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Columbia 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.Columbia Region - Habitat connectivity - Restore, enhance, or protect habitat connectivity for multiple wide-ranging species.
Does not include implementation of fish passage at BC Hydro dams or hydroelectric generating stations.
3.Columbia Region - Population recovery - Support population recovery for wildlife and fish populations of concern (in coordination with provincial Recovery Teams where applicable).
4.Columbia Region - Reservoir productivity - Maintain large reservoir productivity through the Arrow Lakes and Kootenay Lake Nutrient Restoration Programs and the Hill Creek and Meadow Creek spawning channels.
Directed projects only.
5.Columbia Region - Salmon recovery - Support Columbia River salmon recovery led by partner First Nations.
Directed projects only.
6.Columbia Region - Streams & rivers - Restore, enhance, and protect stream and river aquatic habitat and productivity.
7.Columbia Region - Upland ecosystems - Restore, enhance, or protect upland ecosystems (e.g., grassland, deciduous forest, and open forest ecosystems) to benefit multiple species.
8.Columbia Region - Wetland & riparian ecosystems - Restore, enhance, or protect* wetland and riparian habitat and/or wetland and riparian ecological function focusing on self-sustaining natural processes where possible to benefit multiple species.
*Land conservation
Thank you for providing your feedback.
9.If you want to talk with us, please provide your contact information.
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.