Projects
Projects range from fish and wildlife recovery programs to education and awareness campaigns. The Trust is always encouraging proposals for new projects from communities, community groups, renewable resource councils, non-profit groups, businesses, and individuals. Prior to submitting a proposal we recommend you get support from the affected community, First Nation or Renewable Resources Council.
2023-24
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Ta’an Water MonitoringTa'an Kwach'an Council $15,000 Download
- TIPPS YFGAYukon Fish and Game Association $2,500 Download
- WCS Avian Reclaimed Mine StudyWildlife Conservation Society Canada $15,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Trout TaggingTeslin Renewable Resources Council $14,900 Download
- Cavity Nesting Bird Study WCSWildlife Conservation Society Canada $14,750 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Strontium Isotope Ratios in Yukon RiverFishing Around Research and Consulting $11,170 Download
- Caribou In The SchoolsRivers to Ridges $10,450 Download
- ARRC Kathleen River Snorkel SurveysAlsek Renewable Resources Council $14,900 Download
- CTRRC Little Atlin Fish MonitoringCarcross Tagish Renewable Resources Council $14,950 Download
- Elijah Smith ‘Forest School’Elijah Smith School $5,000 Download
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Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- ILC Culture and Subsistence CampIndividual Learning Centre $3,300 Download
- Climate Change and Yukon River SalmonWildlife Conservation Society Canada $15,000 Download
- Yukon River Watershed Literature ReviewFishing Around Research and Consulting $14,000 Download
- Cavity Using Birds and Burned ForestWildlife Conservation Society Canada $10,000 Download
- Elijah Smith Forest SchoolElijah Smith Elementary School $4,200 Download
- Sidney Lake Fish InvestigationTeslin Renewable Resources Council $14,300 Download
- HJ Stocked Lakes InvestigationAlsek Renewable Resources Council $13,900 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Kluane Lake Temperature MonitoringKluane First Nation $14,000 Download
- Caribou in the SchoolsRivers to Ridges $14,000 Download
- Wilderness Initiatives for Leadership DevelopmentPorter Creek Secondary School $5,000 Download
- Recovery of caribou forage after novel firesDepartment of Geography, Memorial University $10,900 Download
- Nighthawks Decline of Reproductive SuccessShannon Powell Consultants $3,000 Download
- McIntyre Creek ResearchCanadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Yukon Chapter $8,000 Download
- Teslin River Bull Trout Environmental DNA Teslin Renewable Resources Council $14,000 Download
- Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Fall Harvest CampTr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation $5,000 Download
- Outreach ProgramWildWise $10,600 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Connecting Youth and EnvironmentElijah Smith Elementary School $5,000 Download
- Youth Land Stewardship – CPAWSCanadian Parks and Wilderness Society $5,000 Download
- Bear DNA Population StudyNorthern Policy Analytics $10,000 Download
- Respect For FishBig Fish Little Fish Consultants $15,000 Download
- Kluane Lake Trout Diet AnalysisKluane First Nations $14,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Reproductive Trends of Common NighthawkShannon Powell Consultants $3,500 Download
- Climate Change Impacts on Yukon TrappersShannon Powell Consultants $10,000 Download
- Waterfowl Habitat Key Areas DatabaseWildlife Conservations Society Canada $12,000 Download
- Hermit Creek Arctic Grayling InvestigationTeslin Renewable Resources Council $11,500 Download
- Electric Fence Support ProgramWildwise Yukon $14,000 Download
- Addressing Cumulative Effects of Climate ChangeWildlife Conservations Society Canada $15,000 Download
- Wilderness Initiative for Leadership DevelopmentPorter Creek Secondary School $5,000 Download
- Discarded Fishing Line Retrieval and RecyclingM. Zimmermann, A. Toews, S. Charlton, et all $3,500 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Carcross Tagish Wildlife Habitat RestorationCarcross Tagish Management Corporation $15,900 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Holy Family School Bison HuntHoly Family Elementary School $3,000 Download
- WCS Waterfowl Habitat AnalysisWildlife Conservation Society Canada $13,900 Download
- Nesting Success Trends of NighthawksShannon Powell Consultants $6,000 Download
- Respect for Fish InitiativeDennis Zimmermann $15,000 Download
- T’rondëk Hwëch’in Fall Harvest CampT’rondëk Hwëch’in First Nations $6,000 Download
- Individual Learning Centre Culture and Subsistence CampIndividual Learning Centre $4,000 Download
- Tagish Cisco Traditional Knowledge Studies and IntegrationCarcross Tagish Renewable Resource Council $5,000 Download
- WildWise YukonWildWise Yukon $13,000 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySocietyof Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Response of Caribou to Habitat DisturbanceJared Gonet $5,000 Download
- Tree Cavity StudyJesse Vigliotti $5,000 Download
- CTRRC Youth Trapping CampCarcross Tagish Renewable Resource Council $7000 Download
- Tro’ndek Hwech’in Fall Harvest CampTro'ndek Hwech'in First Nations $3000 Download
- Holy Family Bison HuntHoly Family Elementary School $3000 Download
- Live Catch and ReleaseBig Fish Little Fish Consulting $15000 Download
- Kestral Nest Box ProgramMitchell Warne $900 Download
- Teslin Lake Trout StudyTeslin Renewable Resource Council $15000 Download
- Fish of the DempsterM. McHugh $8340 Download
- Restocking of Pocket LakeWild Things Harvesting Inc $15000 Download
- Nisutlin River Campsite DevelopmentTeslin Tlingit Council $10000 Download
- Yukon Wetlands ProtectionYukon Conservation Society $10000 Download
- Habitat Selection of Common NighthawksShannon Powell Consultants $5900 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Trout StudyTeslin Renewable Resource Council $12,900 Download
- Lakeshore Habitat ManagementWildlife Conservation Society Canada $13,200 Download
- Being Wild WiseCentre for Human-Wildlife Conflict Solutions $14,660 Download
- Investigating Winter Tree CavitiesJesse Vigliotti $5,000 Download
- Kids on the LandRivers to Ridges $5,109 Download
- Lakeshore Habitat ManagementWilderness Conservation Society $13,197 Download
- Old Crow Flats StewardshipVuntut Gwichin $13,713 Download
- Caribou GeneticsUniversity of Calgary $11,350 Download
- Make It Wild WorkshopYuKonstruct $10,000 Download
- Health Assessment of Wood BisonCassandra Andrew $4,400 Download
- Tro’ndek Hwech’in Fall Harvest CampTro'ndek Hwech'in First Nations $8,850 Download
- Effects on Common NighthawkShannon Powell Consulting $9,150 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- KFN Wildlife MonitorsKluane First Nation $5,000 Download
- TH Harvest MonitorTr'ondëk Hwëch'in $5,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Sharp-Tail Grouse Reproductive Success and Habitat UseJoel Potie $10,000 Download
- Pine Creek Fish Passage InvestigationAlsek Renewable Resources Council $14,495 Download
- Connections on the LandElijah Smith Elementary School $3,000 Download
- FN Stewardship: Southern Lakes Caribou Monitoring ProgramTeslin Tlingit Council $5,000 Download
- Teaching Kids to Fish for WhitefishYukon Fish and Game Association $8,720 Download
- Southern Lakes Wire Recovery 2016C/TRRC and C/TFN $$20,000 Download
- Tagish River Cisco Assessment and RestorationCarcross Tagish RRC $10,000 Download
- Fish of the Dempster Highway – Blackstone River BasinTr’ondëk Hwëch’in and Wild Country Fisheries Consulting $9,200 Download
- Yukon Stocked Lakes IdentificationEnvironmental Dynamics Inc. $6,880 Download
- Make it Wild!Yukonstruct $5,000 Download
- Investigations of Movements of Arctic GraylingAl von Finster $7,154 Download
- Common Nighthawk Habitat and Activity PatternsAndrea Sidler $10,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Trout Spawning Site IDTeslin RRC $9,854 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Youth Engagement in Fisheries and Fish Health in Kluane LakeArctic Institute of Community-Based Research $14,990 Download
- TH Fish and Wildlife Habitat StewardTr’ondëk Hwëch’in $5,625 Download
- Characterizing Caribou Use of Burned Areas in West-Central YukonKelsey Russell $15,500 Download
- Preliminary Research for Lake Trout Restoration – Year 1YFWET Self-directed $29,927 Download
- TIPPSYukon Fish and Game Association $5,000 Download
- Ch’igii: The Adventures of a Porcupine Caribou CalfBob Hayes $7,000 Download
- Southern Lakes Wire RecoveryCarcross Tagish Renewable Resources Council $10,000 Download
- Sharing Results and Improving Monitoring on Herschel Island-QikiqtarukMeagan Grabowski $5,200 Download
- Founding Colonies of Arctic Ground SquirrelsJeffery Werner, PhD UBC Zoology $5,400 Download
- Humane Wolf Trapping Snare Set-upBluemoon Trapping Products $9,100 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- McIntyre Valley Margins Clean-upFriends of McIntyre Creek $3,000 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Hutchi Lakes Bison and Fish ProjectJane Vincent $$9,595 Download
- Characterizing Caribou Use of Burned AreasKelsey Russell $15,000 Download
- Keeping Wildlife “Wild and Alive” in Yukon CommunitiesWildwise Yukon $6,357 Download
- CTFN Harvest Data: Collection, Compilation and Imagery GenerationCTFN $15,000 Download
- Reversing Local Extinction: Arctic Ground Squirrels in First Nations Traditional Hunting GroundsJeffery Werner, PhD UBC $9,015 Download
- Interpretation of Water Isotope Tracer Data for the Yukon River WatershedNorthern Climate Exchange $14,717 Download
- Teslin Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Trapper Culture CampTr’ondëk Hwëch’in $8,990 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Teslin Advanced Wolf Trapping CourseTeslin Tlingit Council $8,950 Download
- Bird of the Old Crow FlatsVuntut Gwitchin Government $14,986 Download
- Wildwise Yukon: Let’s Live Smart with Yukon WildlifeCentre for Human Wildlife Conflict Solutions $5,000 Download
- Yukon Conservation Society – Interpretive SignageYukon Conservation Society $13,500 Download
- Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals at the Whitehorse Sewage LagoonDevon Yacura w/Yukon Bird Club $11,750 Download
- Human Bear Conflicts – Soapberry RemovalYukon Research Centre - YC $10,000 Download
- Yukon Outfitters Association – Wolf Pelt Incentive ProjectYukon Outfitters Association $15,000 Download
- Fish of the Dempster Highway ProjectMatt McHugh and TH $12,000 Download
- Reversing Local Extinction Ground Squirrels at Duke MeadowsJeffery Werner - UBC $11,550 Download
- Distribution of Invasive Rainbow Trout in the Whitehorse AreaYukon Fish and Game Association $9,560 Download
- First Trapper Education ProgramTr’ondëk Hwëch’in $9,470 Download
- Wolf Skinning WorkshopYukon Trappers Association $3,150 Download
- CTFN Environmental Monitoring ProgramCarcross Tagish First Nation $14,500 Download
- YFGA TippsYukon Fish and Game Association $6,000 Download
- Teslin Bird ObservatoriesTeslin Renewable Resources Council $10,000 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Off Road Vehicle Terrain Analysis & Awareness ProjectYukon Conservation Society $15,000 Download
- 2013 Dawson Fur ShowDawson District Renewable Resources Council $12,500 Download
- Permanent Fresh Water SpringsYukon Fish and Game Association $8,500 Download
- Turn in Poachers (TIPS)Yukon Fish and Game Association $6,000 Download
- Here, There, nor … Anywhere? Dolly Varden- Salvelinus malma; A Species of Special Concern or a Fish that has Fallen through the GapsDawna Hope $6,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $15,000 Download
- Wolf Pelt Handling Incentive ProgramYukon Outfitters Association $15,000 Download
- Fish of the Dempster Country ProjectMatthew McHugh - in partnership with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation $9,000 Download
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Report |
- Youth Mentoring Program for Environmental, Ecology, and Climate Change AdaptationCarcross Tagish First Nation $9,802.13 Download
- McIntyre Creek Fish and Wildlife Interpretive SignTa’an Kwäch’än $4,000 Download
- Ta’an Kwäch’än Council Beaver Trapping Program for YouthTa’an Kwäch’än $7,795 Download
- Off Road Vehicle Terrain Analysis & Awareness ProjectYukon Conservation Society $10,000 Download
- First Trapper Education ProgramTr’ondëk Hwëch’in $$8620.00 ($5431.00 was used as the project was downsized, remainder returned to Trust) Download
- Turn In Poachers, Turn In Polluters Program – T.I.P.S.Yukon Fish and Game Association $7500.00 - ($6792.02 was spent, the remainder returned Trust) Download
- TEAM Program (Trappers Education And Monitoring Program)Carmacks Renewable Resources Council $$4750.00 -(Money returned as project did not proceed due to unforseen circumstances) Download
- Wolf Pelt Handling Incentive ProgramYukon Outfitters Association $10,000 Download
- Teslin Lake Bird ObservatorySociety of Yukon Bird Observatories $10,000 Download
- Moose Harvest Management Plan for the Nisutlin River RegionTeslin Tlingit Council $10,000 Download
- Take a Kid TrappingTeslin Tlingit Council $14,516 (Project was pursued due to lack of participants - money returned) Download
The Trust did not do a Call for Proposals in 2009-10 due to the economic global crisis and the impact it had on the Trust’s return on its investments. The Trust did not start fund raising initiatives until 2012; and only funded projects based on the three year average return on its investments.
The Trust did not do a Call for Proposals in 2009-10 due to the economic global crisis and its impact on the Trust’s return on its investments. The Trust did not start fund raising initiatives until 2012; and only funded projects based on the three year average return on its investments.
However the Trustees thought it important and prudent to implement its Trust Initiated Project policy and fund the Yukon Bird Club for $10,000 to carry out its annual bird observatory program in Teslin, which the Trust helped fund in previous years. As a result the observatory was able to go forward and there were no data gaps due to a lack of funding.
The Teslin Lake Bird Observatory completed its fifth consecutive year of operation, including the second full scale operation of the fall migration season. The observatory operated for 58 days between July 30 and October 4. A total of 3,956 birds on 53 species were banded and 139 species were encountered.
Due to the implementation of a field protocol, the observatory collected standardized migration monitoring data through the use of a number of methods including mist netting/banding, set location point counts, visual migration counts and incidental observations. The geographic location of the observatory allows for species to be monitored which are not well monitored at more southern bird observatories. The irruptions of Boreal Chickadee observed during the 2008 and 2009 fall seasons are an excellent example of the observatory’s ability to monitor a diverse group of bird species. The observatory also continues to participate in add on studies including a color banding/feather collection project on Rusty Blackbird, a COSEWIC species of Special Concern. The educational capacity of the observatory is very important and the 2009 season involved a record number of visitors to the study site including three school groups.
Project | Proponent | Awarded | Contract | Report |
- Kluane First Nation (KFN) Wildlife MonitorKluane First Nation $15,000 Download
- Phenology of Aquatic Vegetation near Old Crow, YukonVuntut Gwitchin First Nation $23,821 Download
- Spring & Fall Operation of Teslin Lake Bird Banding StationTeslin Lake Bird Banding Station $15,000 Download
- Swede Johnson Creek Fish and Fish Habitat AssessmentKluane First Nation $14,300 Download
- Dust Deposition along the Dempster Highway – Pilot ProjectPorcupine Caribou Management Board $5,000 Download
- Dawson Fur Show 2009Dawson District Renewable Resources Council $7,000 Download
- Sharing the Land Scholarship FundYFWMB $2,000 Download
- Bison Book – Elijah Smith Elementary SchoolElijah Smith Elementary School $8,400 Download
- Turn in Poachers ContributionYukon Fish and Game Association $6,400 Download
- Southern Lakes Game Guardian ProgramThe Carcross/ Tagish First Nation $15,000 Download
2024-25 Proposal Results
The YFWET 2024-25 proposal call is closed and successful proponents have entered into contribution agreements for the awarded amount. There were 17 projects awarded, a total of $178,463.30 for 2024-25.
2025-26 Call for Proposals
The proposal call deadline will be March 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM. Proposal submissions must follow the Trust’s proposal guidelines. If a sanctioned holiday, then the submission deadline will be the next business day.
Mandatory Final Report
The submission of a final report is a requirement for all parties who receive funding from the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust and must follow our standards and guidelines.