Goals
Together, we set out:
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to create an interactive digital map of Xetthecum through a participatory approach that results in an accessible ecocultural mapping framework, which can be adapted to document other places of cultural and ecological significance in the Salish Sea.
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to meaningfully weave Indigenous wisdom and knowledge and Western scientific practice into this participatory mapping framework.
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to identify important ecological and cultural dimensions of the landscape as a framework for conservation and private land stewardship.
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to honour past efforts to document the ecocultural values of the Galiano Island landscape by building upon the outcomes of previous participatory mapping exercises and other local resources into our digital map.
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to promote intergenerational, cross-cultural, multidisciplinary, and transboundary skill-sharing and knowledge exchange, supporting ecocultural mapping as a professional conservation practice among the next generation of land stewards.
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to apply new technologies, including aerial drone and precision accuracy GPS systems, to improve the resolution of existing terrestrial ecosystem mapping data.
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to explore the potential for the development of ongoing biodiversity and ecocultural monitoring practices, in partnership with regional and local agencies, and members of the Galiano Island community, to help sustain this work into the future.