Ecosystem Enhancement Program
The Ecosystem Enhancement Program aims to support Basin communities, including Indigenous Peoples, to steward and lead ecosystem enhancement and restoration projects that maintain and improve ecological health and resilience in a variety of ecosystems across the Basin. Projects funded through the Program will have a meaningful and measurable landscape-scale impact in supporting and strengthening the health and resilience of the Basin’s natural environment in a changing climate, which is a focus area in the Columbia Basin Management Plan 2024-2034.
This year is a Basin-wide call for eligible project ideas that restore and/or enhance a variety of ecotypes, including terrestrial, aquatic and wetlands. The Trust will identify and support ecosystem enhancement and restoration projects that have an ecological need that is consistent with existing regional plans and research as well as aligns with input received from Indigenous Peoples, community groups and government and technical experts.
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include registered non-profits, Indigenous communities and local governments in the Columbia Basin Trust region.
Applicants operating outside the Columbia Basin must partner with community-based organizations operating within the region and must show that the project benefits the Basin.
How To Apply
- Download and review the Program Guide.
- Contact the Trust to enquire about your project, email Krista Watts at ecosystems@ourtrust.org.
Application Details
Legend
We have a variety of projects and ecological priorities in each region. Explore their stories below.
Explore their stories below.
All EEP Supported Projects
Looking for a specific project? Browse the list below.
Data Sources
The sub-region boundaries are based on a combination of geographic climate/watershed boundaries and social boundaries using a ‘conservation neighbourhood’ approach. Base map sources include Columbia Basin Trust Basin Hydrologic Regions as Indicated by Patterns of Climate and Surface Runoff (Carver et. al. 2017) and Kootenay Conservation Program Proposed Conservation Neighbourhoods (Nov 2017 Draft).
Watershed, river, stream, road, and community data are downloaded from the British Columbia Data Catalogue.
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