Nine projects across the Central Interior are being supported by the College of New Caledonia Research Forest Society legacy fund this year.
The fund is providing $451,000 for ecosystem restoration projects as well as projects with social and environmental benefits for communities.
The recipients are:
- Association of Caledonia Trail Builders: ACT’s Troll Lake Heritage Trail restoration and upgrade project in Prince George
- Bouchie Lake Watershed Stewardship Society: Milburn Lake public access improvement plan in Quesnel
- Mackenzie Community Arts Council: Williston School Ecology Program in Mackenzie
- Nechako Environment and Watershed Stewardship Society: Knight Creek restoration in Vanderhoof
- Prince George Airport Authority: YXS marshland conservation project in Prince George
- Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern BC: Wildlife habitat area establishment and maintenance in Prince George
- Spruce City Wildlife Association: Cottonwood Island side channel restoration project in Prince George
- Village of Burns Lake: Rod Reid trail improvements in Burns Lake
- Young Rainbow Warrior Society: EcoForest restoration project in Burns Lake
“We are very pleased to have received an extensive, diverse response to the call for projects that address ecosystem restoration or other environmental benefits,” said CNC Research Forest Director Carl Pollard.
“Fortunately, this large response coincided with greater than expected legacy funding, allowing us to support more community-based projects to come to fruition and support new learnings in environmental stewardship.”
Since its inception in 2019, the legacy fund has provided $290,000 to individuals and organizations in North Central BC for novel and collaborative community projects.
It is open each year to individuals, businesses, community groups, First Nations communities, government agencies, as well as secondary and post-secondary schools in and around Valemount, McBride, Prince George, Bear Lake, McLeod Lake, Mackenzie, Quesnel, Fort St. Hames, Vanderhoof and Burns Lake.
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