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PeaceRegion
3333-22ndAvenue
PrinceGeorge,B.C.,V2N1B4
ChelseaCoady,PeaceRegionManager
[email protected]
250-561-4884fwcp.ca
PeaceRegion2017–2018Fish&WildlifeProjectList
OurPeaceRegionBoardapproved$2.2millionfor26fishandwildlifeprojectstobeimplementedApril1,2017–March
31,2018.FirstNations,stewardshipgroups,consultants,andagenciesareleadingthe9fishand17wildlifeprojectsthat
willhelpconserveandenhancefishandwildlifeimpactedbyexistingBCHydrodams.
Caribou,bats,migratorybirds,moose,BullTrout,ArcticGrayling,andwetlandandriparianspeciesandotherswill
benefitfromthese26projects.Workwillcontinuethisyearaspartofourmulti-yearprojecttogatherdataonmercury
levelsinfishintheWillistonandDinosaurreservoirs.Wewillalsocontinueourmulti-yearprojecttoinvestigatelimiting
factorsaffectingmooseinthePeaceRegion,alongsidetheProvincialmoosestudy.
Aboutour2017–2018projectlist
Thisisafinallistofprojectsconditionally-approvedbytheFWCP’sPeaceRegionBoardasofApril1,2017.These
approvedbudgetsaretosupportthedeliveryoffishandwildlifeprojects,anddonotincludetheFWCPadministration
orcommunicationsbudget.Thetotalnumberofprojectsapprovedfor2017–2018includesbudgetsapprovedfor
futureworkthisfiscalyeartobefurtherdefinedbytheregionalBoards(i.e.,directedprojects).
Grant-basedfishandwildlifeprojectdescriptionsarebasedoninformationprovidedintheleadproponent'sgrant
application.
DirectedprojectsreflectregionalconservationprioritiesandhavebeenidentifiedbyourregionalBoardsfor
implementationthrougharequestforproposals.
Provincialfish&wildlifeprojects
Ourthreeregionalboards–Coastal,ColumbiaandPeace–approvedfundingfor102fishandwildlifeprojectsvaluedat
$9.4millionfor2017-2018.Eachprojectwentthroughathree-stagereviewandevaluationprocesspriortoafinal
decisionbyourlocalBoard.Eachprojectaddressesoneormoreconservationprioritiesinouractionplans.
Contactus
ContactChelseaCoady,PeaceRegionManagerat250-561-4884orchelsea.coady@bchydro.comtolearnmoreabout
theseprojectsandtheworkwefundinthePeaceRegion.Subscribeandstayinformedabouttheprojectswefundand
howyoucanapplyforagrant.
Learnmoreatfwcp.ca
TheFishandWildlifeCompensationProgramisapartnershipbetween
BCHydro,theProvinceofB.C.,FisheriesandOceansCanada,FirstNationsandPublicStakeholders
toconserveandenhancefishandwildlifeimpactedbyexistingBCHydrodams.
FWCP Peace Region
2017 - 2018 Project List
ProjectID
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PEA-F18-F-2296
PEA-F18-F-2339
2017-2018Grant-BasedFishProjects
ProjectLead
FWCP
Funding
MonitoringKokaneeinWillistonReservoir
Ecosystemimpact-nutrientenrichmentbyKokaneeinWilliston Reservoir Kokaneewereintroducedto
theWillistonregioninthe1990sandarepresentinlargepopulations.Thisprojectwillassesstheimpact
ofKokaneereturnsbymonitoringnutrientflow,aquaticinvertebratebiodiversityandfunctional
UniversityofNorthern
$153,432
diversity,andlichendiversityinriparianareas.Duringthefirstyear,surveyswereconductedto
BritishColumbia
determineKokaneepresenceandabsence,andidentifyspecificsystems.Italsoallowedsamplingof
fish,aquaticinsects,andlichenstobeginsowecouldmonitornutrientflowanddevelopspecieslists–
inaregionsubstantiallyunsurveyedforbiodiversity–foruseinlaterresearch.Yeartwofundingwill
allowustocollectdatainthespecificsystemstocomparestreamswithandwithoutKokanee.
MonitoringBullTroutinWillistonReservoir
2017BullTroutSpawnerAbundanceandCriticalHabitats Since2001,FLNROandFWCPhaveconducted
annualBullTroutreddcountsinspawningtributariesofWillistonReservoir.McLeodLakeIndianBand
andTsayKehDeneFirstNationsaremorerecentpartners.Thisprojectwillcountreddsinthe
establishedannualindexreaches;inclusionoftwonewindexsectionsfromtheIngenikawatershedin
the2017surveytoprovideabaselineforfuturecomparison;andanapplicationoftheaerialreddcount
methodology(successfullyappliedtotheIngenikawatershedin2016)totheMesilinkaandOsilinka
watershedstoidentifycriticalspawninghabitatsandestimateBullTroutpopulationsize.Thisprojectis
designedtoaddressinformationgapsaboutBullTroutinthereservoirwhichwillleadtoafasterstartto
on-the-groundconservationandenhancementactions.
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MinistryofForests,
LandsandNatural
ResourceOperations
(OminecaRegion)
$68,648
ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
ReservoirsAction
Plan
Basin-wide
Monitoringand
Evaluation
StreamsAction
Plan
Basin-wide
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-F-2352
StudyingArcticGraylinginWillistonReservoir
Willistongraylingdistribution:EnvironmentalDNAStudy Thisseedprojectisexaminingthefeasibilityof
usingEnvironmentalDNAintheWillistonReservoirwatershedtoidentifyArcticGraylingdistribution
StamfordEnvironmental $5,000
andhabitatuseinsmalltributariesofthereservoir.Thisprojectwilldeterminecosts,methods,and
limitationsassociatedwithenvironmentalDNAsamplingdata,andwillestablishcontactwithalabthat
appearstohavealreadydevelopedprimersspecificforArcticGrayling.
Monitoringand
Evaluation
StreamsAction
Plan
Basin-wide
PEA-F18-F-2341
PlanningfuturefishstudiesinWillistonReservoir
StrategicplanforTsayKehDenefisheriesstudies Allowingforopportunitiesforhumanuseoffishand
fishhabitatwhileensuringconservationoffishstocksisdifficulttoachievewithoutspecialeffortsto
acquirecertaintypesofkeypopulationdata,duetothehighsensitivityofsomespeciestohabitat
degradationandoverexploitationthreats.Strategicplanningisnecessarytoidentifyandprioritize
requirementsforfishpopulationdata,inordertoenableaquickerstarttoTsayKehDene-ledfield
studiesandconservationandenhancementactions.Thisseedprojectistodevelopaproposalto
conductstrategicplanningforfuturefisheriesstudiesintheFinlayWatershedincludingtheFinlayArm
ofWillistonReservoir.
Species-based
Actions
StreamsAction
Plan
Finlay
ProjectID
3
4
2017-2018Grant-BasedFishProjects
ProjectLead
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FWCP
Funding
ChuChoEnvironmental $5,000
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-F-2328
ImprovingfishpassageinWillistonReservoir
Priorityculvertassessmentforfishpassage Thisseedprojectistodevelopaproposalforamulti-year
projectthatwillidentifystreamcrossingsthatimpedefishpassagetoimportanthabitatwithinthe
DWBConsultingServices
ParsnipRiverBasin.Theproposalwillincludefield-basedfishpassageevaluationtechniques,GIShabitat
$5,000
Ltd.
mapping,andoptimizationdecisiontoolstoidentifyandprioritizeculvertsthatimpedepassagethat
canberepairedorreplaced.Thegoalistoidentifypriorityremediationsitesthatwillopenaccesstothe
largestamountsofhigh-qualityupstreamhabitat.
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
StreamsAction
Plan
Parsnip
PEA-F18-F-2311
MonitoringBullTroutinWillistonReservoir
PeaceReachBullTroutspawningzones Thisprojectwillbuildonresultsfrom2016andconductfollowDiversified
$41,966
upmonitoringinfourtributarydrainagestothePeaceReachoftheWillistonReservoirwhereBullTrout
EnvironmentalServices
spawningactivitywasidentified.Follow-upsurveysin2017willdocumentBullTroutandredd
abundanceanddelineatespawningzoneboundariesaswellassurveyadditionaldrainages.
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
StreamsAction
Plan
Peace
PEA-F18-F-2313
MonitoringLakeTroutinWillistonResevoir
PeaceReachLakeTroutmovements Thisprojectisyeartwoofamulti-yearprojectexaminingPeace
ReachLakeTroutmovements.In2016,66adultLakeTroutweresampled,40ofwhichwereimplanted
Diversified
$54,755
EnvironmentalServices
withacoustictransmitters.In2017,thisprojectwillanalyzemovementdatafrom27data-logging
hydrophonescurrentlymaintainedinthePeaceReachbyCarletonUniversityandBCHydro.Thesedata
willguidefieldactivitiesintendedtoidentifycriticalhabitatfeaturesincludingpotentialspawningareas.
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
ReservoirsAction
Plan
Peace
ProjectID
5
6
7
2017-2018Grant-BasedFishProjects
ProjectLead
FWCP
Funding
FishProjecttotal: $333,802
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-W-2294
HostingdiscussionswithUNBC:ColloquiumSeries
2017-18ColloquiumPresentationSeries Thisprojectprovidesaneducationandoutreachforbuilding
connectionsanddevelopingrelationships.Aswell,provideanopportunitytoshareknowledgeand
expertisethatisbeingdevelopedin,orcouldbeappliedto,thePeaceRegion.Theprojectwillconsistof
UniversityofNorthern
aseriesofthreespeakereventswhichwilltakeplaceinthefall,winterandspringofeachyear;twoin
$16,920
BritishColumbia
communitieswithinorneartheFWCP'sPeaceRegion,withathirdatUNBCcampusinPrinceGeorge.
TwooftheseeventswillfeatureresearchersfromBritishColumbiaorAlberta,whilethethirdwill
featureanationalorinternationalspeaker;allofwhomwillpresentinformation,orengagein
discussion,ontopicsrelatedtofishand/orwildlifespeciesinthePeaceRegion.
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
PeaceBasinPlan
Basin-wide
PEA-F18-W-2319
PreparingforwhitenosesyndromeinthePeaceRegion
WillistonReservoirBatEcologyProgram Batsareintegraltohealthyecosystems,yetlittleisknown
aboutbatpopulations,habitatrequirements,andthreatstobatspeciesaroundWillistonReservoirand
thePeaceRegion.AcrossNorthAmericabatsareexperiencingprecipitouspopulationdeclinesduetoa
devastatingdisease,WhitenoseSyndrome(WNS),warrantingtwobatspeciesinnorthernB.C.tobe
federallylistedasendangered.BecauseWNSstrikesinthewinter,killingbatswhiletheyhibernate,our
teamseekstoidentifyimportantbathabitatandestablishbaselinewinterbatdatatohelpmonitor
populationsandinformfutureplansfordealingwithWNS.Thestudywillhelpanswercriticalquestions
aboutbatecologyintheWillistonReservoir.
ProjectID
8
9
10
PEA-F18-W-2323
2017-2018Grant-BasedWildlifeProjects
ProjectLead
Collaringcariboutoimproveknowledge
DistributionandAbundanceoftheFinlayCaribouHerd PopulationmonitoringofWoodlandCaribouis
usedtodocumentandtrackchangesinthepopulationstatusofeachherdovertime.ForNorthern
Caribou,obtainingaccuratecountsordetectingsmallchangesinthepopulationmaybemoredifficultif
animalswinterinlowerelevationsbecausetheassociatedforestcoverintheseareasmakesspotting
cariboumorechallengingfromtheair.Assessedin2002,littleisknownofthecurrentabundanceand
distributionoftheFinlaycaribouherd.FLRNOisplanningtoconductapopulationassessmentfor
caribouintheFinlayrange.Thisprojectsupportsthepurchaseanddeploymentof20GPScollarswhich
willprovidedetailedinformationonthedistributionoftheherdandallowforasightabilitycorrection
duringthepopulationcensus.
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Funding
IngebjorgJeanHansen
$89,458
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Basin-wide
MinistryofForests,
LandsandNatural
ResourceOperations
(OminecaRegion)
$66,562
Monitoringand
Evaluation
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Basin-wide
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-W-2334
Workingwithindustrytosupportamphibiansandreptiles
BestManagementPracticesWorkshopsforHerpetofauna ThegovernmentofBChasreleasedmultiple
bestmanagementpracticedocumentsforthemanagementofherpetofaunaacrosstheProvince,
includingextensiveguidanceonsalvage.However,manyintheresourceindustryarenotfullyawareof DWBConsultingServices
$4,988
Ltd.
theregulationsorhowtoestablishthemanagementpracticescontainedwithinthesepractice
documents.Thegoalofthisseedprojectistodevelopaproposalforanoutreachprogram,including
extensionmaterials,workshop,andpresentationstocommunitieswithinthePeaceRegiononthe
managementofnorthernherpetofauna.
Species-based
Actions
Riparianand
WetlandsAction
Plan
Basin-wide
PEA-F18-W-2336
Workingwithcommunitiestostewardwetlands
EnhancingWetlandStewardshipandEngagementinthePeaceRegion Thisseedprojectistodevelopa
proposalforaprojectthatwillengagemembersofthepublic,FirstNations,andwetlandpractitioners
throughthedeliveryoftwotargetedworkshopstosupportknowledgeexchangeandidentificationof
opportunitiestoenhancewetlandrestorationandprotection.Awetland-keepersworkshopwilltarget BritishColumbiaWildlife
$5,000
Federation
engagedcitizensandpractitionersandwillprovidetrainingofvariousassessmentssuitablewithinthe
region.Wherepossible,BCWFwillaimtosupportindividualswhoattendwithaprojectidea.A
workshopwilltargetcurrentpractitionersandexpertsintheregiontoexchangeknowledgeandexplore
gapsandopportunitiesforenhancedwetlandconservationandprotection.Bursarieswillbemade
availablefor10FirstNationsrepresentativestoparticipateineachevent.
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
PeaceBasinPlan
Basin-wide
PEA-F18-W-2312
EnhancingfisherhabitatinPeaceRegion
EnhancingFisherdenninghabitatusingfungalinoculation Largediametertreeswhichcontainheartrot
decaycolumnsareselectivelyusedbyfishersforreproductiondenning.Naturallyoccurringfisherden
treesarerelativelyscarceintheFWCPPeaceRegion.Thisseedprojectistodevelopaproposalfora
projectthataimstoenhancefisherhabitatinthePeaceRegionusingfungalinoculationtreatmentsthat
canprovideacceleratedcreationandrecruitmentofwildlifetreesinareaswherethereisashortageof
suchhabitat.Theprojectoutcomeswouldincludeincreasedcriticaldenninghabitatsupplyforfishersin
theregion,anduniqueskillstrainingandexperienceforlocalFirstNationswhowouldbehiredtoassist
withprojectfieldwork.
Species-based
Actions
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Dinosaur
ProjectID
11
12
13
2017-2018Grant-BasedWildlifeProjects
ProjectLead
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SRSAvimetricsInc.
Funding
$5,000
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2017-2018Grant-BasedWildlifeProjects
ProjectLead
Funding
ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-W-2306
MonitoringcaribouinthePeaceRegion
PinkMountainCaribouMonitoringProject TheMinistryofForests,LandsandNaturalResource
Operations(FLNRO)isproposingamonitoringprograminthePinkMountainNorthernMountain
Caribouherdto1)improveunderstandingofabundanceanddistributionofcaribouinthisherd,and
confirmrangeboundaries,and;2)determinecaribouuseoftheeastsideoftheWillistonReservoir.A
monitoringprogramwasinitiatedinthePinkMountainrangeinMarch2016,withthedeploymentof
21radiocollars.FLNROwillbemonitoringthesecollaredcaribouthroughout2017-18,usinga
combinationoffixed-wingaircraftsurveys,GPSdata,andrecruitmentsurveys.FLNROplansto
investigatecaribouuseoftheeasternsideoftheWillistonReservoir,northoftheOspikaArm,through
aerialsurveysandtraditionalknowledge.
MinistryofForests,
Lands,andNatural
ResourceOperations
$74,142
Researchand
Information
Acquisition
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Finlay
PEA-F18-W-2322
StudyingcaribouinthePeaceRegion
PopulationAssessmentfortheWolverineCaribouHerd In2016-2017,theMinistryofForests,Lands,
andNaturalResourcesOperations,incollaborationwithTsayKehDeneNationandtheNak’azdliBand,
initiatedathree-yearpopulationassessmentoftheWolverineherdwithfundingsupportfromFWCP.A
totalof30GPSradiocollarsweredeployedonadultfemalecariboufollowedbyapopulationcensusin
February/March2016.Thecensuswasfollowedbycalfrecruitmentsurveysandmortalitysite
investigationswiththeobjectivetoidentifytheprimarylimitingfactorsofadultfemalecaribouand
theircalves.Thisisyeartwoofthethree-yearprojectthatwillcontinuemortalitysiteinvestigationsand
calfrecruitmentsurveyswithintheWolverinecaribourange.
MinistryofForests,
LandsandNatural
ResourceOperations
(OminecaRegion)
$95,004
Species-based
Actions
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Finlay
PEA-F18-W-2327
ExploringhabitatchangesontheChaseCaribouherd
ChaseCaribouHerdResponsetoExtensiveHabitatAlterations TheChaseCaribouherd’spopulation
trendisconsidered‘unknown’,whiledeclinesinmostothermountaincaribouherdsaredrivenby
unsustainablelevelsofpredation,facilitatedbyhabitatalteration.Since2010,salvageofdeadpine
treeshasbeenexpandingwithinthecoreoftheChaseherdareaandlargewildfiresoccurredtherein
WildlifeInfometricsInc. $129,966
2014;bothcontributingtolarge-scalehabitatdisturbance.Thisprojectwillassesstheimpactsofthese
habitatalterationsbycontrastingcurrentandpre-disturbancepopulationparameters(i.e.,herdsize,
distribution,habitatselection,mortalitycauses,andcalfrecruitment).Theresultsofthecontrastwill
allowustoinfer:a)thepotentialimpactsassociatedwithrecentdisturbances;andb)theconservation
measuresnecessarytomitigatetheimpacts.
Species-based
Actions
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Finlay
ProjectID
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15
16
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-W-2342
Definingimpactstocaribouforagelichen
EffectsofloggingandMountainPineBeetleoncaribouforagelichens Thisprojectbuildsonwork
conductedin2016-17toassesseffectsofMountainPineBeetles(MPB)andloggingonterrestrial
caribouforagelichens.In2017-18,thisprojectwillre-measurepreviouslyestablishedpermanentplots
attheJackfishCreeksiteontheWolverinecaribourangetoassesstheeffectsofMPB.Re-measuring
WildlifeInfometricsInc. $39,415
theJackfishCreeksiteispartofabroaderprojectthatwillsampleadditionalpreviouslyestablished
permanentplotsonlogged,MPBandprescribedburnsitesonanothercaribourangetoassessa
broaderrangeofecologicalconditions.Resultsfromthisprojectwillsupplementinformationcollected
in2016-17andwillbeusedtodevelopconservationpracticesforthesustainablesupplyofforagefor
caribou.
Monitoringand
Evaluation
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Finlay
PEA-F18-W-2346
TrackingcaribouherdboundariesinPeaceRegion
RefinementofCaribouHerdBoundaries-FinlayHerd Northernecotypecaribouaresparselydistributed
throughouttheFWCP'sPeaceRegion.TheFinlayherd,locatednorthoftheAkieRiver,iscurrently
designatedas"specialconcern"byCOSEWIC,andhasdeclinedfrom~300animalsin1996to26
individualsin2002.Sincetheearly1990s,studieshavedocumentedthemovementsanddistributionof
WildlifeInfometricsInc. $18,437
individualcaribouacrossallseasonalranges.Fromthesestudies,thereisevidenceofcariboumoving
overtheheight-of-landtotheeast,intowhatiscurrentlydesignatedasthePinkMountainherd.Similar
resultsinthePinkMountainherdhaveshownmovementbetweenthetwoherds.Thisprojectwilluse
existingdatatorefinetheFinlayandPinkMountaincaribouherdboundariestoreflectmoreaccurate
andbiologicallyrelevantboundaries.
Species-based
Actions
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Finlay
PEA-F18-W-2333
WorkingwithschoolsinWillistonArea
WillistonSchoolEcologyProgram Thegoaloftheschoolecologyprogramistoimproveconnection
with,andunderstandingof,localecologyforelementaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsinthePeace
Region.Studentsgainhands-onexperiencewithspeciesandhabitatsofinterestintheirown
communitiesthrough:1)fieldtrips,2)interactionwithlocalFirstNation'seldersandnaturalresource
WildlifeInfometricsInc. $23,332
experts,and3)classroomactivitiesintegratedwithstandardcurriculum.Grade-specificmodulesare
tailoredtocomplementstandardcurriculumandbeage-appropriate.Importanceofnaturalresources
tohumanlivelihoodsandwell-being,necessityofgoodenvironmentalstewardship,diverseprofessional
opportunitiesintheenvironmentalfields,andappreciationofnative,localfloraandfauna,is
emphasized.
Habitat-based
Actions
PeaceBasinPlan
Parsnip
ProjectID
17
18
19
2017-2018Grant-BasedWildlifeProjects
ProjectLead
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
PEA-F18-W-2338
Usingpenstosupportcariboucalfsurvival
EnhancingcaribousurvivalwithintheKlinse-Za/Scottherds Ourgoalistoincreasethesurvivalrateof
cowsandcalvesduringthecalvingperiodinordertostop,orevenreverse,therapiddeclineofcaribou
thatinhabittheKlinse-ZaandScottcaribouherdareas.Pregnantcowcaribouarecapturedinearly
WildlifeInfometricsInc. $81,008
Marchandrelocatedtoapenthatislocatedinnaturalcalvingrange.Thecowsarefedandprotected
duringthecalvingseasonuntilcalveshavegrowntoapointwheretheyarelesssusceptibleto
predationbywolvesandbears(lateJuly).Thematernalpenprojecthasbeenasuccessinitsfirstthree
yearsofoperation,andthisprojectiswillcontinuethematernalpenforafourthyear.
Species-based
Actions
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Peace
PEA-F18-W-2345
Testingsilviculturetoimprovecaribouhabitat
Testingapproachestorestorehabitatforcaribou Thisprojectwilltestthefeasibilityofusing
silviculturalmethodstorestorelegacydisturbancefeatures(e.g.,roads,seismiclines,abandoned
pipelines,andwellsites)thatexistwithinareasdesignatedforconservationofhabitatforcaribou(i.e.,
UWRsandWHAs).Silviculturethathasbeenusedelsewhereforsimilarrestorationprojectsinclude
plantingappropriateconiferspecies,slashrollback,mounding,sight-lineblockages,fallingofadjacent
treesacrossrightofways,blockingATVaccessandthespreadingofcoarsewoodydebris.Ifthe
methodsarejudgedtobefeasible(i.e.,permitted,efficient,effective,non-conflicting,and/or
protected)thenprotocolsforusecouldbeestablishedandthemethodsextrapolatedtoother
designatedareasthroughouttheWillistonBasin.
Species-based
Actions
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Peace
ProjectID
20
21
2017-2018Grant-BasedWildlifeProjects
ProjectLead
Funding
WildlifeInfometricsInc. $47,104
WildlifeProjectTotal: $696,336
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ProjectType
ActionPlan
Alignment
Sub-Region
10,000
Research&
Information
Acquistion
ReservoirsAction
Plan
Dinosaur
18,750
Monitoringand
Evaluation
PeaceBasinPlan
Parsnip
$589,000 LandSecurement
UplandsAction
Plan
Peace
Research&
Information
Acquistion
ReservoirsAction
Plan
Peaceand
Findlay
Research&
Information
Acquistion
SpeciesofInterest
ActionPlan
Peaceand
Parsnip
ProjectID
2017-2018FishandWildlifeDirectedProjects
ProjectLead
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ManagingFishHabitatEnhancementStructures
ManagementoffishhabitatenhancementstructuresinDinosaurReservoir Largewoodydebris
structureswereaddedtoembaymentsoftheDinosaurReservoirinanattempttoenhancefishhabitat
severalyearsago.Theseenhancementstructuresneedtobemonitoredandmanaged.
TBDin2017
$
23
--
SupportingMugahaMarshBirdBandingStation
MackenzieNatureObservatory-MugahaMarshBandingStation MacKenzieNatureObservatory
operatestheMugahaMarshSensitiveAreabirdbandingstationontheParsnipReachoftheWilliston
Reservoir.The2017seasonwilladdtothelong-termmonitoringdatasetandprovideimportant
informationonbreedingbirdpopulationtrends,distributionandhealthwhichcanguidespecies
conservationandhabitatenhancementinitiativesintheregion.
MacKenzieNature
Observatory
$
24
--
AcquiringlandforconservationinPeaceRegion
LandsecurementinthePeaceRegionforhabitatconservationpurposes ThePeaceRegionBoardhas
approvedfundingtosupportthepurchaseoflandforconservationpurposes.
TheNatureTrust
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InvestigatingMercurylevelsinfish
MercuryInvestigationsintheWillistonReservoirWatershed Thepurposeofthisprojectistocontinue
toimplementarobustmercurysamplingplanthatwillgatherenoughinformationtoimproveour
understandingofmercurylevelsinfishtissueintheWillistonReservoirWatershed.Thisprojectaimsto
directlyengageFirstNationcommunitiesindatacollectionwhofishinthereservoirandtributaries.
$213,291
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InvestigatingFactorsLimitingMoose
MooseLimitingFactorsInvestigationinthePeaceRegion Investigationoflimitingfactorsaffecting
moosesurvivalinthePeaceRegion.Thisprojectisdesignedtoimproveunderstandingoftheecological WildlifeInfometricsInc. $322,395
factorsthatlimitmoosesurvivalinrepresentativeareasoftheFWCP'sPeaceRegion,alongsidethe
Provincialmooseinvestigationscurrentlyunderway.
22
25
26
AzimuthConsulting
GroupPartnership
FWCPFunding
DirectedProjectTotal: $1,153,436
2017-2018PROJECTSPENDTOTAL: $2,183,573
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