Surrey-based B.C. Wildlife Federation has launched another lottery and 鈥淔ishty Fifty鈥� draw to help with habitat restoration, outdoor education and advocacy for better wildlife-management policies in the province.

鈥檚 grand prize is a Gelex G5 Boat and Rapala Fishing package worth $62,000, with Apex Pro E-Bike and tent/generator packages also up for grabs. Prize raffle tickets start at $10 each , rising to 30 tickets for $100.

The early-bird draw for a fishing package is June 28, and the 50/50 and other prizes will be drawn Aug. 15. There are 217,500 tickets available for the prize raffle and another 217,500 tickets for the 鈥淔ishty Fifty鈥� draw, the jackpot for which is now over $52,000 (winner takes half).

The B.C. Wildlife Federation is a province-wide, member-driven charitable organization with more than 43,000 members and 100-plus member clubs.

Conservation Lottery proceeds support wilderness camps and archery classes for kids, scientific research, stewardship workshops on streams and other BCWF-backed programs.

Of note, the BCWF鈥檚 鈥�10,000 Wetlands鈥� initiative is one multi-year effort to create thousands of wetland ecosystems in B.C. using beaver dams.

鈥淲e use beaver-based restoration to keep water on the landscape to create habitat and mitigate wildfire and flood risk,鈥� said Jennifer Rogers, beaver restoration assessment lead. 鈥淲ith First Nations and conservation partners, we will build more than 100 鈥楤eaver Dam Analogues鈥� that support native plant and animal species, contribute to fire and flood resiliency, and promote healthy watersheds across the province.鈥�

BC Wildlife Federation offices are at #101-9706 188 St., Surrey.