Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Glacier retreat and emerging salmon ecosystems
Agreement Number:
NRS-2526-0002
Agreement Value:
$10,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This project will review how glacier retreat is reshaping northern ecosystems and habitats for culturally important species by developing predictive models for fish in glacial lakes and rivers and assessing wildlife use of newly exposed floodplains. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines remote sensing, fieldwork, and camera traps in partnership with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation, it examines habitat suitability and species expansion under changing climate conditions. This research will improve understanding of ecosystem change and inform conservation and management in rapidly deglaciating regions.
Organization:
Polar Knowledge Canada
Location:
Burnaby, British Columbia, CA V5A 1S6
Reference Number:
171-2025-2026-Q4-P0031
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Recipient's Legal Name:
Brittany Milner (Simon Fraser University)
Federal Riding Name:
Burnaby North—Seymour
Federal Riding Number:
59003
Program:
Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
Program Purpose:
To foster and encourage activities and events that promote greater awareness of, and increase knowledge about, polar regions. Attract, inform and inspire new generations to carry on Canada's increasing activities in polar affairs.