The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) has announced $9.2 million in funding to support more than 180 individual wildlife, freshwater fish, and habitat conservation projects across British Columbia this year.
Through cooperation with partners such as the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., the HCTF is able to support conservation organizations such as the Bulkley Valley Centre for Natural Resources Research and Management. The Bulkley Valley Centre is making efforts to restore endangered whitebark pine ecosystems in the Skeena region. The whitebark pine is one of the first endangered tree species, the ecosystems the trees support are of critical importance to the nearby wildlife.
Sybille Haeussler, an adjunct professor at the University of Northern BC and project lead is hopeful that the 25,000 seedlings currently being grown in a local nursery will contribute to ongoing efforts that see the restoration and persistence of whitebark pine ecosystems across the north.
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