![]() ![]() It’s very much about not taking more than you need,” Wilson adds. “We managed to live in the world for thousands of years without the massive ecological destruction that’s happening now. “It’s time to put the library back together and learn about all the things my ancestors did to ensure that there was enough fish and octopus – looking after and respecting the environment.” ![]() “In this time of climate change, it’s really important to acknowledge Indigenous mariculture as conservation and recognize First Nations governance over our land and resources,” says Wilson. Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson, a Haida Matriarch and Indigenous scholar from the Cumshewa Eagle Clan collaborated with the team to highlight the octopus houses of Haida Gwaii. coast including, stone fish traps, clam gardens and octopus houses in Haida Gwaii - where Haida ancestors created these intertidal ponds using mounds of rock that attract octopus to live in them, which they can then harvest,” Earle says. “There are various types of sea gardens off the B.C. ![]() The collaboration brought Salomon’s graduate class, including masters student Heather Earle, to Hawai’i to learn about and assist in the restoration of a fish pond.Īfter graduation, Earle co-led the design and creation of the story map, along with Salomon, Poe and SFU archaeologist Dana Lepofsky, which synthesizes sea gardens from around the world including B.C. Salomon then reached out to Melissa Poe, an environmental anthropologist at Washington Sea Grant, about incorporating the story map project into the Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative Network, which is a community of practice consisting of Pacific-region Sea Grant offices Northwest Tribes and First Nations, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous communities and organizations and universities working to advance Indigenous aquaculture. The students came up with the idea of an interactive story map. Salomon included a synthesis of Indigenous mariculture into her graduate class on social-ecological resilience. Simon Fraser University resource & environmental management professor Anne Salomon was inspired by renowned fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly, who told Salomon that she could elevate the importance of clam gardens by placing them within a global context. The story map was created by the Pacific Sea Garden Collective - an international collaboration of Indigenous knowledge holders, university researchers, community practitioners and artists. Knowledge of their ancestral mariculture practices is being revitalized across the Pacific and information about these cultivation practices has been collected in a new interactive and “living” story map of stewarded sea gardens across the Pacific launched today. No advance signup for individual days is required, and many of our families stay after to explore the rest of the garden or eat a picnic lunch.įor inquiries or suggestions about Story Thyme, please contact Sarah DeWitt.Indigenous People have been stewarding the ocean for thousands of years. We are here in sun, clouds, or small amounts of rain, but will cancel (and notify via email) in the event of heavy rain or thunderstorms. If this will be your first time joining us, please complete a one-time registration so we have information about allergies, contact info, and photo release. You can also park up at the Visitor Center and follow the path away from Wimpole Ave down the hill to your right. ![]() We begin with garden activities at the Every Child Outdoors (ECO) Garden, which can be accessed via our westernmost Boyds Bridge entrance at 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike. Our garden programming and books are tailored for preschool students, we welcome garden explorers of all ages (from babies to grandparents!). Join us April through October every Wednesday, 10:30am-11:30am, for engaging stories, digging in the dirt, planting seeds, watering and harvesting. ![]()
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