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Coastal Region Draft Regional Funding Priorities Feedback Form

The FWCP is renewing its approach to funding compensation projects and is seeking feedback on draft regional funding priorities. When final, these funding priorities will strengthen the alignment between the projects we fund and our primary obligation to compensate for BC Hydro dam impacts to fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

Draft regional funding priorities have been prepared for each of our three regions. Your anonymous feedback on the draft regional funding priorities–which vary by region–will be considered by the FWCP’s regional boards, along with feedback from First Nation partners and the FWCP’s fish and wildlife technical committees, prior to finalizing our funding priorities in early 2027.

Although regional funding priorities are of the highest priority to our regional boards, we will still consider funding projects that align strongly with our three core elements even if not reflected in our draft funding priorities.
  • Please rank the following priorities from high to low.
  • The draft funding priorities are listed in alphabetical order by value. No ranking is implied.
  • For any open text responses, please make sure you don’t include personal information as it will be removed.
Submit your feedback on draft regional funding priorities by Friday, November 13 at 4 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. MT.
1.Which best describes you? Please select all that apply.
2.Coastal Region - Culturally important species - Support sustenance-level population recovery of culturally important species.
3.Coastal Region - Grizzly bears - Enhance and restore critical habitat of grizzly bear populations (e.g., Stein/Nahatlatch, Garibaldi/Pitt population units) within FWCP’s Coastal Region watersheds.
4.Coastal Region - Habitat connectivity - Identify, prioritize, and remediate barriers to fish passage to improve connectivity for salmonids and other fish species.
In accordance with BC Hydro's Fish Passage Decision Framework
5.Coastal Region - Old growth forests - Support habitat restoration to enhance the recovery of old-growth forest ecosystems.
While land protection is not identified as a draft regional funding priority, the purchase of land for conservation purposes is a priority for the FWCP. These opportunities will be considered throughout the year and evaluated on alignment to our core elements.
6.Coastal Region - Population recovery - Support population recovery for fish & wildlife impacted by BC Hydro dams; and/or a species of cultural value; and/or a conservation priority (e.g., northern spotted owl).
7.Coastal Region - Riparian ecosystems - Restore riparian ecosystems (i.e., to address riparian-dependent bats, amphibians, and birds).
8.Coastal Region - Salmon recovery - Mitigate a limiting factor for Pacific salmon and other fish species impacted by BC Hydro dams by leveraging existing data (e.g., FWCP past projects or DFO restoration priorities).
9.Coastal Region - Wetland ecosystems - Restore, maintain, and enhance function of wetlands with the objective of restoring ecological integrity.
As per section 1.2 of our Governance Manual, our vision anticipates helping species be more resilient to emerging pressures such as climate change.
10.Coastal Region - Wetland & riparian ecosystems -Support ecological integrity at a watershed level; support process-based, ecosystem-focused restoration (e.g., habitat connectivity, migration corridors).
11.If you want to talk with us, please provide your contact information.
Thank you for providing your feedback.
The personal information, including optional name/email/affiliation, collected in the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program’s (FWCP’s) Core Elements Survey by BC Hydro is collected under the authority of Section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for BC. The personal information is collected for the purpose of gathering early input in the development of funding priorities in each of the FWCP regions. If you have any questions concerning how your personal information is handled, please contact Chelsea Regina at chelsea.regina@bchydro.com.