CBT is providing financial support to a project that will conduct a systematic survey of the distribution and abundance of all breeding bird species and their habitats. The project area includes the entire Canadian Columbia Basin. This project will significantly advance local and regional conservation planning addressing issues including species at risk critical habitat conservation appropriate industrial development refining dam mitigation measures and best practices in natural resource management. It is increasing the region's scientific skill base and public contribution to conservation planning policy and habitat management and augmenting the Columbia Basin Biodiversity Atlas.