healthywatersheds.ca/privacy/) - Introduction The Healthy Watersheds Initiative (“HWI”) is administered by the Real Estate Foundation of BC (also referred to as “REFBC”, “the Foundation”, “we”, or “us”), a philanthropic organization working to advance sustainable land use and real estate practices in British Columbia. REFBC has contracted Watersheds BC (“WBC”) to provide additional support to HWI grant recipients
- [Gratitude](https://healthywatersheds.ca/about/gratitude/) - Gratitude "Investing in watersheds is vital to the continued health of our land and rivers by ensuring our soil is protected and that our fish populations remain healthy. Through Nation-to-Nation consultation, we’re moving forward together on watershed rehabilitation and protection initiatives across the province that support people and build a cleaner, more sustainable future."— George
- [FAQ](https://healthywatersheds.ca/faq/)

## Projects

- [Community-Based Water Monitoring and Restoration in the Columbia Basin, Columbia Basin Water Hub](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/community-based-water-monitoring-and-restoration-in-the-columbia-basin-columbia-basin-water-hub/) - The purpose of this project is to ensure that Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and decision-makers in the Upper Canadian Columbia Basin will have the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to adapt and mitigate climate change impacts by better understanding water resources in their respective communities. The understanding of diminished water supply, drought and flood events
- [Mitigating the Hydrologic Vulnerability of the 26,000ha Columbia Wetlands](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/mitigating-the-hydrologic-vulnerability-of-the-26000ha-columbia-wetlands/) - 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
- [Knowledge Management with Community-Based Watershed Organizations within the Skeena Watershed](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/knowledge-management-with-community-based-watershed-organizations-within-the-skeena-watershed/) - The Skeena Knowledge Trust is expanding access to the Skeena Salmon Data Centre so that watershed conservation organizations within the Skeena can address distinct land management issues within those watersheds. (Photo: Skeena Knowledge Trust)
- [Capacity Building for Water Leaders Through Learning and Development](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/capacity-building-for-water-leaders-through-learning-and-development/) - BC Freshwater Legacy Initiative, a project of Makeway, is providing tailored training, peer learning, and coaching support to Indigenous and non-Indigenous water leaders in communities that are leading on innovative approaches to watershed management, governance, and security. This project, which supports 10 jobs, will enable shared learning between organizations and regions and to advance the
- [Kwakiutl Cluxewe River and Estuary Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/kwakiutl-cluxewe-river-and-estuary-restoration/) - The Kwakiutl First Nation is addressing large-scale active erosion in the Cluxewe River by designing and implementing fish habitat restoration measures. These measures will help to stabilize the channel and restore salmon spawning rearing areas in the lower river and estuary. This project will create at least eight jobs and provide on-the-job training. (Photo: Kwakiutl
- [McCully Creek Restoration Initiative](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/mccully-creek-restoration-initiative/) - Gitksan Watershed Authorities is continuing work on this multi-year project to restore access, connectivity, and quality of critical salmon habitat in McCully Creek. The focus of this phase is to create berms using native species to stabilize banks and encourage single channel water flow, and monitor changes on wildlife and fish. This project, which supports
- [Glen Urquhart Creek Riparian, Stream Course, and Wetland Habitat Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/glen-urquhart-creek-riparian-stream-course-and-wetland-habitat-restoration/) - Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and K'omoks First Nation, is restoring water quality and spawning channels in the Glen Urquhart Creek watershed, a critical wetland and habitat. This project, which supports 12 jobs, involves installing in-stream habitat features, reconnecting catchments to the wetland, and removing invasive species. (Photo: Claire Sauvage-Mar
- [Indigenous-Led Watershed Restoration in the Upper Pitt Watershed](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/indigenous-led-watershed-restoration-in-the-upper-pitt-watershed/) - World Wildlife Fund Canada is supporting Katzie First Nation in the next phase of restoration work on four critical salmon habitats in the Upper Pitt watershed. This work includes installing intakes, creating new channels for smolt habitat, reconnecting historical hydrological systems, and constructing bio-berms to protect spawning habitat. This project supports 28 jobs. (Photo: Claire
- [Collaborative Source Water Protection in the Okanagan](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/collaborative-source-water-protection-in-the-okanagan/) - Okanagan Basin Water Board is collaborating with Indigenous, municipal, and provincial governments to develop and pilot a source water protection toolkit in the Okanagan. They are also working with En’owkin Centre ECOmmunity Department (Penticton Indian Band) to restore a portion of the k’əmcnitkw floodplain. This project, which supports 14 jobs, is part of a long-term
- [Bulkley-Morice Water Sustainability Initiative](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/bulkley-morice-water-sustainability-initiative/) - Northwest Research and Monitoring Ltd. is partnering with the Morice Watershed Monitoring Trust and the Office of the Wet'suwet'en to complete the first phase of a multi-year riparian restoration project in the Upper Bulkley and Upper Morice basins. This phase of the project supports 28 jobs, and focuses on project planning, technical training, and streamside
- [Nechako Valley Watershed Recovery – Primary Salmon Nursery Habitat](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/nechako-valley-watershed-recovery-primary-salmon-nursery-habitat/) - Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society is restoring habitats, riparian areas, and water quality to support healthy populations of salmonids. Activities include replacing culverts with fish-friendly flow infrastructure, stabilizing stream banks, and minimizing livestock access to streambanks. This project will focus on six sites across critical tributaries of the Nechako Watershed and will support up
- [The Islands Trust Freshwater Sustainability Strategy](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/the-islands-trust-freshwater-sustainability-strategy/) - 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)
- [Urban Watershed Protection and Restoration in Campbell River](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/urban-watershed-protection-and-restoration-in-campbell-river/) - Discovery Coast Greenways Land Trust is collaborating with the Wei Wai Kum Coastal Guardian Watchmen program, 7 Generations Stewards Society, and AIDS Vancouver Island to restore and protect riparian areas around Campbell River that have been impacted by increased human use during the pandemic. This project supports up to 28 jobs. (Photo: Discovery Coast Greenways
- [Farmland Advantage – Payment for Ecosystem Services](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/farmland-advantage-payment-for-ecosystem-services/) - BC Investment Agriculture Foundation is working with farmers and First Nations across the province to protect and preserve critical riparian habitats on agricultural land. The Farmland Advantage program helps farmers identify natural values on their land and provides the tools needed to conserve them. This project will support up to 48 jobs. (Photo: Picture BC
- [Source to Sea Project and Methodology Integration – Phase II and III](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/source-to-sea-project-and-methodology-integration-phase-ii-and-iii/) - The Town of Gibsons is evaluating the conditions and potential risks to natural assets within the Gibsons Aquifer Watershed. By ensuring that natural assets are understood, measured, and managed, this project will support asset management strategies and climate change responses. This project will support nine jobs. (Photo: Unsplash)
- [Clayoquot Sound Watershed Recovery Initiative](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/clayoquot-sound-watershed-recovery-initiative/) - Central Westcoast Forestry Society is supporting Hesquiaht, Ahousaht, and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations’ initiative to restore critical salmon populations in the Clayoquot Sound by reconstructing rearing habitat. The work involves implementing bioengineering approaches (woody debris structures, riparian planting) to stabilize banks, reduce erosion, and create habitats supportive of migrating salmon. This project will support at least
- [Foodlands Corridor Restoration Pilot Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/foodlands-corridor-restoration-pilot-project/) - Rivershed Society of BC is piloting the development of a foodland corridor that restores sustainable food systems throughout the Fraser watershed. This project is being implemented in partnership with local First Nations, farmers, and ranchers. (Photo: Nerv Productions)
- [Vancouver Water Monitoring Program](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/vancouver-water-monitoring-program/) - Fraser Riverkeeper Society is partnering with Sea Smart and the Boundary Bay Park Association to expand its recreational water quality monitoring program to Kitsilano Beach and Centennial Beach. Team members will train volunteers on water and environmental sample collection, assess water quality and suitability for recreational use, and share water quality data on Swim Guide.
- [Bertrand Creek Group Environmental Farm Plan - Enhancing Water Quality in Agriculture](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/bertrand-creek-group-environmental-farm-plan-enhancing-water-quality-in-agriculture/) - ARDCorp is expanding its water monitoring program to agricultural areas along Bertrand Creek to support the development of a Group Environmental Farm Plan. Environmental Farm Plans help farmers increase efficiency and profitability by implementing more sustainable farming practices. This project will support four jobs. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)
- [Anderson Creek Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/anderson-creek-restoration/) - Ahousaht Nation is restoring the Anderson Creek watershed to revitalize spawning habitat for Chum salmon and protect the community's drinking water. Through a combination of restoration work and water monitoring activities, Ahousaht Nation and neighbouring communities will be prepared to make informed water and land use decisions that support a healthy ecosystem. This project supports
- [Okanagan Lake Responsibility Planning Initiative and Restoration Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/okanagan-lake-responsibility-planning-initiative-and-restoration-project/) - Okanagan Nation Alliance is partnering with the Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program and the South Okanagan Conservation Program to develop an Okanagan Lake Responsibility Strategy using the nʕawqnwixʷ methodology, a consensus-based decision-making process that prioritizes the participation of Syilx Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge keepers. This project, which supports one job, will engage local stakeholders to
- [Salmon River Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/salmon-river-sensitive-habitat-inventory-mapping/) - Yucwmenlúcwu (Caretakers of the Land) LLP is using sensitive habitat inventory mapping to establish baseline conditions of the Salmon River. This data will be used to further the long-term goal of reversing the historical trend pertaining to fish habitat degradation marked by lost riparian vegetation, eroding streambanks, high summer temperatures, low water levels, sediment buildup,
- [KFN Resource Stewardship Program](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/kfn-resource-stewardship-program/) - 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)
- [Giyuxw Lower River Channel Restoration and Fish Trap Maintenance Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/giyuxw-lower-river-channel-restoration-and-fish-trap-maintenance-project/) - Kwakiutl First Nation is completing a fish habitat assessment for the Giyuxw River to establish a baseline of habitat conditions for salmonids and determine priorities for restoration and protection work. This project, which supports 14 jobs, furthers the Nation's reclamation of Tsuqwa, an ancestral stone fish trap/pound that was an integral part of a historic
- [Tŝilhqot’in Nation-led Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring Program](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/tsilhqotin-nation-led-water-quality-and-quantity-monitoring-program/) - Tŝilhqot’in National Government is increasing First Nations' water management and analysis capacity by implementing a new data management portal to centralize, analyze, and share up-to-date water quality and quantity data. Hydrometric stations will be repaired and new ones installed to expand monitoring data collection. This project, which supports 17 jobs, aims to equip First Nations
- [First Nations-led Flows Management on the Endako River](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/first-nations-led-flows-management-on-the-endako-river/) - 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
- [Sun Creek Wetland Restoration, Canal Flats](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/sun-creek-wetland-restoration-canal-flats/) - 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)
- [Riparian Restoration Work on Willow Creek near Terrace](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/riparian-restoration-work-on-willow-creek-near-terrace/) - 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)
- [Quatse (Gwa'dzi) Estuary Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/quatse-gwadzi-estuary-restoration/) - 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
- [Blaeberry-Columbia River Confluence Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/blaeberry-columbia-river-confluence-restoration/) - Golden District Rod and Gun Club will rehabilitate disturbed areas within the Blaeberry River watershed to promote wildlife habitat recovery. The Club will work with First Nations and conservation organizations to plan the project and undertake restoration work. This project will create at least 13 jobs. (Photo: Golden District Rod and Gun Club)
- [Alaksen National Wildlife Area Dike Breach and Salmon Monitoring Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/alaksen-national-wildlife-area-dike-breach-and-salmon-monitoring-project/) - Ducks Unlimited is completing planning and evaluation to restore marsh habitat in Alaksen National Wildlife Area, part of the Fraser River Delta. Planning includes stakeholder engagement on draft project concept, archaeological impact assessment, salmon monitoring, and invasive plant management. This project will support four jobs. (Photo: Ducks Unlimited)
- [Cowichan River and Koksilah River Sediment Removal](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/cowichan-river-and-koksilah-river-sediment-removal/) - Cowichan Tribes is performing extensive work to rehabilitate the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers by focusing on sediment management and habitat rehabilitation. Work involves removing ~90,000 m3 of sediment across six sites, repairing the Hatchery and old Southside Dikes, excavating and reactivating side channels, and monitoring of sites for flood and drought management. This project supports
- [Cambridge Creek and Violin Lake Dam Decommissioning and Ecosystem Restoration Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/cambridge-creek-and-violin-lake-dam-decommissioning-and-ecosystem-restoration-project/) - The City of Trail is restoring 901 hectares of wetlands, floodplains, and tributaries in Cambridge Creek Reservoir and Violin Lake by decommissioning four dams and rebuilding the surrounding wetlands and streams. By undertaking this large-scale work, the City will improve the health of the watershed and make the site safer for the public. This project
- [Kus Kus Sum Unpaving Paradise - Estuary Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/kus-kus-sum-unpaving-paradise-estuary-restoration/) - Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, in partnership with K'omoks First Nation and the City of Courtenay, is dismantling and restoring Kus-kus-sum, a former sawmill site on the Courtenay River, to its native estuary saltmarsh and riverside forest. Restoration of this site will benefit at least nine fish species, 145 bird species, and 281 plant species.
- [Yinka Dene Water Law – Implementing Tools for Fish Habitat Recovery](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/yinka-dene-water-law-implementing-tools-for-fish-habitat-recovery/) - Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, in partnership with Carrier Sekani First Nations, will apply Yinka Dene Water Law (YDWL) to assess and implement ecosystem restoration and protection projects in the Nechako watershed. YDWL is the policy that governs water use and stewardship obligations in Nadleh Whut’en and Stellat’en territories. This project supports up to 12
- [Yaqan Nukiy Wetlands Restoration Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/yaqan-nukiy-wetlands-restoration-project/) - Lower Kootenay Band is restoring naturally appearing and functioning wetlands and floodplains by filling ditches, removing reed canary grass, and recontouring altered wetland basins along the Kootenay River. This project, which supports 11 jobs, uses innovative techniques that will reduce the need to maintain and artificially fill the wetlands. (Photo: Cheyenne Bergenhenegouwen / BCWF)
- [Xwaaqw’um Village Watershed Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/xwaaqwum-village-watershed-restoration/) - Stqeeye' Learning Society is blending traditional stewardship knowledge and historical data to reclaim and maintain ecosystems around Xwaaqw'um Village (Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park). By engaging and educating community members, particularly Indigenous youth, this project will apply traditional knowledge through cultural practices that honour the interconnectedness of ecosystems. This project will support eight jobs. (Photo: Stqeeye’
- [Wetlands Workforce](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/wetlands-workforce/) - BC Wildlife Federation is collaborating with First Nations and conservation organizations to restore, stabilize, and monitor BC's wetlands. These activities will improve wetland inventories, management, and decision-making. This project will support over 100 jobs and will provide training for workers in Wetlands Ecosystem Enhancement Protocol and Wetland Inventory. (Photo: Langley Environmental Partners Society)
- [Watershed Restoration in the Nicola Watershed](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/watershed-restoration-in-the-nicola-watershed/) - Fraser Basin Council is restoring fish habitat in the Nicola River by stabilizing sediment wedges impacted by flooding and building beaver dam analogues to moderate water flows and temperature. This project, which supports 11 jobs, complements the work underway by the Scw’exmx Tribal Council and Nicola Watershed Governance Project. (Photo: Stephanie Butler / REFBC)
- [Water Quality Restoration and Monitoring in Boundary Bay](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/water-quality-restoration-and-monitoring-in-boundary-bay/) - A Rocha Canada is partnering with Semiahmoo First Nation on work towards a long-term goal of restoring water quality in Boundary Bay so the Nation can resume the harvest of shellfish. Activities include identifying contamination sources through water monitoring, convening a roundtable, and developing a water quality action plan. This project supports six jobs. (Photo:
- [Slocan Valley Riparian Restoration Project 2021](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/slocan-valley-riparian-restoration-project-2021/) - Slocan River Streamkeepers will work with local partners to restore riparian areas within the Slocan Valley. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)
- [Riparian Restoration Surveys on Streams near Terrace](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/riparian-restoration-surveys-on-streams-near-terrace/) - SkeenaWild Conservation Trust is conducting riparian restoration surveys on four fish-bearing streams north of Terrace: Willow Creek, Spring Creek, Lean-To Creek, and Deep Creek. These surveys will identify priority areas for future restoration work and provide a baseline for future monitoring of stream characteristics. This project supports four jobs. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)
- [Regional Watershed Management Planning ](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/regional-watershed-management-planning/) - The Sunshine Coast Regional District will work with shíshálh Nation (Sechelt Nation), Skwxú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), community members, and other local governments to develop a Regional Watershed Management Plan. The plan will outline actions needed to protect watersheds within the region. (Photo: Jim McCaughan / REFBC)
- [Port Alberni Wastewater Lagoon Restoration Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/port-alberni-wastewater-lagoon-restoration-project/) - The City of Port Alberni is decommissioning its wastewater treatment lagoon and restoring the area as a natural tidal marsh. This project will restore habitat in the Somass estuary, improve wastewater treatment and stormwater management, and support 15 jobs. (Photo: Stephanie Butler / REFBC)
- [Nature-Based Planning and Natural Asset Analysis in Watersheds in Rural RDCK Area E Communities](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/nature-based-planning-and-natural-asset-analysis-in-watersheds-in-rural-rdck-area-e-communities/) - West Kootenay Community EcoSociety is working with First Nations and communities in Central Kootenay to assess natural assets and develop nature-based plans for two key watersheds. WKCES will prepare a plain language risk and opportunity analysis, and will develop an interactive map describing the current condition of the watersheds for residents who rely on them
- [Morice Sockeye Salmon Rebuilding Plan](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/morice-sockeye-salmon-rebuilding-plan/) - Wet'suwet'en Treaty Office Society is expanding its water monitoring program to capture data on the distribution, life history, and genetic diversity of salmon spawning in the Upper Bulkley and Morice watersheds. This project, which will support up to eight jobs, addresses high-priority information gaps identified in the Morice Sockeye Rebuilding Plan. (Photo: Picture BC /
- [Monitoring of Agricultural Effluent Impact on Anadromous Fish in the Merritt Area](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/monitoring-of-agricultural-effluent-impact-on-anadromous-fish-in-the-merritt-area/) - Scw'exmx Tribal Council is conducting water monitoring to track agricultural effluent along the Nicola and Coldwater Rivers. Communities and decision makers will use this data to understand how water quality may be impacted by agricultural activity during the spring freshet. This project will support two jobs. (Photo: Noémi Pomerleau / REFBC)
- [Lower Agassiz Slough](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/lower-agassiz-slough/) - District of Kent is replacing a culvert on the Lower Agassiz slough to open the waterway for fish passage. A new fish-friendly flood gate will make valuable habitat accessible to overwintering juvenile salmon and other fish species. This project will support at least 14 jobs. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)
- [Koksilah Watershed Water Sustainability Planning](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/koksilah-watershed-water-sustainability-planning/) - Cowichan Tribes is working with community partners to gather data and scope options for a water sustainability plan for Xwulqw’selu Sto’lo (the Koksilah River) watershed. In recent years, summer flow rates have been exceptionally low at times when demand for water (from domestic, agricultural, and industrial users) is greatest. This project includes technical work and
- [Koh-Learning in our Watershed: Transforming Education; Connecting Students to Communities and Waterways](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/koh-learning-in-our-watershed-transforming-education-connecting-students-to-communities-and-waterways/) - School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is expanding its experiential summer conservation employment program between UNBC and Ft. St. James Secondary School to employ and train two students in a range of salmon conservation, restoration, and monitoring initiatives being led by the Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society, Mid and
- [Horsefly River Riparian and Salmon Habitat Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/horsefly-river-riparian-and-salmon-habitat-restoration/) - Fraser Basin Council is collaborating with farmers and ranchers to restore critical salmon and trout habitat along Horsefly River. Project activities include installing riparian and livestock fencing, stabilizing banks, constructing channels, and planting native species in riparian zones. This project supports 13 jobs. (Photo: Adarshana Thapa / REFBC)
- [Grassland Ecosystem Restoration](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/grassland-ecosystem-restoration/) - Fraser Basin Council is restoring grasslands in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region to mitigate the impacts of forest encroachment on wildlife habitat, biodiversity, and livestock grazing. This project will support at least nine jobs. (Photo: Stephanie Butler / REFBC)
- [Fish-Friendly Flows for the Cheakamus Generating Station](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/fish-friendly-flows-for-the-cheakamus-generating-station/) - Squamish River Watershed Society is conducting water flow monitoring to ensure that communities, fisheries, First Nations, and other regional decision makers have access to data on appropriate minimum flow for an upcoming water use plan in the Squamish/Cheakamus watershed. This project will support three jobs. (Photo: Adarshana Thapa / REFBC)
- [Elk Valley Stormwater Solutions and Water Awareness](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/elk-valley-stormwater-solutions-and-water-awareness/) - Elk River Alliance is implementing stormwater treatment practices to preserve wetland and riparian areas in the Elk Valley. This project, which uses a combination of stewardship activities and public education, will support up to three jobs. (Photo: Andy Fitzsimon / Unsplash)
- [Elaho River Chinook Salmon Restoration Project: Phase 3](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/elaho-river-chinook-salmon-restoration-project-phase-3/) - Squamish River Watershed Society, in partnership with Squamish Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is continuing efforts to restore anadromous passage to spawning grounds in the upper Elaho River. This work involves removing any additional obstructions at previously cleared sites and implementing innovative monitoring techniques to assess impact. This phase of the project supports five
- [Elk River Watershed Community Based Water Monitoring](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/elk-river-watershed-community-based-water-monitoring/) - The Elk River Alliance's Community-Based Water Monitoring program will gather data to monitor Elk River tributaries that are critical habitat for wildlife. By collecting data and identifying trends in ecosystem health, the Elk River Alliance will be able to create an early warning system to identify the effects of climate change and land use decisions.
- [Central Estuary Restoration Project to Restore Chinook Salmon Populations](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/central-estuary-restoration-project-to-restore-chinook-salmon-populations/) - Squamish River Watershed Society, in partnership with Squamish Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is continuing work on restoring fish passage and access to over 300 hectares of habitat in the Squamish estuary. This project focuses on modifying the lower section of the training berm and installing flow control structures. This project supports 26 jobs.
- [148 Mile Marshes Rebuild Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/148-mile-marshes-rebuild-project/) - Ducks Unlimited is collaborating with ranch owners and First Nations to rebuild interconnected wetland habitats at 148 Mile Marshes. This project will update aging water control infrastructure and will support 13 jobs. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)
- [Bridge Replacement on Log Train Trail at Platzer Creek](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/bridge-replacement-on-log-train-trail-at-platzer-creek/) - Alberni Clayoquot Regional District is replacing the pedestrian bridge and repairing the abutments on Log Train Trail at Platzer Creek. This project, which supports nine jobs, is addressing erosion and safety and will improve water flow in a critical salmon-bearing stream.
- [First Nations-led Water Monitoring in the Nechako Watershed](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/first-nations-led-water-monitoring-in-the-nechako-watershed/) - Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, in partnership with Carrier Sekani First Nations, will develop, implement, and manage a First Nations-staffed water monitoring and data management system. Once operational, the system will be used to centralize, analyze, and share up-to-date water monitoring data collected on the Endako River to support informed decision-making. This project supports 18
- [Chilako River Demonstration Project](https://healthywatersheds.ca/project/chilako-river-demonstration-project/) - Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance is implementing a riparian and floodplain ecosystem restoration project on the Chilako River.

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