2021-2024

The UAV Habitat Mapping project aimed to enhance capacity for monitoring and management of wild salmon habitat in First Nations through the integration of community mapping and geospatial technologies. This project inventoried baseline data, local fish habitat knowledge, and geospatial technologies available for undertaking long-term salmon habitat monitoring. This inventory informed opportunities for capacity building … Read more

The Bio-Cultural Framework project aimed to align Indigenous knowledge and Western scientific knowledge in the management of fish and freshwater resources. This was achieved by using bio-cultural indicators to develop a community-based water monitoring framework that integrated First Nations values to collect baseline data for the assessment of water quality, quantity and habitat health.  The framework helps to express First Nations values, monitor change … Read more