The Fraser
Valley Regional Watersheds Coalition acts as a forum for local governments,
First Nations, professionals and community stewardship groups to
share their experiences and knowledge of the issues and solutions
surrounding stewardship and sustainability in our region. The geographic
focus of the Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition includes the watersheds
of the Central and Upper Fraser Valley and the Lower Fraser Canyon.
In the past,
the Fraser Valley Regional Watersheds Coalition was a partner in
the delivery of the Salmonid Renewal Program in conjunction with
Fisheries Renewal BC. That program resulted in an influx of stewardship
activity in the Fraser Valley over the years it was
in service, resulting in the completion of 64 projects throughout
the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon. Since the end of this program,
several stewardship groups have continued their work conserving
our fisheries resources and natural environment through the adoption
of innovative partnerships and fund raising. Although the Coalition
no longer acts as a repository for funding, we still can assist
community stewardship groups, First Nations and local governments
by providing information on where funds can be accessed, how to
write funding proposals and offer our support on project proposals.
The Fraser
Valley Regional Watersheds Coalition aims to provide our membership
with access to the most updated resources they need to carry out
their work, including:
Policy
and Regulations
Best
Management Practices
Training
Opportunities; and
Teacher's
Resources
We also try
to use our meetings to allow members to network and showcase
their projects through monthly lectures and presentations.
The
Coalition acts as a catalyst for partnerships between groups to
carry out projects, share information, and coordinate knowledge
and mapping data management. We have partnerships with local governments,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Community Mapping Network and the
University College of the Fraser Valley to ensure that there is
equitable access to the knowledge we all need to be wise stewards
of our natural environment.
The Coalition
received a Caring for Ecosystems Award for recognition of
its contribution to sustainability in the Fraser Valley by the Fraser
Basin Council in the year 2000.
was
in service, resulting in the completion of 64 projects throughout
the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon. Since the end of this program,
several stewardship groups have continued their work conserving
our fisheries resources and natural environment through the adoption
of innovative partnerships and fund raising. Although the Coalition
no longer acts as a repository for funding, we still can assist
community stewardship groups, First Nations and local governments
by providing information on where funds can be accessed, how to
write funding proposals and offer our support on project proposals.
The
Coalition acts as a catalyst for partnerships between groups to
carry out projects, share information, and coordinate knowledge
and mapping data management. We have partnerships with local governments,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Community Mapping Network and the
University College of the Fraser Valley to ensure that there is
equitable access to the knowledge we all need to be wise stewards
of our natural environment.