Grant Amount: $50,000
Intake Year: 2024
Region: Fraser Basin
Project Theme: Land & Water-based Learning, Knowledge Sharing, and Watersheds & Food Systems
B.C. Nature is partnering with Tsal’alh First Nation on this project centered in and around the community of Tsal’alh (Seton Portage) west of Lillooet. The Papt Ku Gwenis project aims to work with St’át’imc community members to document the significance of Gwenis, the threats they face, and community priorities for restoration action; raise awareness of the unique population of Kokanee Salmon in Anderson and Seton Lakes and its significance to the surrounding human and ecological communities; and fill in key gaps in the understanding of Gwenis ecology to guide future restoration work aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of Gwenis.