Join us to explore the latest research supporting caribou ecology and recovery in Canada—from the mechanisms of caribou declines to potential recovery options. The series will include a webinar approximately every second Tuesday. We begin with a Western Canadian focus, but we will expand to a more national and international scope.

Please find additional details in the Information Poster, including the current webinar schedule. The first webinar will be Tuesday, May 12 at 2:00PM Mountain Time: "Demographic responses of threatened woodland caribou to annual variation in meteorological and phenological conditions" by Dr. Craig DeMars. If you would like a link to register for this webinar please email caribou.webinars@gmail.com to be added to the distribution list.

The series will be co-hosted by the Caribou Monitoring Unit along with the National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium, and sponsored by the Regional Industry Caribou Collaboration.

The Caribou Ecology & Recovery Webinar Team

caribouecologyrecovery_webinarseriesposter.pdf

Portal(s):

Boreal Caribou

Boreal Caribou Traditional Knowledge-based Habitat Supply Model, Restoration and Monitoring Strategy for Constance Lake Traditional Territory in Ontario

The purpose of this project is to enable Constance Lake First Nation to address the threat of habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation for the Woodland Caribou, boreal population (Threatened) primarily associated with human-land use activities such as forestry, development, and road construction. The project will develop a traditional knowledge base habitat supply model to delineate important Woodland Caribou habitat and prioritize areas for Woodland Caribou management to inform land use planning.

Organization:

Constance Lake First Nation

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Woodland Caribou Restoration Project Phase 2: Pickell Creek/Black Creek Restoration Plan

Project Description:

This project will improve critical habitat for boreal caribou in Chinchaga range by restoring linear corridors, using techniques such as mounding, seeding, planting, and visual barriers. Through previous Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) funding in 2017-2018, Blueberry River First Nation identified priority locations and developed initial plans for habitat restoration to support boreal caribou recovery. This project will allow Blueberry River First Nation to refine initial site selections, finalize habitat restoration plans, and implement on-the-ground habitat restoration work in these previously-identified areas and monitor vegetation regrowth and wildlife use in restored areas to assess project success. Community members will be trained on monitoring and habitat restoration techniques, building capacity within the community to conduct further habitat restoration work in the future.

Project Outcomes or Intended Outcomes:

Conservation planning (identify restoration sites: target of up to 10 segments of linear corridors, up to 5 km in length each)
Land management (habitat restoration)
Monitor (restored areas)
Training and capacity building (train community members in monitoring and habitat restoration)

Organization:

Blueberry River First Nations

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)