Recipient: Enoch Cree Nation
Approved funding: $90,000
Project description: This project will support the recovery of Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia) by developing artificial nesting habitats and instituting a Bank Swallow monitoring program within lands of conservation interest to Enoch Cree Nation (maskêkosihk), west of Edmonton, Alberta.
British Columbia
Project title: Habitat Protection and Connections for Western Toads and Northern Red-legged Frogs
Recipient: Association of Wetland Stewards for Clayoquot and Barkley Sounds
Approved funding: $71,883
Project description: This project will protect two amphibious species from threats of habitat fragmentation, road mortality, trampling, and pollution around Frederick Lake and Pachena Lake on Western Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Project title:x??lilw?ta?? (Inlailawatash) Indian River Watershed Nocturnal Bird and Bat Conservation
Recipient: Inlailawatash Limited Partnership
Approved funding: $66,960
Project description: This project will support surveying, mapping, and improving the habitat of several bird and bat species at risk in the Indian River Watershed in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.
Project title: Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) Monitoring in Southern Mountain Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Barkerville Herd Habitat
Recipient: Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance
Approved funding: $150,000
Project description: This project will promote the conservation of the Grizzly Bear, the recovery of Caribou, and support both species' habitats on Southern Dakelh traditionally used territories.
Project title: 2023-2024 ECOmmunity Place Critical Habitat Protection for Multiple Species at Risk
Recipient: The Okanagan Indian Educational Resources Society
Approved funding: $65,000
Project description: This project will ensure the protection of land that houses critical habitats for Yellow-Breasted Chat and other species at risk on the ECOmmunity Place Locatee Lands in Penticton, British Columbia.
Project title: Grizzly Bear Conservation in the Kitselas First Nation Territory
Recipient: Wai Wah Environmental Limited Partnership
Approved funding: $120,000
Project description: This project will further develop an understanding of Grizzly Bears within the Kitselas territory to identify areas for restoration and/or interventions which may lead to additional Indigenous-led conservation efforts.
New Brunswick
Project title: Conservation of Canada Warbler and Snapping Turtle Through Enhancement of Public Knowledge
Recipient: Maliseet Nation Conservation Council
Approved funding: $77,300
Project description: This project will develop educational materials on two species at risk, the Snapping Turtle and the Canada Warbler, informed by Indigenous Knowledge and supported by traditional artwork for distribution to First Nation communities along Wolastoq (Saint John River) in New Brunswick.
Project title: A Community-Based Multi-Partner Approach to Protecting Species at Risk within Northeastern New Brunswick, using Indigenous Knowledge and Science
Recipient: The Esgenoôpetitj First Nation Watershed Association
Approved funding: $141,759
Project description: This project will develop a terrestrial species at risk stewardship program for the recovery of seven species at risk and conservation of their habitats on Esgenoôpetitj First Nation reserve lands and adjacent lands in New Brunswick.
Project title: Woodstock First Nation Stewardship Planning, Capacity Building, and Conservation of Terrestrial Species at Risk on the Woodstock New Brunswick Reserve
Recipient: Woodstock First Nation
Approved funding: $283,114
Project description: This project will monitor species at risk and develop stewardship strategies to reduce threats and support species at risk recovery on Woodstock First Nation lands.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Project title: Nunatsiavut Government Species at Risk
Recipient: Nunatsiavut Government
Approved funding: $41,000
Project description: This project will develop a Nunatsiavut-led management plan for the Torngat Mountains population of Caribou in Labrador.
Project title: NunatuKavut Resilience: Conservation and Recovery of Species at Risk in NunatuKavut with Indigenous Knowledge and Science
Recipient: NunatuKavut Community Council
Approved funding: $161,108
Project description: This project will develop a species at risk stewardship and recovery program for multiple species at risk important to NunatuKavut Inuit in southern Labrador.
Project title: Acoustic Monitoring of Bat Species in Central Newfoundland
Recipient: Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band
Approved funding: $65,171
Project description: This project will conduct acoustic monitoring to detect two endangered bat species (the Little Brown and the Northern Myotis) in two priority areas identified by the North American Bat Monitoring Program and engage Qalipu Mi'maq First Nation members in the conservation and recovery of bats through outreach and survey participation in Central Newfoundland.
Project title: Tuttusiugiannik-Going on a Caribou Trip
Recipient: Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat
Approved funding: $43,500
Project description: This project will reconnect or maintain the connection of youth to the land and to caribou through a youth and elders hunting trip, consisting of taking photos only, to the wintering range of Boreal Caribou in Labrador.
Northwest Territories
Project title: Joining Western Science and Traditional Ways of Knowing to Enhance Health Monitoring and Sustainable Management of Dolphin and Union Caribou
Recipient: Olokhaktomiut Hunter's and Trapper's Committee
Approved funding: $330,165
Project description: This project will maintain a monitoring program by the Olokhaktomiut Hunters and Trappers Committee for Dolphin and Union Caribou.
Project title: Ekwo Harvest Monitoring Program
Recipient: Tlicho Government
Approved funding: $150,000
Project description: This project will conduct a monitoring and outreach program on Barren-Ground Caribou, operated by the Tlichǫ Government.
Nova Scotia
Project title: Mi'kmaw Leadership in the Conservation of Black Ash (Wisqoq) in Nova Scotia
Recipient: The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
Approved funding: $147,114
Project description: This project will address outstanding recovery actions for Black Ash in Nova Scotia, with a focus on conservation of existing stands through the identification and assessment of Black Ash habitats, threats from the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle, and collection of seed for long-term storage and alternative species use by Mi'kmaw people.
Ontario
Project title: Habitat Restoration and Habitat Protection Planning on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation
Recipient: Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation
Approved funding: $25,250
Project description: This project will develop and implement conservation strategies for at‑risk bat species, taking into account acoustic survey data and Indigenous Knowledge previously collected within the territory of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek in central Ontario, southwest of Sudbury.
Project title: Nanda-gikendan, Seek to Know It
Recipient: Bagida'waad Alliance
Approved funding: $54,346
Project description: This project will develop and conduct an Indigenous-led wildlife monitoring program, which will conduct field surveys and collect Indigenous ecological knowledge on Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation lands.
Project title: Henvey Inlet First Nation Kirtland's Warbler Habitat Recovery Monitoring Program
Recipient: Henvey Inlet First Nation
Approved funding: $122,121
Project description: This project will undertake an Indigenous-led monitoring program to identify important habitat and identify threats to the Kirtland's Warbler (KIWA) on Henvey Inlet Reserve Lands in Parry Sound District, Ontario.
Project title: Weaving Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Community Stewardship for the Protection of the Blanding's Turtle, Whitefish River First Nation (WRFN) Turtle Conservation Project
Recipient: Whitefish River First Nation
Approved funding: $59,782
Project description: This project will undertake an Indigenous-led Blanding's Turtle tracking program to establish the species' range and identify critical habitat within Whitefish River First Nation territory on Birch Island, Ontario.
Quebec
Project title: Research and Location of Critical Habitat for the Little Brown Myotis, the Northern Myotis, and the Tricolored Bat in Central Quebec
Recipient: Conseil Abénaki de Wôlinak
Approved funding: $234,130
Project description: This four-year project will involve knowledge acquisition and awareness activities for three bat species at risk in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec.
Project title: Acquiring Knowledge, Monitoring Populations, and Protecting Critical Habitat of Three Bat Species at Risk in the Nionwentsïo Region
Recipient: Council of the Huron-Wendat Nation
Approved funding: $186,633
Project description: This project will lead to the acquisition of knowledge on the distribution and abundance of species at risk; document historical and contemporary knowledge on species at risk; and raise awareness among land users for a healthy cohabitation with species at risk.
Project title: Citizen Science at the Service of Bat Recovery
Recipient: FaunENord
Approved funding: $88,454
Project description: This project will make community members aware of the presence of species at risk in their territory; document Indigenous Knowledge related to species at risk; and improve the drafting of a regional conservation plan for important and critical habitats of targeted species in the territory. The project will take place in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, in a forest environment.
Project title: A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Determine Historical and Current Distribution of the Wood Turtle, Mikjikj, in the Matapedia-Restigouche Watershed
Recipient: Gespe'gewa'gi Institute of Natural Understanding Inc
Approved funding: $92,550
Project description: This project will lead to the acquisition of knowledge about the distribution of an endangered species.
Project title: Recovery and Management of Species at Risk and their Habitats in Kanesatake
Recipient: Mohawk Council of Kanesatake
Approved funding: $117,353
Project description: This project will create and maintain partnerships and initiate the implementation of habitat management for species at risk; improve habitats to support the recovery of species at risk; and stimulate stewardship among landowners.
Saskatchewan
Project title: Métis Nation Saskatchewan Bat Program
Recipient: Métis Nation Saskatchewan Secretariat
Approved funding: $40,000
Project description: This project will engage Métis citizens on Little Brown and Northern Long-eared Myotis conservation in Saskatchewan, improve awareness of these species, and promote environmental stewardship.
Project title: Enhancing Indigenous Participation and Stewardship in Multi-Species Habitat Monitoring and Restoration in the Wapawekka Hills Region of Saskatchewan
Recipient: Prince Albert Grand Council Management Company
Approved funding: $260,968
Project description: This project will build capacity for stewardship and species at risk monitoring within Indigenous communities, identify important habitats for species at risk, monitor species at risk and their habitats, and enhance stewardship efforts within the Wapawekka Hills area of Saskatchewan.
