Thompson-Nicola

Conservation Planning Portal

Navigate the landscape of conservation policy and action with this comprehensive Conservation Planning Portal which provides direct access to key legislation, current programs and plans, relevant organizations and networks, critical funding opportunities and interactive mapping tools. This portal is designed to equip planners, practitioners and decision-makers with the information needed to support the advancement of conservation initiatives. To learn more about a specific tool, click its information icon. To access the tool itself, click its name, which will open the link in a new tab. For conservation-related educational materials, BMPs, podcasts, research and more, please explore our Resource Library.

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Agriculture

Agri-Ecosystem Stewardship Initiative

Agricultural Climate Solutions – BC Living Lab

Agricultural Land Reserve Maps

Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program

AgriService BC

Arrell Family Foundation

B.C. Agricultural Climate Action Research Network

B.C. Agricultural Land and Environment Portal

B.C. Agricultural Land Commission Act and Agricultural Land Reserve Regulations

B.C. Agriculture and Food Sector Knowledge and Technology Transfer Program

B.C. Agriculture and Seafood Programs Portal

B.C. Climate Agri-Solutions

B.C. Climate Change Adaptation Program – Library

B.C. Extreme Weather Preparedness and Water Infrastructure for Agriculture

B.C. Forest and Range Practices Act

B.C. Range Act

B.C. Range Regulation

B.C. Rangelands Portal

B.C. Sustainable Agriculture Strategic Framework

B.C. Water Licence Search Tool

B.C. Water Resources Atlas

BC Association for Regenerative Agriculture

BC Cattlemen’s Association

Beneficial Management Practices Program

Brian and Joannah Lawson Foundation

Canadian Forage and Grassland Association

Canadian Organic Growers

Environmental Farm Plan

Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture Program

Farmers for Climate Solutions

FarmFolk CityFolk

Food Security Emergency Planning and Preparedness Fund

Grasslands Conservation Council of BC

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Holistic Management Canada

iMapBC

Indigenous Food Systems and Agriculture Partnership Program

On-Farm Climate Action Fund: Rotational Grazing Program

Organic BC

Premier’s Task Force on Agriculture and Food Economy

Provincial Agricultural Land Commission

RBC Community Investments

Regeneration Canada

Scaling the Implementation of Riparian Restoration

SeedChange (formerly USC Canada / We Seed Change)

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (2023–2028)

The Future of B.C.’s Food System (Task Force Report)

Water Management Resources for Producers

Weeds BMP (Agriculture Invasives App)

Weston Family Foundation

Young Agrarians

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Connectivity

2025 BC Southern Interior Wildlife Corridors and Crossings Forum Summary Report

B.C. Community Gaming Grants: Program Grants

B.C. Ecological Reserves Act

B.C. Minister’s Wildlife Advisory Council

B.C. Park Act

B.C. Protected Areas Act

B.C. Species and Ecosystems at Risk Program

B.C. Together for Wildlife Strategy

B.C. Ungulate Winter Ranges

B.C. Wildlife Act

B.C. Wildlife Management Areas

BC Broad Ecosystem Inventory Wildlife Habitat Ratings Interpretations for Mammals

British Columbia Conservation Foundation

Canada Nature Fund

Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy: Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss in Canada

Canadian Conservation – A pan-Canadian Pathway initiative

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database

Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA)

Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Community Conservation Fund by BC Conservation Foundation

Conservation Lands Program Strategic Plan 2025 to 2030

Conservation Northwest

Critical Habitat for Species at Risk National Dataset

EcologicalConnectivity.com

Explore Ecological Connectivity

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Fish and Wildlife Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Habitat Acquisition Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Land Stewardship Grants

Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk

iMapBC

IUCN Guidelines For Conserving Connectivity Through Ecological Networks and Corridors

Key Biodiversity Areas (Canada)

Kootenay Conservation Program

Land for Wildlife Fund by BC Conservation Foundation

McConnell Foundation

Miistakis Institute

National Priority Areas for Ecological Corridors

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Nature Trust of BC

Network for Landscape Conservation

Nicola Naturalist Society

Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program

Partners in Flight – Conserving Landbirds in the Americas

Priority Places for Species at Risk in Canada

RBC Community Investments

Sagelands Heritage Program

Thompson-Okanagan Ecosystem Explorer

Tripartite Framework Agreement on Nature Conservation between Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Leadership Council

Weston Family Foundation

Wild Sheep Society of BC

Wild Species Reports and Database

Wildlife Habitat Areas – Approved Dataset

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Grants

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Fire

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

B.C. Cultural and Prescribed Fire Practices

B.C. Wildfire Legislation and Regulations

BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters – Historical

BC Wildfire Service Map

FireSmoke Canada

First Nations Emergency Services Society

Forest and Fire Management in B.C.: Toward Landscape Resilience

Forest Enhancement Society of BC

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Indigenous Leadership Institute – Fire Stewardship

Indigenous Leadership Institute – The Role of First Nations Guardians in Wildfire Response and Management

National Indigenous Fire Safety Council

POLIS Wildfire Resilience Project

RBC Community Investments

Secwepemcul’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society

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Indigenous Stewardship

B.C. Community Gaming Grants: Program Grants

B.C. Cultural and Prescribed Fire Practices

B.C. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

B.C. First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan

BC Conservation Fund by BC Parks Foundation

Communications Agreement: Shuswap Local and Secwepemc Governments

First Nations Emergency Services Society

First Nations-B.C. Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Forum

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Capacity Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Community Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Education Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Fish and Wildlife Grants

Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk

Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects

Indigenous Food Systems and Agriculture Partnership Program

Indigenous Leadership Institute

Indigenous Leadership Institute – Fire Stewardship

Indigenous Leadership Institute – The Role of First Nations Guardians in Wildfire Response and Management

Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) Knowledge Basket

McConnell Foundation

National Indigenous Fire Safety Council

Parks Canada: Indigenous Leadership in Ecological Corridors

RBC Community Investments

Real Estate Foundation of BC

Secwepemc Fisheries Commission

Secwepemcul’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society

Tripartite Framework Agreement on Nature Conservation between Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Leadership Council

Watershed Security Fund

We Rise Together: Achieving Pathway to Canada Target 1 through the creation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in the spirit and practice of reconciliation

Weston Family Foundation

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Invasives

Aquatic Invasive Species of British Columbia

B.C. Community Gaming Grants: Program Grants

B.C. Forest and Range Practices Act

B.C. Integrated Pest Management Act

B.C. Plant Protection Act

B.C. Weed Control Act

B.C.’s Invasive Plant Management Program

Buy Local Burn Local Program

Canadian Council on Invasive Species

Clean, Drain, Dry Program

Community Charter

Controlled Alien Species Regulation (B.C. Wildlife Act)

Don’t Let it Loose

E-Flora BC Animated Maps

EDDMapS (Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System)

Forest Invasive Alien Species Website

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Community Grants

Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk

iNaturalist

Introduction to Invasive Species Online Training

Invasive Species Centre

Invasive Species Council of BC

Invasive Species Council of BC’s Resource Library

Invasive Species Strategy for British Columbia

InvasivesBC Database, Map and Mobile Applications

National Invasive Species and Climate Change Network

PlantWise Program

PlayCleanGo Program

RBC Community Investments

Real Estate Foundation of BC

Thompson-Nicola Invasive Plant Management Committee

Thompson-Nicola Regional District Invasive Plant Library

Weeds BMP (Agriculture Invasives App)

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Knowledge

Agricultural Climate Solutions – BC Living Lab

Arrell Family Foundation

B.C. Agricultural Climate Action Research Network

B.C. Agriculture and Food Sector Knowledge and Technology Transfer Program

B.C. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Program

B.C. Climate Change Adaptation Program – Library

B.C. Community Gaming Grants: Program Grants

B.C. Environmental Management Act

B.C. Parks Living Lab Program

B.C. Species and Ecosystems at Risk Program

BC Broad Ecosystem Inventory Wildlife Habitat Ratings Interpretations for Mammals

BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer

Canada’s Open Government Policy

Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA)

Cascadia Partner Forum

Community Mapping Network

Community Mapping Network Atlas Gallery

Critical Habitat for Species at Risk National Dataset

EcoCat Ecological Reports Catalogue

Fraser Basin Council Initiatives in the Thompson Watershed

Geospatial Indicators and Metrics for Threats to Fish Habitat in the Fraser River Basin With Thompson-Nicola as a Case Study (2024)

Grasslands Conservation Council of BC

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Capacity Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Community Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Education Grants

iMapBC

iNaturalist

Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects

Indigenous Leadership Institute Publications

Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) Knowledge Basket

Invasive Species Council of BC’s Resource Library

InvasivesBC Database, Map and Mobile Applications

Kamloops–South Thompson Sustainable Community Atlas

Key Biodiversity Areas (Canada)

McConnell Foundation

North Thompson Sustainable Watershed Atlas

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Analysis Tools

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Data Portal

RBC Community Investments

Thompson-Nicola Regional District Invasive Plant Library

Water Management Resources for Producers

Weeds BMP (Agriculture Invasives App)

Weston Family Foundation

Wild Species Reports and Database

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Land Development

Agricultural Land Reserve Maps

B.C. Agricultural Land Commission Act and Agricultural Land Reserve Regulations

B.C. Land Act

B.C. Land Use Planning

B.C. Local Government Planning

B.C. Minister’s Wildlife Advisory Council

B.C. Wildlife Management Areas

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

Canadian Impact Assessment Act

Eight Peaks Sustainable Resource Management Plan

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable

Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan

Kamloops–South Thompson Sustainable Community Atlas

Land and Water Planning in British Columbia

Provincial Agricultural Land Commission

RBC Community Investments

Real Estate Foundation of BC

Strategic Framework for Tourism in B.C. (2022-2024)

Valemount to Blue River Sustainable Resource Management Plan

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Natural Resources

2 Billion Trees Program

B.C. Climate Change Adaptation for Resource Roads

B.C. Energy Resource Activities Act

B.C. Forest and Range Practices Act

B.C. Forest Carbon Initiative

B.C. Forest Landscape Planning

B.C. Old Growth Strategic Review

B.C. Park Act

B.C. Protected Areas Act

B.C. Ungulate Winter Ranges

B.C. Visual Resource Legislation and Policies

B.C. Wildlife Act

B.C. Wildlife Federation

BC Parks Foundation

BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer

Canada Nature Fund

Cascadia Partner Forum

Eight Peaks Sustainable Resource Management Plan

Forest and Fire Management in B.C.: Toward Landscape Resilience

Forest Enhancement Society of BC

Forest Invasive Alien Species Website

Government of Canada: Nature-Based Climate Solutions

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Community Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Education Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Fish and Wildlife Grants

Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk

Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan

Kamloops Naturalist Club

Merritt Old Growth Management

Municipal Natural Assets Initiative

Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund

Nicola Naturalist Society

RBC Community Investments

Real Estate Foundation of BC

Strategic Framework for Tourism in B.C. (2022-2024)

Valemount to Blue River Sustainable Resource Management Plan

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Watersheds and Water

Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program

Aquatic Invasive Species of British Columbia

B.C. Climate Action Charter

B.C. Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy

B.C. Community Gaming Grants: Program Grants

B.C. Community Watersheds

B.C. Community Watersheds Map

B.C. Environmental Management Act

B.C. Extreme Weather Preparedness and Water Infrastructure for Agriculture

B.C. First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan

B.C. Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds

B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund

B.C. Transportation Infrastructure Resilience and Climate Adaptation Program

B.C. Water Licence Search Tool

B.C. Water Planning and Strategies

B.C. Water Resources Atlas

B.C. Water Sustainability Act

B.C. Watershed Security Strategy and Fund

BC Lake Stewardship Society

BCWF Watersheds Team

Bessette Creek and Salmon River Sensitive Habitat Atlas

Bonaparte River Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping

Deadman River Habitat Atlas

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Eagle River Watershed Atlas

Fraser Basin Council Initiatives in the Thompson Watershed

Freshwater Challenge

Geospatial Indicators and Metrics for Threats to Fish Habitat in the Fraser River Basin With Thompson-Nicola as a Case Study (2024)

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Action Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Community Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Education Grants

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Fish and Wildlife Grants

Land and Water Planning in British Columbia

Louis Creek Sensitive Habitat Atlas

Municipal Natural Assets Initiative

North Thompson Sustainable Watershed Atlas

North Thompson Sustainable Watershed Atlas

RBC Community Investments

Scaling the Implementation of Riparian Restoration

Secwepemc Fisheries Commission

Shuswap River Watershed Sustainability Plan

Shuswap Trail Alliance

Shuswap Watershed Council

Shuswap Watershed Project

Thompson-Okanagan Ecosystem Explorer

Thompson-Shuswap Salmon Collaborative

Thompson-Shuswap Salmon Collaborative Data Explorer

Thompson/Okanagan Region Water Quality Objectives

Watershed Security Fund

Wetlands in BC