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 Priority Region: Y2Y Far North
Staff contacts: The Far North is defined as the Rocky Mountain region of northeast BC, much of the Yukon, and western Northwest Territories. Beginning just north of the Peace River break, this region extends through the northern arc of the Rockies to include the Peel River watershed and the Mackenzie Mountains of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. This region includes Nahanni National Park (the first World Heritage Site), the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, and the traditional territories of a number of First Nations. The Y2Y Far North encompasses an intensely diverse complement of vegetation communities, including boreal plains grasslands, boreal forests, alpine and subalpine forests, taiga, and tundra. The terrain varies from the steep mountainous topography of the Ogilvie Mountains to the grasslands of the Yukon plateau and Mackenzie Valley. The Far North also contains one of the continent’s largest and most intact predator-prey systems. Wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, lynx, red fox, caribou, bison, elk, mountain goats, Dall sheep, and moose are found here in abundance. There are especially high concentrations of grizzly bears in some of the valley lands of the Far North. Many species of wildlife reach their continental southern or northern range limits in this region. The winter range of the Porcupine Caribou Herd, which has its summer calving grounds in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, extends into the northern reaches of this region. Wilburforce concentrates its grants on conservation efforts in three focal areas:
We are supporting the following organizations for work in this area. When you click on an organization name you will see a list of all grants made to that organization, which may include projects funded in other program areas. (Organizations receiving science-related grants are not included in this list. Please see our Conservation Science section for those grants.)
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