Action | Lead | Support | Estimated Cost | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Work with MOTI to advance Vedder 124268, Wilmot 57507, Harpers Lk 124256, Wawn Lk Ck 124249- complete designs | CWF | MOTI | ||
Approach MOTI about improving backwater on Sucker Cr culvert 57556 | CWF | MOTI | ||
Reach out to private landowners for Vedder, Trib to Deerhorn, Trib to Woodjam crossings | CWF | HRR | ||
Determine next steps for Woodjam Ranch - FHPPP visit? | ||||
Work with FLNRO on removing cattle crossing 126471 Trib to Woodjam | CWF | FLNRO | ||
Drone surveys for temperature refugia? | CWF | HRR | ||
Complete barrier assessments on remaining modeled watershed crossings? | ||||
Check with Tolko on plans for modeled crossing 1024738332 - directly upstream from 57158 | CWF | Tolko | ||
Update model with all current relvant information for Horsefly watershed | CWF | |||
Review PSCIS assessments with good habitat upstream with group to determine if there is more work to be done there. | CWF | WG | ||
re-run connectivity models | CWF | |||
Develop 2025-2026 work plan | CWF | WG | ||
Update WCRP based on 2024 field results and partner feedback, and edit mining section of report | CWF | WG |
Annual Work Plan
Annual Progress Updates
CWF continues to work with barrier owners to advance rehabilitation of priority barriers. Tolko Industries Ltd. has completed barrier rehabilitation on 126511 Tributary to Horsefly River and 126594 Niquidet Creek, with further plans to rehabilitate crossings on 57298 Boscar Creek and 57158 McKinley Creek in the near future. CWF continues to work with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to try to advance rehabilitation designs for Vedder and Wilmot creeks. CWF attended the 2023 Horsefly Salmon Festival, where they shared an interactive art display to communicate the fish passage efforts in the watershed. Other program partners were also in attendance to educate the public about various aspects of salmon and conservation taking place in the watershed. The Williams Lake First Nation worked with the B.C. Ministry of Forests to review and identify potential barriers for rehabilitation in the upper portions of the Horsefly River watershed, with some tentative sites for rehabilitation identified that are currently being explored.
Operational Plan
The operational plan represents a preliminary exercise undertaken by the planning team to identify the potential leads, potential participants, and estimated cost for the implementation of each action in the Horsefly River watershed. Table 4.2 summarizes individuals, groups, or organizations that the planning team felt could lead or participate in the implementation of the plan and should be interpreted as the first step in on-going planning and engagement to develop more detailed and sophisticated action plans for each entry in the table. The individuals, groups, and organizations listed under the “Lead(s)” or “Potential Participants” columns are those that provisionally expressed interest in participating in one of those roles or were suggested by the planning team for further engagement (denoted in bold), for those that are not members of the planning team. The leads, participants, and estimated costs in the operational plan are not binding nor an official commitment of resources, but rather provide a roadmap for future coordination and engagement during WCRP implementation.
| Strategy / Actions | Lead(s) | Participants | Total Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy 1: Crossing Rehabilitation | $3,666,300.00 | ||
| 1.1 – Rehabilitate crossings that are acting as barriers | CWF | Horsefly River Roundtable, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) | $3,500,000.00 |
| 1.2 – Lobby the government to enforce their regulations | TBD | CWF, Horsefly River Roundtable, Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) | $10,000.00 |
| 1.3 – Initiate a barrier owner outreach program for locations on the barrier rehabilitation shortlist | HRR, CWF, DFO | TBD | |
| 1.4 – Knowledge Gap: Continue updating the barrier prioritization model | CWF | TBD | $100,000.00 |
| 1.5 – Knowledge Gap: conduct field assessments on updated preliminary barrier list using the provincial fish passage framework and update connectivity goal if additional barriers are added to the barrier rehabilitation shortlist | CWF | Horsefly River Roundtable, DFO | $50,300.00 |
| 1.6 - Update longitudinal connectivity goal if additional barriers are added to the barrier rehabilitation shortlist | |||
| 1.7 – Knowledge Gap: Identify and map crossing ownership for barriers on the barrier rehabilitation shortlist | TBD | CWF, DFO (Anthonie) | $1,500.00 |
| 1.8 – Knowledge Gap: Compile road maintenance schedules | DFO | CWF, WLFN, DFO, FLNRORD | $2,000.00 |
| 1.9 – Knowledge Gap: Survey trail-stream crossings to confirm low pressure rating | WLFN | CWF, DFO | $2,500.00 |
| Strategy 2: Lateral Barrier Rehabilitation | $80,000.00 | ||
| 2.1 – Rehabilitate dikes / berms / other structures that are acting as barriers | CWF | DFO, Horsefly River Roundtable | TBD |
| 2.2 – Initiate a barrier owner outreach program | TBD | CWF, DFO | TBD |
| 2.3 – Knowledge Gap: Identify and map year-round lateral habitat, as well as overwintering habitat | Horsefly River Roundtable, DFO | CWF, Northern Shuswap Tribal Council (NSTC), WLFN | $65,000.00 |
| 2.4 – Knowledge Gap: Map lateral barriers and barrier ownership | CWF | DFO, Horsefly River Roundtable | $5,000.00 |
| 2.5 – Knowledge Gap: Develop a framework to assess and prioritize between different lateral barrier rehabilitation projects | CWF | DFO | $10,000.00 |
| Strategy 3: Dam Rehabilitation | $1,305,000.00 | ||
| 3.1 - Rehabilitation Dams | TBD | TBD | $1,305,000.00 |
| 3.2 - Install Fish Passage | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3.3 - Connect with B.C. Cattleman's Association to explore a partnership to rehabilitate dams | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3.4 - Knowledge Gap: Continue updating the barrier prioritization model | CWF | TBD | $0.00 |
| 3.5 - Knowledge Gap: Assess dams to determine whether they exist and are truly blocking salmon habitat | HRR(?) DFO(?) CWF(?) | TBD | TBD |
| 3.6 - Knowledge Gap: Identify and map dam ownership | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Strategy 4: Barrier Prevention | $110,000.00 | ||
| 4.1 – Explore potential partnerships with industrial companies | TBD | CWF, DFO, Horsefly River Roundtable, WLFN | $10,000.00 |
| 4.2 – Stabilize sediment sources that are explicitly linked to sediment wedges or erosion that are acting as barriers | TBD | DFO | $100,000.00 |
| Strategy 5: Progress Tracking Plan | TBD | ||
| 5.1 - Implement the WCRP Progress Tracking Plan | CWF | TBD | |
| 5.2 - Develop a communication strategy to raise awareness and support for this WCRP | CWF, HRR | TBD | TBD |
| Total: | $5,161,300.00 | ||
| Fundraising total: | $2,508,800 | ||
| Proponent/government contribution total: | $2,652,500 |