Round River works in multiple locations across western Canada, partnering with Indigenous communities to further their conservation visions. Examples of our work include major contributions to the protection of the Great Bear Rainforest, the Taku River Watershed, the Yukon North Slope, and the Muskwa-Kechika. Our approach to conservation in Canada merges large-scale, strategic conservation planning with on-the-ground research and programming efforts to advance both protected area establishment and local stewardship initiatives. We work closely with community members, Land Guardians, and regional colleagues and scientists to develop approaches that help guide land protection efforts, steward fish and wildlife habitat, and support programming that strengthens the bond between people and place.
Our current projects in Canada include work in the Taku River Watershed, the Southern Lakes Region of the Yukon, and the Yukon North Slope. Our work in these places is constantly evolving, responding to the needs and priorities of our partners. However, current initiatives include multiple large-scale conservation area designs, alpine ungulate research and stewardship efforts, multi-disciplinary salmon stewardship programming, Indigenous Knowledge research and mapping, and regional wildlife habitat modeling.
Round River works in multiple locations across western Canada, partnering with Indigenous communities to further their conservation visions. Examples of our work include major contributions to the protection of the Great Bear Rainforest, the Taku River Watershed, the Yukon North Slope, and the Muskwa-Kechika. Our approach to conservation in Canada merges large-scale, strategic conservation planning with on-the-ground research and programming efforts to advance both protected area establishment and local stewardship initiatives. We work closely with community members, Land Guardians, and regional colleagues and scientists to develop approaches that help guide land protection efforts, steward fish and wildlife habitat, and support programming that strengthens the bond between people and place.
Our current projects in Canada include work in the Taku River Watershed, the Southern Lakes Region of the Yukon, and the Yukon North Slope. Our work in these places is constantly evolving, responding to the needs and priorities of our partners. However, current initiatives include multiple large-scale conservation area designs, alpine ungulate research and stewardship efforts, multi-disciplinary salmon stewardship programming, Indigenous Knowledge research and mapping, and regional wildlife habitat modeling.
The Taku River Watershed is the largest non-road-accessible watershed on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is home to all five species of Pacific salmon, steelhead, a healthy grizzly bear population, wolves, woodland caribou, sheep, and goats, and has been stewarded by the Taku River Tlingit since time immemorial. We have been supporting conservation in the Taku since 1998, working with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation to support their land vision and contributing to large scale conservation area design, species-specific research, cultural revitalization efforts, and on-the-land programming.
How We Walk with the Land and Water (How We Walk) is a collaborative land relationship initiative between Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Kwanlin Dun First Nation, and Ta’an Kwachan Council. How We Walk seeks to steward the Southern Lakes Region of the Yukon- the headwaters of the Yukon River. We have been supporting this project since its inception, in 2014.
The Yukon North Slope (YNS) is a vast coastal plain in the Inuvialuit Settlement region that supports several species of arctic wildlife, including migratory birds, polar bear, grizzly bear, caribou, musk oxen, Dall’s sheep, and moose. In 2014, Round River began supporting the North Slope Wildlife Management Advisory Council in developing an updated YNS Wildlife Conservation and Management Plan. Our efforts contributed to the signing of the 2024 Aullaviat/Anguniarvik Traditional Conservation Area Agreement, placing the area under formal protection with Indigenous-led management.
Based in Atlin, British Columbia, our 6-week Taku River Watershed Programs take place in the traditional territory of our long-time partners, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN). Since 2003, our students have played an integral role in Round River’s conservation efforts, in both the Taku and the Yukon River headwaters. Students have contributed to research on wolves, grizzly bear, salmon, caribou, sheep, and mountain goats, as well as alpine vegetation surveys and ecological succession monitoring. Students have also worked closely with our Tlingit partners and contributed to projects to monitor traditional food plants, taken part in joint research initiatives, and worked on oral history documentation. The Taku River Watershed is the largest non-road-accessible watershed on the Pacific Coast of North America.
Based in Atlin, British Columbia, our 6-week Taku River Watershed Programs take place in the traditional territory of our long-time partners, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN). Since 2003, our students have played an integral role in Round River’s conservation efforts, in both the Taku and the Yukon River headwaters. Students have contributed to research on wolves, grizzly bear, salmon, caribou, sheep, and mountain goats, as well as alpine vegetation surveys and ecological succession monitoring. Students have also worked closely with our Tlingit partners and contributed to projects to monitor traditional food plants, taken part in joint research initiatives, and worked on oral history documentation. The Taku River Watershed is the largest non-road-accessible watershed on the Pacific Coast of North America.
Will Tyson
Community Programs Director
Email: will@roundriver.org
Maggie Triska
Conservation Director
Email: maggie@roundriver.org
