It will take many years to bring white sturgeon populations back to a healthy number, and the costs will be significant. A number of organizations have already committed financial and in-kind support towards the Recovery Initiative, and the list is growing. The Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative started in the summer of 2000, with operational costs exceeding one million dollars each year. These costs reflect research programs, hatchery operations and white sturgeon fish culture, and administration of the Recovery Team and the Action Planning Group. It is critical that funding is available each year to implement ongoing and new projects to ensure the upper Columbia white sturgeon have a good chance of survival. Your financial contribution will help support research, public education, and other efforts.

You can make a tax deductible donation to the UCWSRI to sponsor a project by contacting the UCWSRI through:

• email at info@uppercolumbiasturgeon.org,
• a member listed on this site, or
• contributing directly by making a donation to the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund. Clearly reference your contribution "Upper Columbia River White Sturgeon Restoration Project". You may specify the area of support to direct your funds: Research Projects, Public Education and Communications, or General Initiative operations. Mail to: Liz Stanlake, Head Biological and Evaluation Services, Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, 4th Floor - 2975 Jutland Road, PO Box 9354, Station Provincial Government, Victoria BC V8W 9M1 www.hctf.ca Telephone: 1-800-387-9853. A tax receipt will be issued.
  
  

Leaping adult white sturgeon (UCWSRI photo)