Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier seems determined to ignore a growing...
Each year, at the AGM & Convention, the delegates who represent their l...
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm, the North Shore Fish and Game Club...
BCWF has received a notice from the RCMP of new and revised subsections of...
Public Engagement on Hunting Proposals is now open! Raise your voice for...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation has sent a letter to over 100 Members of the L...
The first two positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease have been detected...
The Crown Mountain Coking Coal public comment period is currently open...
The B.C. Wildlife Branch reports that cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is committed to reconciliation and co-manageme...
Cougars are the most widespread large carnivore in the Americas, and Britis...
More than 180 stakeholders attended a video conference January 16 hosted by...
A proposed gravel mine threatens to undo millions of dollars of investment...
A report to the federal government suggests that Fisheries and Oceans Canad...
British Columbians and B.C. Wildlife Federation members continue to express...
BCWF Watershed Team 2023 Summary The BCWF Watershed team, which includes...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation has written to The Honourable Diane Lebouthill...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is disappointed that the federal government’...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation has serious concerns about the solar energy fa...
The provincial government is considering a application for a solar power fa...
The Okanagan Region of the B.C. Wildlife Federation (OKBCWF) and Westside s...
Dr. Bruce McLellan has spent more than 40 field seasons in B.C.’s Flathea...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is deeply disappointed that the Federal Court...
It was pure luck that B.C. Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Zem...
B.C. government puts commercial interests first, British Columbians last in...
Provincial government data indicates that 45% of public land in BC is at hi...
First Nations illustrator and author Chenoa Gao presented her graphic novel...
By Jesse Zeman BCWF Executive Director While the next provincia...
This summer’s record-breaking fire season is a lesson we should heed. The...
First Nation and BCWF call for Fisheries Act investigation and penalties ...
A new dock and walkway have been installed on Harper Lake thanks to the har...
By Jennifer Hansen, BCWF Marketing and Communications Coordinator One o...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is extremely concerned about the curren...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is responding to the call for feedback...
Lend your voice to our campaign - click to contact your MLA. The B.C. Wi...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation encourages immediate action from our members...
It has been a turbulent couple of years for hunters in Canada, given the ba...
4th Session, 42nd Parliament Thursday, June 8, 2023 JESSE ZEMAN...
British Columbia is only a few days away from celebrating Family Fishing We...
By Jesse Zeman, Executive Director of the B.C. Wildlife Federation. Ov...
Join Gail Wallin, Executive Director of the Invasive Species Council of BC...
We Are of Water: A Graphic Novel by Chenoa Gao Illustrator Chenoa Gao ha...
Armstrong woman donates to BCWF on Father’s Day to honour Chip Sidney ...
Any resident of British Columbia who holds a Fish and Wildlife ID with acti...
PHD Candidate, Chloe Wright, from the University of British Columbia, retur...
B.C. Wildlife Federation's 67th Annual AGM & Convention begins today in...
Ed Gudjonson has landed his second $1000 prize package from the Kootenay La...
Join Biodiversity Pathways co-director and senior scientist, Dr. Rob Serrou...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is calling on the Government of Canada to toug...
The Bonaparte River coho channel is a unique and potentially productive coh...
Steve Hamilton joined the B.C. Wildlife Federation as an advocate for our m...
Two interrelated research projects sponsored by the B.C. Wildlife Federatio...
B.C. Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Zeman testified before th...
Conservation of B.C.’s freshwater fisheries will get a boost through an i...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is saddened to report that President Chuck Zuc...
The conservation efforts of two teenagers have been recognized this spring...
The first B.C. Feral Pig Workshop was co-hosted by the B.C. Wildlife Federa...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation salutes Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdi...
Province pledges $100 million for watershed security The B.C. Wildlife...
Caribou have been paying a steep price for B.C.’s resource boom. They are...
Pat Kelly has been fishing Kootenay Lake since he was a child and up until...
By Francesca Knight, M.Sc., R.P. Bio. President, Squamish River Waters...
Today is World Wetlands Day, a global day to celebrate and raise awareness...
The next time Carl Johnson’s grandchildren come to town, there will be pl...
A new metal fishing dock has been successfully installed in Elk /Beaver Lak...
Dear BCWF Clubs and Members, Many clubs and club members have started to...
Public Engagement on Angling Proposals is now open! The Wildlife and All...
Nothing can top the joy of landing your first fish. The B.C. Wildlif...
Creston retiree Ron Simms didn’t need a boat to reel in this year’s fir...
Salmon and steelhead populations winking...
Nearly two dozen lakes across British Columbia are getting major accessibil...
New research presented by Manuel Soto Dávila, Ph.D. candidate, supervised...
Amendments to Bill C-21 introduced this week would effectively ban millions...
After many years of planning, work is finally underway to restore Ginty’s...
Jude Moore did his part for the Kootenay Lake kokanee salmon this summer, h...
Ottawa’s so-called assault weapon buyback scheme ignores gun-carrying vio...
Jared Domin’s late summer fishing trip to Kootenay Lake was a double win...
A generous $16,000 donation by the Abbotsford Fish and Game Club will help...
Thank hunters and anglers for our conservation institutions Much o...
Three small words started Charla Gaudet on her path to joining the B.C. Wil...
Aidan Burt and Roman van’t Land had one of their best fishing weekends ev...
Thousands of sockeye salmon that have been cleaned and apparently prepared...
The British Columbia Wildlife Federation will receive $100,000 in feder...
Jenny Ly is passionate about all things outdoors and is quickly accumulatin...
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has asked that hunters who have Limited Entry Hun...
Participants in a B.C. Wildlife Federation fish habitat stewardship worksho...
Darin McKain’s lucky catch helped pay for his family vacation, with enoug...
New research presented by Jesse Zeman, Executive Director, B.C. Wildlife F...
Bob and Starla Ackney weren’t expecting much when they set out on for a m...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is sponsoring a an eight-month research projec...
The number of steelhead returning to the Thompson and Chilcotin watersheds...
The 2022 Wetlands Institute Workshop is a week-long boot camp for people wh...
The City of Surrey is planning a replacement for the sea dam on the Nicomek...
People have been harvesting wild, natural food from the lands and waters of...
Header photo by Simon Hayter Building Connection and Inclusivity Through...
The long-gun registry: The federal government has resurrected the long-aba...
Jesse Zeman, Executive Director B.C. Wildlife Federation 101 – 9706 188...
Creston resident Allan Mather has won a $15,000 Marlon Boat package from Jo...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is calling for a science-based return to restr...
If you have one day a year to spare, you can play an important role in a mu...
Federal gun control legislation introduced this week will squander billions...
The government of British Columbia has abandoned science-based wildlife wit...
Bill C-21: Impacts of recent federal initiatives on lawful firearms owners...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation opposes the federal government’s attempt to...
Nearly 10,000 women have taken the province’s prerequisite course to beco...
The provincial government has reconsidered and rejected several new regulat...
There are a few isolated grizzly bear populations in southern B.C. that are...
On May 1, 2020, almost 2 years ago, the federal government banned hundred...
Northern Inland Fishery Committee In 2022, the BCWF Northern Inland...
Today is World Wildlife Day 2022, and B.C. Wildlife Federation joins the gl...
The new year is a time of reflection and sometimes change. Gerry P...
It’s World Wetlands Day! We celebrate World Wetlands Day to raise glob...
The results from the "Predator Reduction for Caribou Recovery Engagement" s...
Please take a few minutes to watch the video below to hear our Executive Di...
We're working hard to ensure that the BCWF is meeting all our objectives fo...
Our Executive Director Jesse Zeman has a Christmas video message for you ab...
Exciting news for Southern Interior Mule (SIMDeer) Project followers - Com...
In November, the BCWF encouraged members to take the EngageBC Survey on Pre...
Felix Kuhn of Grey Creek, British Columbia, has won the latest $1...
The BCWF Wildlife and Allocations Committee reports progress on the wildlif...
The BCWF’s preliminary work with the Invasive Species Council of B.C. and...
Public Engagement on Hunting Proposals is now open! The Wildlife and All...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is saddened to hear of the passing of o...
The BCWF strongly opposes the federal government’s unwarranted prohibitio...
Meeting with the Honourable Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests Lands Natur...
The BCWF is encouraged that the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Go...
On November 12 the West Arm Outdoors Club and B.C. Wildlife Federation anno...
The BCWF is encouraging members to take the 5-minute Engage BC Survey on P...
It’s that time of year! Time to ensure your voices are heard. The B.C...
BCWF President Chuck Zuckerman and Recreational Shooting Sports Com...
On behalf of the BCWF, BC Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and the East K...
Establishing a Wildlife Management Area could save B.C.’s most biological...
B.C. Wildlife Federation's Region 8 President, Pat Whittingham, recen...
Several local kids won great prizes in the October kids’ derby draw of th...
The Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (KLAIP) is a local fish restorat...
According to Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition members: "How we manage o...
In order to support BCWF members, staff and stakeholders in regional advoca...
Beginning in 2021, the commercial trapping season for fishers will be closi...
Enter your observations on the number, sex and location of moose into the f...
The kids’ fishing derby for the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (...
Senior fisheries biologists have decided to extend the recreational fishing...
B.C. Wildlife Federation recommendations, advocacy and education The B.C...
By B.C. Wildlife Federation and West Arm Outdoors Club “Kootenay Lake...
The provincial Wild Sheep & Mountain Goat Specialist for the Wild...
Every year British Columbians purchase 110,000 hunting licenses, 280,000 fr...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Recreational Sports Shooting and Firearms...
Best shore spawner kokanee return since 1970s left high and dry August...
Fred Green of Riondel (pictured) makes his own polar bear fur flies and fis...
According to a CBC article on where the federal parties stand on gun contro...
Ivan Hale of Proctor (pictured) and Wyatt Luedtke of Cumberland won youth-s...
“With hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, government must now pivot...
This week, Chuck Zuckerman, Gerry Paille, and Jesse Zeman met with Minist...
On July 19, an emergency order was released which restricts stream fishing...
Bill C-71 (an Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to fire...
By end of July, kids must submit their rainbow or bull trout heads to on...
On Monday, June 6, the BCWF representatives Chuck Zuckerman (president), Ge...
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Valerius Geist at the ag...
On winning the monthly draw, Rod Stewart of Boswell said he’s splitti...
The Provincial CWD Working Group met on May 11, 2021 and included updates f...
On the steps of the B.C provincial Legislature, representatives were greete...
British Columbian producer and director Christopher Spencer is filming the...
On June 18 B.C. Wildlife Federation President Chuck Zuckerman, BCWF Wildlif...
June 21, 2021 marks the 25th anniversary for all Canadians to recognize...
On June 15, the B.C. Wildlife Federation, represented by Chuck Zuckerman, P...
The Southern Interior Mule Deer (SIM Deer) Project is the largest collabo...
Increasing accessibility to outdoor spaces while providing employment and e...
Pride Month 2021 It’s Pride Month! The BCWF is celebrating with the rest...
Commercial, recreational, and Indigenous fishers are making waves with an i...
On June 9, the West Arm Outdoors Club and B.C. Wildlife Federation announce...
On June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, BCWF will host a virtual town...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is celebrating World Oceans Day to bring aware...
The West Arm Outdoors Club and the B.C. Wildlife Federation have announced...
The new educational wetland at Mackenzie Secondary School will not only pro...
Material provided by Siobhan Darlington and Chloe Wright As leader of t...
DFO Rejects Science, Risk Extinction of Steelhead Runs The B.C. Wildlife...
"All of these different groups and individuals who care dearly about fish...
New Coalition Calls on Government to Re-establish B.C. as a World Leader in...
There are just two weeks left of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program...
The Southern Interior Mule Deer (SIM Deer) Project is an ongoing, collabo...
On Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 Jesse Zeman, BCWF director of fish and wildlife...
Surrey, B.C. – At the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s 65th Annual General Me...
The spring weather gets everyone excited to head outdoors and enjoy time wi...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce the results of the 2021...
The BCWF Wetlands Education Program (WEP) has received funding from Wildlif...
On April 23, the B.C. Government directed by the Provincial Health Officer...
Ryan Moffatt, a BCWF member recently met with his MLA Renee Merrifield to d...
“Objectives for riparian areas, water quality, water quantity, and enviro...
In January, 180 entries were submitted at Crawford Bay Market, Gill and Gif...
January 2021 Kootenay Lake Kokanee Recovery Update The January 2021 Koot...
Guy Rook from Sanca Creek on the east side of Kootenay Lake took home the F...
This World Water Day, the B.C. Wildlife Federation launches the Wetlands Wo...
British Columbia's wetlands are getting a boost with the B.C. Wildlife Fede...
It's International Women's Day! Today, March 8, is not only a day to cele...
It's World Wildlife Day and we celebrate our planet's wild animals and plan...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a plan of action for a federal...
The BCWF is grateful for the support of the Pemberton Wildlife Association...
Jesse Zeman, BCWF Director of the Fish & Wildlife Restoration Program w...
The Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program continues until June 2021, when...
Summary On December 23, 2020, BCWF Vice President, Dave Carleton and Georg...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation has reviewed the paper "Large carnivore huntin...
We celebrate World Wetlands Day to raise global awareness about the essenti...
Forest service roads (FSRs) are a highly valued part of the province’s tr...
The BC Wildlife Health Program and its provincial wildlife biologists are a...
On Thursday, December 17th, President Bill Bosch, Wildlife Allocations Comm...
Rick Taylor has lived on Kootenay Lake for 40 years and has seen some ups a...
United Nations Volunteers introduced International Volunteer Day in 1985 an...
Last year, only an estimated 38 Chilcotin steelhead made it back to spawn...
Dena Steenson was the lucky winner of the $1,000 gift certificates during t...
A bull elk was shot and killed along the paved portion of Squamish Valley...
Please note that the BCWF office is open, but due to the recent increase...
The BCWF recommends that all members residing within the Lower Mainland and...
On November 9, BCWF met with the assistant deputy minister and executive st...
The BCWF has launched a world-class mule deer research in collaboration wit...
There is more good news for Kootenay Lake anglers as the summer fades into...
British Columbia’s mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests are suffering fr...
Thousands of river enthusiasts in British Columbia celebrate BC Rivers Day...
In 2016, BCWF gained an Interlocutory Injunction with Enforcement Order tha...
As record low salmon returns, floods, drought, erosion, and climate change...
The BCWF and its local member club, the West Arm Outdoors Club, are thril...
Saturday, September 19, marked as National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing He...
In 2013 the Chasm bighorn sheep herd experienced a decline from approximate...
Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Management (page 40 Report Volume 1)...
Local anglers continue to be incredibly supportive of the Kootenay Lake Ang...
The BCWF has received a number of questions with regards to outdoor recreat...
President's Award for Outstanding Achievement – Mike Langegger The...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation has written to the Auditor General of B.C. req...
We need your help to tell the true story of how the newly prohibited firear...
The first lucky winner of the new Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program is...
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan Minister of Fisheries, Oceans & the C...
Presentation to the Select Standing Committee - Provincial Budget 2021 I...
As anglers have standard etiquette at boat launches that keep fishing a low...
COVID-19 Range Safety Dear club and region leaders, I was most please...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2020 Kootenay Lake, B.C. - A new angle...
BC Parks Open for Day Use FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020 Today, t...
Chronic Wasting Disease Update - April 2020 In 2019-20, the B.C. CWD Pro...
Hunting and Angling included in Essential Services For Immediate Release...
Last updated: September 3, 2020 Outdoor Activities Updates Dur...
Southern Interior Mule Deer Project Update : Doe O18013 was captured and co...
Take part in our Wild Turkey Survey, turkey hunting has grown over the last...
Since its conception in 1998, the Wetlands Institute has been held in 18 co...
Please be advised, as a proactive measure against COVID-19 the BCWF Office...
BCWF AGM & Convention Cancelled The BC Wildlife Federation is sad to...
BCWF Statement on COVID-19 March 12, 2020 Surrey, B.C. - The BCWF...
Southern Interior Mule Deer Project Winter Update The Southern Interior...
It’s International Women’s Day and we would like to highlight our Direc...
BC Budget 2020 Lacks Investment in Water and Wildlife For Immediate Rele...
BC Wildlife Federation Supports Selective Fishing Proposal Skeena River...
We welcome the opportunity to participate in this exercise the Old Growth S...
Ottawa’s “buy back” is a multi-billion boondoggle In his Mandate l...
The Provincial Government is soliciting feedback on its “Together For Wil...
Hunting and Trapping Regulations Engagement - until January 19, 2020 The p...
Firearms Advocacy In the federal government's December throne speech, th...
Skagit Headwaters Saved from Logging The B.C. government has announced...
Big Bar Slide Disaster: What Next? The BC Wildlife Federation has signed...
The Plight of B.C.'s Salmon and Steelhead stocks The BC Wildlife Federat...
The BC Wildlife Health Program is happy to report that the Kootenay samples...
A new Watershed Security Fund Position Paper describes a genuine opportunit...
The Southern Interior Mule Deer project continues to march along, adding ad...
The proposed changes to the Mines Act are a step in the right direction, bu...
The BC Wildlife Federation is devastated to inform you that Alan Martin, ou...
Surrey, B.C. - The BC Wildlife Federation is calling for fundamental change...
The B.C. government is seeking ideas on how to create or change current pol...
Surrey, B.C. - The iconic Interior Fraser steelhead face imminent extinct...
The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and the Canadian Sport...
Thanks to all the BCWF volunteers who made presentations to the provincial...
The BC Wildlife Federation is hugely disappointed that the Governor in Coun...
Herrling Island Bridge Denied For Immediate Release: July 27, 2019 – S...
Good News for Fish Habitat For Immediate Release: June 21, 2019 - Surrey...
The BC Wildlife Federation is pleased the provincial government is implemen...
The BC Wildlife Federation has joined more than 110 conservation and recrea...
At the 63rd Annual General Meeting, delegates voted to pass the resolution...
Investing to create a legacy of fish and wildlife diversity and abundance...
On a raining Sunday, May 26, 2019, 42 shooters attended Region 2's Annual S...
On March 13th, 2019, the BC Wildlife Federation hosted one day forum on sel...
Bill Bosch from Kelowna has been elected president of the BC Wildlife Feder...
Government is now conducting a series of public engagement sessions in many...
The recent outcry over hunting contests has arisen due to member frustratio...
The BC Wildlife Federation is aghast at statements being made in a new camp...
The BC Wildlife Federation believes that when predator control is conducted...
Firearms Committee Chair Chuck Zuckerman presented to the Senate Standing C...
Bait, it’s one of those things where you can never be too picky. I am not...
5 am, alarm goes off. I think to myself, “should I hit snooze, or sleep i...
The 2019 Budget released on February 19 by Finance Minister Hon. Carol Jame...
On February 2nd, 2019, Richard Larke Simpson, born Dec 4th, 1944 known to h...
Our Southern Interior Mule Deer Project team was busy throughout December c...
Several questions have come up after the recent news of a guide outfitting...
BCWF representatives Jesse Zeman and Al Martin met on Friday, Dec 14, 2018...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 13, 2018 In October 2017, the federal...
Submitted by Jenny Ly Since the BCWF Fall Harvest Celebration, hosted to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 30, 2018 Surrey, B.C. – The BC Wild...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 24, 2018 The BC Wildlife Federation is...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 24, 2018 Surrey, B.C. - The BC Wildlif...
Meet Heather Vainionpaa. She is a Fisheries Technician with a Diploma from...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ESWZgxfsRo As hunting season ne...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 29, 2018 The B.C. government has ann...
Black cottonwood trees, the biggest poplars on earth and one of the fastest...
The BCWF is in support of the petition to encourage and promote sustainable...
Jenny Ly has returned from her Woodland Caribou hunt in Northern BC. This i...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fTGp4U2NK4I Colder weather alway...
Meet Jenny Ly. She is a young woman living in downtown Vancouver. She loves...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/x1GjyoMpPyo Here's a quick dish...
White sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, is an ancient species of ray-finne...
Small, oil-rich smelts called eulachon return to spawn each spring in the F...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zCYq0gupjyo Ingredients 4-6 E...
Here is Chad on one of his many outdoor adventures. Our next Wildlife Wa...
The stretch of the Fraser River that rambles the distance between Hope and...
https://youtu.be/R93V3JJhUgs Salmon fishing! It’s that time of year ag...
On route to our Lake Country Go Wild Camp, our youth programs team were inv...
The BCWF has written to the provincial Ministers of Forests and Indigenous...
The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Devel...
https://youtu.be/2p7o18nfV4w Ingredients 2 kilograms Mussel...
BC's Full Curl Fishing Experience! The countdown is on for the 2018 Jurass...
Join us at Wildplay Elements Park in Maple Ridge on September 29th, 2018...
https://youtu.be/56K27sOrm-g Having a party and want to serve a deliciou...
Alex Johnson went hunting for the first time in the fall of 2014 at the age...
We were at the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery on Saturday June 16th, taking i...
Rick Simpson has been the Chair of the BCWF Region 8, fisheries committee f...
Brian Atherton has been the president of the Smithers Bulkley Valley Rod an...
Les Husband currently, and has been for ten years, the Fire Centre Manager...
Allen McEwan is the president of the Pemberton Valley Wildlife Association...
David Carleton is president of Region 8, Okanagan BCWF and is president of...
A new, large-scale research project, involving multiple agencies and univer...
The BC Wildlife Federation and conservation partners have been calling on t...
On behalf of its client, the BC Wildlife Federation, the University of Vict...
On March 23rd, Al Martin, Director of Strategic Initiatives for the BC Wild...
On March 10th, 2018, a meeting was held at Bass Pro Shops in Tswassen. BCWF...
Due to the extreme decline of mature spawning Thompson and Chilcotin River...
Using post-truth era consultative techniques the B.C. government has now de...
The BC Wildlife Federation fully expects the government will direct BC Hydr...
The federal Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEW...
Four groups representing many thousands of recreational anglers in B.C. are...
The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is pleased to announce a Hunting and Fish...
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of BCWF Vice Presi...
