Ecostar Awards

Ecological Stewardship

Ecological Stewardship

Commends an organization who is actively working to restore or protect land-based ecosystems.

Applications open July 6, 2026
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Finalist

Habitat Acquisition Trust

Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) is a regional land trust that works across southern Vancouver Island to conserve, steward, and restore ecologically significant lands and waters for the benefit of communities and the many species that depend on them.

Victora, BC
Finalist

Redd Fish Restoration Society

Redd Fish Restoration Society is a registered charity working in partnership with nuučaanuł Nations to restore damaged ecosystems, rebuild wild salmon populations, and support long-term stewardship across the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Ucluelet, BC
Finalist

Tla-o-qui-aht (ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ) Tribal Parks

Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks is an Indigenous-led stewardship program protecting 76,000 hectares of ḥaaḥuułi — the traditional territories of the ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ ḥaw̓w̓ iiḥ — through the work of Tribal Park Guardians and a growing network of allied businesses.

Tofino, BC