CNC Research Forest Society announces 2025 recipients of legacy fund

The CNC Research Forest Society (CNCRFS) has selected nine projects throughout the CNC region to be supported by its legacy fund this year. The fund is providing $451,000 for ecosystem restoration projects as well as projects with social and environmental benefits for communities. 

 

The 2025 recipients of the CNCRFS Legacy Fund are: 

“We are very pleased to have received an extensive, diverse response to the call for projects that address ecosystem restoration or other environmental benefits”, shares Carl Pollard, Director of the CNC Research Forest. “Fortunately, this large response coincided with greater than expected legacy funding, allowing us to support more community-based projects across the CNC region. We are excited for the multitude of project benefits to come to fruition and support new learnings in environmental stewardship.” 

 

Since its inception in 2019, the legacy fund has provided $290,000 to individuals and organizations in northcentral B.C. for their novel and collaborative community projects. 

 

“Just beyond the hustle of airport activity lies a quiet, thriving marshland that has remained largely hidden—until now,” says Sabrina Angus, Interim President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority. “The YXS Marshland Conservation Project presents a unique opportunity to share the story of our local ecosystem, highlighting learning, language, and land stewardship. With support from the CNCRFS Legacy Fund, we’re creating a meaningful space that celebrates biodiversity, fosters cultural understanding, and sparks curiosity—enriching the visitor experience from the moment they arrive in Northern B.C.” 

 

“We thank the CNCRFS team for funding the Williston School Ecology Program to bring professionals, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, educators, students, and community members together in an outdoor setting,” says Michelle Bobrel, President of the Mackenzie Community Arts Council. 

 

The CNCRFS Legacy Fund is open each year to individuals, businesses, community groups, First Nations communities, government agencies, as well as secondary and post-secondary schools in and around Valemount, McBride, Prince George, Bear Lake, McLeod Lake, Mackenzie, Quesnel, Fort St. James, Vanderhoof and Burns Lake.   

 

Visit the Research Forest Society Legacy Fund webpage  for more information on the program and previously funded projects. 

 

The CNC Research Forest Society’s legacy grant funding comes from the society’s activities in its research forest. These funds are separate from CNC’s operating budget. 

 

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