Three Rivers join One River Discovery Project | |
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Year
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2009 |
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Proponent
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Lillooet Naturalist Society |
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Project type
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Engagement |
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FSWP funding source
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Living Rivers |
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Grant amount
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$35,460 |
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Total project value
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$51,720 |
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ID number
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09-LR41-E |
Location:
Greater Vancouver
Project Summary
Overview
The Discovery Project will increase our presence in the community (both aboriginal and non-aboriginal) so we can promote appreciation for the environment and watersheds, discuss how to live well within them, and develop a holistic stewardship ethic within the community.
We will develop sixteen hands-on activities in relation to eight sites: two sites on each of the four rivers. These activities will be developed in collaboration with St’at’imc elders, teachers, MOE, DFO, Rivershed Society, BCNature and local people. Key issues and concerns will be researched.
A mapping framework which focuses on the natural world, where community members can provide artistic renditions of the fish, wildlife, plants and ecosystems of our area, will be developed as a visual reminder.
We will travel to various communities, schools and local rivers in the ‘Rivershed’ Trailer, to increase our exposure in the community and promote the natural world and its importance to the health of our communities. Issues will be discussed and action plans developed.
We will implement sixteen bi-weekly Discovery events. These activities will focus on an appreciation for the complexity of the ecosystem, tips on how to live sustainably within the system, and will involve action plans and stewardship activities.
Objectives
1. Increase our presence in the community (both aboriginal and non-aboriginal) so that we can promote appreciation for the environment and watersheds; while at the same time building relationships within communities.
2. Develop educational hands-on activities, which focus on our three watersheds and the Fraser River. The activities will have a strong cultural aspect, local content and pinpoint issues to be addressed.
3. Promote an understanding of watersheds and the importance of our actions in maintaining their health, while producing a community map showing natural features, and providing action plans.
4. Promote greater personal responsibility and give resources so people can take concrete actions in their daily lives to help protect our watersheds, while increasing community involvement in stewardship activities.
Methods
A timeline and monitoring system will be established to ensure the project proceeds successfully.
Purchase and outfit ‘Rivershed’ trailer.
Hire staff.
Make contacts in the four aboriginal communities who live along the rivers.
Make contacts with schools, youth groups, seniors, artists, organizations and business.
Promote project in local papers and radio station.
Choose two sites on each of the four rivers to hold educational activities.
Scope out issues, challenges/barriers and develop action activities to provide solutions.
Develop sixteen educational, hands-on, local and culturally appropriate activity kits with input from contacts.
Develop a nature-map framework.
Develop sponsorship relationships with local organizations and business.
Purchase equipment and resources for the sixteen kits.
Paint the “Rivershed” trailer to promote sustainability and acknowledge partners.
Visit aboriginal communities, schools and other locations with the ‘Rivershed’ Trailer, to promote project
Implement sixteen bi-weekly Stewardship and Discovery events, June through January, at the river sites, based
on the research undertaken earlier around local issues and solutions.
Implement activities with local schools and youth groups, and during local events.
Involve the community in a Nature Mapping project during the activities, and at local events.
Promote the project and events in the newspapers and on radio bi-weekly.
Monitor the success of the project by tracking participation numbers in both educational and stewardship activities.
Monitor the increased understanding of the importance of watersheds and stewardship with participants through participation surveys. Long-term monitoring of actions taken and improvements made.
Ongoing reporting and budgeting as required to the board and funding organizations.
See also:
http://www.lillooetnaturalistsociety.org
Final Results
The final report for the study is posted in the orange resource box to the upper right.
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