#stewardship — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #stewardship, aggregated by home.social.
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#PownalME - #BradburyMountainStatePark Selected as 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight
Community Events Set for September 3–5
Three days of activities will bring together #LeaveNoTrace, #MaineStateParks, volunteers, and community partners to celebrate and care for one of Maine's treasured outdoor spaces.
Pownal (August 25, 2026) - "The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry #DACF announced today that Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal has been selected as a 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight, bringing three days of community events, outdoor education, and hands-on #stewardship to the park and surrounding area September 3-5, 2026.
"The Leave No Trace Spotlight program recognizes outdoor spaces across the country that can benefit from increased community engagement and collective care. During the Spotlight, the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will work alongside Maine State Parks staff, volunteers, and local partners to provide opportunities for people of all ages and experience levels to learn practical ways to protect the places where they recreate.
" 'Bradbury Mountain is a place people return to again and again, to hike, bike, gather with family, take in the view, and enjoy being outside,' said #ChrisSilsbee, Manager of Bradbury Mountain State Park. 'Being selected as a Leave No Trace Spotlight gives us a great opportunity to bring the community together, have some fun, and put stewardship into action. Whether you join us for trivia, sit around the campfire, or spend Saturday working on a trail, there’s a way for everyone to be part of it.'
"Activities begin Thursday evening in #FreeportME and continue through Saturday at Bradbury Mountain State Park."
FMI:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/426b84d#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeOutdoors #SpendTimeInNature #Stewardship #MaineEvents #MaineStateParks
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#PownalME - #BradburyMountainStatePark Selected as 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight
Community Events Set for September 3–5
Three days of activities will bring together #LeaveNoTrace, #MaineStateParks, volunteers, and community partners to celebrate and care for one of Maine's treasured outdoor spaces.
Pownal (August 25, 2026) - "The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry #DACF announced today that Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal has been selected as a 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight, bringing three days of community events, outdoor education, and hands-on #stewardship to the park and surrounding area September 3-5, 2026.
"The Leave No Trace Spotlight program recognizes outdoor spaces across the country that can benefit from increased community engagement and collective care. During the Spotlight, the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will work alongside Maine State Parks staff, volunteers, and local partners to provide opportunities for people of all ages and experience levels to learn practical ways to protect the places where they recreate.
" 'Bradbury Mountain is a place people return to again and again, to hike, bike, gather with family, take in the view, and enjoy being outside,' said #ChrisSilsbee, Manager of Bradbury Mountain State Park. 'Being selected as a Leave No Trace Spotlight gives us a great opportunity to bring the community together, have some fun, and put stewardship into action. Whether you join us for trivia, sit around the campfire, or spend Saturday working on a trail, there’s a way for everyone to be part of it.'
"Activities begin Thursday evening in #FreeportME and continue through Saturday at Bradbury Mountain State Park."
FMI:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/426b84d#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeOutdoors #SpendTimeInNature #Stewardship #MaineEvents #MaineStateParks
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#PownalME - #BradburyMountainStatePark Selected as 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight
Community Events Set for September 3–5
Three days of activities will bring together #LeaveNoTrace, #MaineStateParks, volunteers, and community partners to celebrate and care for one of Maine's treasured outdoor spaces.
Pownal (August 25, 2026) - "The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry #DACF announced today that Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal has been selected as a 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight, bringing three days of community events, outdoor education, and hands-on #stewardship to the park and surrounding area September 3-5, 2026.
"The Leave No Trace Spotlight program recognizes outdoor spaces across the country that can benefit from increased community engagement and collective care. During the Spotlight, the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will work alongside Maine State Parks staff, volunteers, and local partners to provide opportunities for people of all ages and experience levels to learn practical ways to protect the places where they recreate.
" 'Bradbury Mountain is a place people return to again and again, to hike, bike, gather with family, take in the view, and enjoy being outside,' said #ChrisSilsbee, Manager of Bradbury Mountain State Park. 'Being selected as a Leave No Trace Spotlight gives us a great opportunity to bring the community together, have some fun, and put stewardship into action. Whether you join us for trivia, sit around the campfire, or spend Saturday working on a trail, there’s a way for everyone to be part of it.'
"Activities begin Thursday evening in #FreeportME and continue through Saturday at Bradbury Mountain State Park."
FMI:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/426b84d#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeOutdoors #SpendTimeInNature #Stewardship #MaineEvents #MaineStateParks
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#PownalME - #BradburyMountainStatePark Selected as 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight
Community Events Set for September 3–5
Three days of activities will bring together #LeaveNoTrace, #MaineStateParks, volunteers, and community partners to celebrate and care for one of Maine's treasured outdoor spaces.
Pownal (August 25, 2026) - "The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry #DACF announced today that Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal has been selected as a 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight, bringing three days of community events, outdoor education, and hands-on #stewardship to the park and surrounding area September 3-5, 2026.
"The Leave No Trace Spotlight program recognizes outdoor spaces across the country that can benefit from increased community engagement and collective care. During the Spotlight, the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will work alongside Maine State Parks staff, volunteers, and local partners to provide opportunities for people of all ages and experience levels to learn practical ways to protect the places where they recreate.
" 'Bradbury Mountain is a place people return to again and again, to hike, bike, gather with family, take in the view, and enjoy being outside,' said #ChrisSilsbee, Manager of Bradbury Mountain State Park. 'Being selected as a Leave No Trace Spotlight gives us a great opportunity to bring the community together, have some fun, and put stewardship into action. Whether you join us for trivia, sit around the campfire, or spend Saturday working on a trail, there’s a way for everyone to be part of it.'
"Activities begin Thursday evening in #FreeportME and continue through Saturday at Bradbury Mountain State Park."
FMI:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/426b84d#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeOutdoors #SpendTimeInNature #Stewardship #MaineEvents #MaineStateParks
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#PownalME - #BradburyMountainStatePark Selected as 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight
Community Events Set for September 3–5
Three days of activities will bring together #LeaveNoTrace, #MaineStateParks, volunteers, and community partners to celebrate and care for one of Maine's treasured outdoor spaces.
Pownal (August 25, 2026) - "The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry #DACF announced today that Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal has been selected as a 2026 Leave No Trace Spotlight, bringing three days of community events, outdoor education, and hands-on #stewardship to the park and surrounding area September 3-5, 2026.
"The Leave No Trace Spotlight program recognizes outdoor spaces across the country that can benefit from increased community engagement and collective care. During the Spotlight, the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will work alongside Maine State Parks staff, volunteers, and local partners to provide opportunities for people of all ages and experience levels to learn practical ways to protect the places where they recreate.
" 'Bradbury Mountain is a place people return to again and again, to hike, bike, gather with family, take in the view, and enjoy being outside,' said #ChrisSilsbee, Manager of Bradbury Mountain State Park. 'Being selected as a Leave No Trace Spotlight gives us a great opportunity to bring the community together, have some fun, and put stewardship into action. Whether you join us for trivia, sit around the campfire, or spend Saturday working on a trail, there’s a way for everyone to be part of it.'
"Activities begin Thursday evening in #FreeportME and continue through Saturday at Bradbury Mountain State Park."
FMI:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/426b84d#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeOutdoors #SpendTimeInNature #Stewardship #MaineEvents #MaineStateParks
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As #EastAfrica’s oceans change, coastal women build new livelihoods
By ALLAN OLINGO, July 5, 2026 at 10:36 pm
MALINDI, #Kenya (AP) — "The unfinished restaurant is still little more than concrete walls and wooden beams. As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as decor. In a few days, the beachside restaurant on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast will open, offering another way to earn a living.
" 'For us women, this is hope,' says Mohammed, who, for most of her life, was one of the few fisherwomen in Malindi, a town northeast of the port city of #Mombasa. 'It will help support many families that have depended on the ocean for decades.'
"Across East Africa’s coast, fisherfolk are increasingly turning to tourism, #EcosystemRestoration and other conservation-based businesses, reinventing their relationship with the sea as #ClimateChange, #overfishing and declining ocean health threaten their livelihoods.
"In Kenya, women are turning restored #MangroveForests into sources of income through #beekeeping and #ecotourism. In #Tanzania’s #Zanzibar archipelago, fishing communities are protecting #CoralReefs through locally managed closures. In #Mozambique, #SeaGrassRestoration is creating jobs while reviving marine habitats. Together, these efforts are redefining resilience, not as leaving the ocean behind, but as restoring it while building enduring livelihoods.
" 'Communities that depend on the ocean are also its best stewards,' said Andreane Martel, project director for a conservation program dubbed #ReSea. 'When local people, especially women, lead conservation, they protect #biodiversity while creating more resilient and inclusive livelihoods.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LTBNs#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateResilience #OceansAreLife #Stewardship
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Twenty-five critical areas for #biodiversity nationally recognized in #NovaScotia
"#KBA [ #KeyBiodiversityArea] designation does not create legal protection. However, it does provide the evidence base to drive advocacy for protection where it’s needed most, as well as data to guide land-use planning and regional #stewardship."
Peter Soroye, 6/29/2026
Notable quotes:
“In 2025, 10 #PipingPlover pairs produced 24 fledglings within the #MiddleOhio to #PortJoli KBA - an incredible success, which demonstrates the area’s importance to this species at risk. We're thrilled to see so many valuable habitats recognized; from across the #WabanakiAcadian forests to the ocean.” – Sue Abbott, Associate Director – Atlantic Programs, Birds Canada"Canada's #biosphere regions are places where science, communities, and #FirstNations combine their knowledge to care for the living world. The identification of 79 Key Biodiversity Areas across our Canadian biosphere regions, including the 25 announced today in Nova Scotia, illustrates what this network achieves in practice: contributing to Canada's biodiversity commitments and to the targets of the Force of Nature Strategy. Each designation is a collective victory that confirms the value of managing our territories by mobilizing all available knowledge, at every scale.” - Kate Potter, Executive Director, Canadian Biosphere Regions Association."
#SolarPunkSunday #CriticalHabitats #ProtectNature #Miqmak #Canada #Stewardship #EndangeredSpecial #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge
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Reconnecting the Wild #Midwest
Explore how #TNC is rebuilding connections between habitats to help #MidwestWildlife—and people—thrive in a changing climate
Published March 02, 2026
"Wildlife needs room to roam, and the Midwest is full of amazing habitats—such as forests, prairies, wetlands and rivers—that aren’t connected, leaving wildlife stuck and struggling. That's why TNC is linking forests, prairies, wetlands and rivers across the Midwest so wildlife can move, adapt and thrive.
"What Is a Wildlife Corridor? Why Are They Important?
"#Habitat Crridors can be interconnected land-based environments, such as #forests and #prairies, as well as #rivers and other freshwater passages that allow aquatic species to move freely. These healthy, #biodiverse areas are beneficial for people too, as they can help reduce flood risk to communities and provide more recreational opportunities in nature.
"However, the Midwest region is highly fragmented. #Habitats are subdivided across different landowners, and many are highly degraded.
"To address this, TNC serves as our own type of corridor, coordinating protection and #stewardship efforts across properties owned by many different partners. Through these collaborations, we help secure funding to connect science with #conservation on the ground and in the water.
"Our work includes large-scale #HabitatRestoration projects that create and improve pathways, like our #CoastalRepair efforts in #SanduskyBay, #DamRemoval efforts in Southern #Indiana and our prescribed fire work in Southern #Illinois."
Learn more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/midwest/stories-in-the-midwest/wildlife-corridors/#SolarPunkSunday #ConnectedHabitats
#Wildlife #WildlifeHighways #WildlifeCorridors #MidwesternUS #TheNatureConservancy #Biodiversity #WildlifeConservation -
If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?
For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric. -
#SwanLakeNatureSanctuary - the #NatureHouse. This is where I worked out of in my late 20s, as a nature interpreter/educator for public school field trips for a few months. I taught out of the nature house, an outdoor gazebo & on the central dock at the nature sanctuary.
There's been several upgrades to the nature house & to the nature sanctuary, since the early 2000s.https://www.swanlake.bc.ca/the-nature-house-2
#Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureEducation #LearnAboutNature #Naturalists #architecture #CommunityEducation #nonprofit #NatureConservation #stewardship #ProtectNature #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VisitAndLearn
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It's a wonderful time of year to visit #WellandCommunityOrchard 🌸💚🌸
Hundreds of trees are blossoming, right now. Lots of wildflowers & other pollinator flowers are out. Lots of berry plants are developing new fruits.https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #AppleTrees #HeirloomApples #LifecyclesProjectSociety #photography #blossoms
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Logging off with some #GrannySmith apple #blossoms 🍏
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #AppleTree #HeirloomApples #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography #blossoms #Bloomscrolling
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#Gooseberry & #blueberry plants.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #BerryPlants #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #FoodPlants #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography #blossoms #Bloomscrolling
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We've added two wooden/wicker chairs by lower raised garden beds & near our berries grow zone. A lovely spot to take a rest break.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #RestSpot #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #TakeABreak #HaveASeat
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#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #QuinceTree #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography #blossoms #Bloomscrolling #quince
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One of our heirloom, red fleshed, apple tree blossoms. I'll update with the name of this cultivar soon - forgot it (we have over 125 heirloom apple trees at Welland).
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #AppleTree #HeirloomApples #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography #blossoms #Bloomscrolling
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Great turnout at today's educational workshop at #WellandCommunityOrchard. A Year in the Life of a Fruit Tree was the workshop offered.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #educational #workshop #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography #OutdoorClassroom
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#Bloomscrolling #blossoms #flowers #WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #Spring #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #CherryTree #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography
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Hey #VictoriaBC & area folks!
This month we have a Spring Orchard Tour coming up on Sunday April 19th from 2pm-3pm and a new Workshop called A Year in the Life of a Fruit Tree, which will cover an introduction to year round fruit tree maintenance with a special focus on holistic management of pest and disease issues, on April 26th from 1pm-3pm. You can register for both of these now!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/spring-orchard-tour-tickets-1977307727641
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-fruit-tree-tickets-1983282394029
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #Workshops #OrchardTour
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Photos slideshow video.
Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Our community learning workshops are fun, affordable (we have sliding scale available), in a beautiful orchard setting.
Many folks end up making new, local, like-minded friends through participating in our various workshops at Welland 😊Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#MakeNewFriends #WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Participants keenly working on their fruit tree grafts.
Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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When John wasn't pointing, River was pointing 😅 River is our orchard coordinator.
Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Thanks to John for teaching the workshop today.
He did a lot of pointing today 😅Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Thompson #apple tree blossom buds.
#Pluot tree blossoms.#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Blossoms #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #FreeTheFood #FreeFruits #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography
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Some participants holding their finished apple tree grafts, to grow at home.
Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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This young POC man attended his first workshop at Welland & enjoyed it. He was telling me that he's planning to grow his small apple tree in a large pot, on his apartment balcony 🙂 We helped him select a dwarf apple variety to graft for his small space needs.
Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Some of the #vegetables we grow at the community orchard. These are found in our lower area raised beds. It is located near our composting station.
- Rainbow #chard
- Purple #broccoli
- #MinersLettuce
- Curly #RedLettucehttps://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFood #VegetableGarden #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring
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Thornless raspberry, gooseberry, currants area is all weeded, restaked, tied up & looking good.
We have another berry growing area, on the other side of the rarer heritage apples enclosure, behind this patch.https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #BerryPlants #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #GrowBerries
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Workshop participants, helping each other out.
Fruit Trees #grafting #workshop today.
There's going to be a Summer fruit tree grafting workshop too.https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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I just met these four friendly folks at UVIC Campus Community Garden Spring Market, on Friday 🙂
It was nice to see all four of them again - all enjoying the workshop, today.#FruitTrees #grafting #workshop held at Welland Community Orchard.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Participants doing their practice grafting on some apple tree twigs.
#FruitTrees #grafting #workshop today.
There's going to be a Summer fruit tree grafting workshop too.https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom #HandsAtWork
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#Quince #FruitTree blossom buds.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography
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El Dorado #pear #FruitTree blossom buds.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #nature #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #photography
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Working on location at Welland Community Orchard.
#FruitTrees #grafting #workshop today.#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #TreeGrafting #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #HandsOnLearning #OutdoorClassroom
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Our pluot fruit tree is in full blossom. There will be lots of fruit produced by this tree 😁
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowFruit #FruitTrees #Pluot #HybridFruit #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #Spring #GrowFood
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Some delighted participants with their take home blue oyster mushrooms grow buckets. Lots of smiles & great energy shared at the mushrooms growing workshop, this afternoon ✌️🙂
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowMushrooms #Fungi #GrowFood #HappyFolks #Smiles #CommunityBuilding #CultivatingCommunities
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Our mushrooms growing workshop sold out fast. There's going to be another mushrooms growing workshop, in the Fall. All the participants today, were delighted to make their own blue oysters grow bucket to take home.
Our next workshop at the community orchard is a fruit tree grafting workshop - which is sold out with a waiting list.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowMushrooms #Fungi #GrowFood #CommunityBuilding #CultivatingCommunities #DIY #workshop
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Please consider becoming a member!
The #CoastalISC is a #nonprofit organization composed of local citizens, representatives from First Nations, governments, utilities, natural resource industries, academia and conservation groups, and others who share a common concern about the impacts of invasive alien plants in #CoastalBC. The Coastal ISC serves the geographic area of #VancouverIsland, the #GulfIslands, and the #SunshineCoast.
https://www.coastalisc.com/become-a-member
#Naturalists #NatureGuardians #BCInvasivePlants #conservation #stewardship #Environmentalists #EarthFirst #ProtectNativeSpecies #BritishColumbia #Canadian #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #PNW
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Note - #AsianLadyBeetles, another #InvasiveSpecies, actually feeds on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid! A reason to shoo the beetles outside if they are in your house!
#Maine [and #NewEngland] - Help Track a #Hemlock Pest
February 26, 2026
"#HemlockWoollyAdelgid (#HWA) is an #aphid-like invasive insect that feeds on and can kill hemlock trees in Maine. To find HWA, look:
- On hemlock trees. In North America, HWA is found only on hemlock trees.
- On the undersides of hemlock twigs. At this time of year, HWA is covered in white tufts of wax and is easy to see. Look for discrete 'woolly' masses.
At fallen twigs on top of the snow, as this will give you a picture of what is happening high in the crown. Unless you are in an area where HWA is commonly found (such as southern coastal towns), please let us know if you find it.Unless you are in an area where HWA is commonly found (such as southern coastal towns), please let us know if you find it. "
Wikipedia: "Accidentally introduced to North America from Japan, HWA was first found in the eastern United States near Richmond, #Virginia, in 1951. The pest is now found from northern #Georgia to coastal# Maine and southwestern Nova Scotia as well as areas of western #Michigan near the eastern #LakeMichigan shoreline. As of 2015, HWA has affected 90% of the geographic range of #EasternHemlock in North America."
Read more [includes photos for identification]:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343953#SolarPunkSunday #HemlockTrees #SaveTheTrees #Forestry
#Stewardship #InvasiveSpecies
#InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NaturalPestControl
#NewEngland #EasternCanada
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#MDACF - #BrowntailMoth in #Maine - Spotlight
February 27, 2026
"BrowntailMoth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) populations decreased in some areas in 2025, but are still elevated in others. Check trees this winter to see whether your community may be impacted by browntail moth this spring. If you find winter webs, take action to make a difference!
Browntail Moth (#BTM) is an invasive insect of forest and human health concern that feeds on #oak, #apple, #cherry, #crabapple, #elm, #birch, #poplar, #shadbush, and #rugosa rose bushes in Maine. BTM caterpillars have irritating hairs that break off their bodies and settle in the environment, causing an #ItchyRash for humans that come in contact with the hairs.
In the winter, look for palm-sized BTM winter webs at the tips of trees to see if you may be dealing with BTM caterpillars in the spring and summer. Actions to take in the winter and spring:
- Scout for and remove winter webs with hand snips or an extendable pole pruner in areas you can safely reach. Destroy webs in a contained fire or soak the webs in a bucket of soapy water for a few days before disposing.
- Find professional help if you can't reach and remove winter webs. Licensed arborists, pesticide applicators, and FAA-certified drone operators may be able to help you remove webs or treat your infested trees to reduce BTM populations.
- Insecticide treatments in mid-April to mid-May may also be effective at reducing populations.In mid-April, BTM caterpillars will emerge from their winter webs and begin feeding on the buds and leaves of their host trees until late June. Actions to take in late spring and summer:
- Learn how to identify the browntail caterpillar and avoid areas where these caterpillars have been.
- Change clothes and shower after working in infested areas to wash away irritating hairs and prevent the rash.
- Keep outdoor lights off in July to dissuade BTM adult moths from flying near your dooryard and laying eggs in nearby trees."Source:
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/about/news/news.shtml?id=13343956#SolarPunkSunday #SaveTheTrees #NaturalPestSolutions #Forestry #Stewardship #InvasiveSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #Maine #NewEngland #EasternCanada #Massachusetts #MaineDepartmentOfAgricultureConservationAndForestry
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Today was an excellent day. I worked in the morning. Went on a lovely nature walk with Mom, after work. 10/10 day 🥰
I #volunteer at this park too - with invasive species removal.#nature #WalkInThePark #Winter #Saanich #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #GetOutside #VolunteersNeeded #Colquitz #VictoriaBC #stewardship #rewilding #InvasiveSpeciesRemoval #PleaseVolunteer #PeopleWithDisabilities
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#Wheelbarrows & folks OK working with them are absolutely essential to year-round #community #OrchardCare #stewardship work!
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #mulch #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities
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#Wabanaki group restoring 245-acre farm in #SwanvilleME as food hub
#Niweskok, a Wabanaki-led #FoodSovereignty organization, recently bought the farm to aid its work reinvigorating traditional crops and land management.by Gillian Graham, May 8, 2025
"A Wabanaki-led food sovereignty organization recently acquired a 245-acre farm in Swanville, marking the return of Wabanaki stewardship to ancestral lands in the Penobscot Bay region.
"Niweskok: From the #StarsToSeeds, a collaboration of Wabanaki #FoodAndMedicine providers, has focused for years on reinvigorating #TraditionalCrops and #LandManagement strategies, distributing #TraditionalFoods and hosting workshops. But they did not have a permanent land base until buying the farm." 'Now, with this land, we have permanency of place — and the ability to continue this work for generations to come,' said #AliviaMoore, a #PenobscotNation citizen and Niweskok co-director.
"Niweskok (which translates to 'dried seeds for planting' in the Penobscot language) raised more than $1.8 million in just three months to buy the farm, which had been used to raise cattle and board horses. The group continues to raise money toward its $3 million capital campaign goal.
"Acquiring the land in January was a major step toward restoring the #PenobscotBay region as a Wabanaki food hub and allows Indigenous communities to reconnect with #TraditionalFoodways, #medicines and #ecological #stewardship. Niweskok sees the land as an intergenerational center where Wabanaki values of care, reciprocity and sustainability can flourish.
Moore said the land will allow Niweskok to go much deeper in its food production work. The group’s plans for the land include educational programming, #SeedSaving, #WildHarvesting and cultural camps."Moore said the land itself would determine the name of the farm. The farm was selected because it is close to the ocean and Penobscot territory.
'Penobscot people have been, through the process of #colonization and #genocide, thoroughly removed from coastal access,' Moore said. 'So for us to truly have healthful economies, healthful social structures and political systems, we need to be able to engage in our coastal ecology.'"The land, with access to the #GooseRiver, includes agricultural #fields, 140 acres of #forest, #wetlands and ponds. There are miles of riding trails through the woods, which Niweskok staff will map and decide which to maintain and whether more are needed for waterway access.
"Niweskok staff members have been preparing the soil for future planting and harvesting. Moore has been working on a 1-acre welcome garden that includes #perennials, #FruitTrees, #SweetGrass, #blueberries and other plants. Last week, she planted 70 #asparagus seedlings and 35 #rhubarb plants.
"Plans also are underway to spruce up a #farmstand where Niweskok will share #FreeProduce with neighbors.
"Moore has also been focused on working to restore the forests as #FoodForests — a process that will take years — and has started selective cutting to support existing #hazelnut groves and #BlackCherries.
"Niweskok will also create outdoor classrooms for community members to engage with the land, including demonstrations on plantings and #agroforestry techniques.
" 'An outdoor kitchen is one of our high-priority areas because so much of our time and how we want to support our community is being with our foods and outside as much as possible,' Moore said. 'Cooking over open fire is not only a way we want to engage with folks, but an important, culturally significant and really beautiful way to be together.'"Niweskok this month was awarded the #EspyHeritageAward from the #MaineCoastHeritageTrust, an annual award that recognizes those who make outstanding contributions to #LandConservation while inspiring others. It was the first time the award was given to an #Indigenous-led group.
"Angela Twitchell, director of partnerships and public policy for Maine Coast Heritage Trust, said Niweskok’s work to restore the Penobscot Bay region as a Wabanaki food hub is 'an inspiring example of how land conservation is evolving.'
"For decades starting in the 1950s, land conservation was centered on ecological and species protection and protecting lands from people and development. It has since evolved to center its work in community, Twitchell said.
" '(Niweskok’s) work embodies resilience and a deep commitment to healing and nourishing both the land and the community,' she said. 'The collaborative work between #LandTrusts and Niweskok stands as a model to be replicated.'
"Moore said the award acknowledges the leadership of Niweskok, and added that other incredible Wabanaki-led land work is happening in the region. Moore hopes the award indicates that Maine conservation groups will continue to find ways to support Wabanaki leadership in conservation.
"Having the land has been a 'beautiful invitation' for the #NonWabanaki community 'to support Wabanaki food sovereignty and be in support of our leadership in care of the land,' Moore said."Archived version:
https://archive.md/Ii0au#WabanakiConfederacy
#MaineFirstNations #LandBack #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #sovereignty #Wabanakik #WabanakiAlliance #Decolonize #SolarPunkSunday #LandStewards #stewardship #NatureEducation #Foraging #Maine #IndigenousPeoplesDay -
So, I heard back from #MDIFW about #EAB in our area. Apparently, my town is one that was recently identified to have Emerald Ash Borer outbreaks. They gave me information about treating the #GreenAsh trees (or taking them down), and an arborist friend of mine down the road was recommended to deal with infested trees. #MDOT may be responsible for taking down the ones by the road that are too far gone, but I'll let them know that there's someone nearby who they could hire to do that. I'll be talking to the neighbors who have the tree that might be saved about pesticide application. The #WhiteAsh tree by the #SacoRiver (which I don't think is infected), would be tricky to deal with, since pesticides could get into the river (though it's not like the Saco is potable water anyways -- but still. And it flows into the ocean). Anyhow, I have a plan of action. I'll provide updates on the trees as needed.
#MaineTrees #CitizenScience
#EmeraldAshBorer #SaveTheTrees #InvasiveSpecies #ProtectTheTrees #Stewardship #YorkCountyMaine -
Returning land to tribes is a step towards justice and #sustainability, say #Wabanaki, #EnvironmentalActivists
by Emily Weyrauch, December 1, 2020
"Last month, the Elliotsville Foundation gave back 735 acres to the #PenobscotNation, a parcel of land that connects two Penobscot-held land plots. While this return of land is a significant milestone in terms of the work of conservation groups in Maine, it also reflects a larger shift in thinking about land ownership, from property and caretaking toward #IndigenousStewardship.
"Before European settlers arrived, the land in Maine was stewarded by the Wabanaki people—a confederacy of five nations including Penobscot, #Passamaquoddy, #Maliseet, #Mikmaq and #Abenaki.
"Early treaties between Indigenous tribes and settlers were signed, but not upheld. Early Maine court cases set the precedent for #LandTheft. The state legally prohibited treaty obligations from being published in its constitution. Ever since the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, the state government has significantly limited tribes’ sovereignty and access to ancestral lands. Now, the Maine legislature is preparing to take up a bill that would make 22 law changes to the 1980 act to promote Wabanaki sovereignty and correct the impacts of the 40-year-old piece of legislation that placed Wabanaki people in a separate category from other federally-recognized tribes.
"Currently, a vast majority—90 percent—of land in Maine is privately owned, unlike in states like Nevada, Utah and Idaho, where the vast majority of land is owned by the U.S. government. Less than one percent of Maine land is owned by #Wabanaki people.
"To many Indigenous people, the legacy of white-led conservation groups in Maine and nationwide represents a failure of true environmental stewardship.
"'Across the country, land conservation groups and land trusts participated in depopulating, cutting off Indigenous access to certain lands and resources,' said Dr. Darren Ranco, associate professor of Anthropology and coordinator of Native American Research at the University of Maine.
"Dr. Ranco said that the history of environmental protection in the U.S. starts in the 19th century and focuses on two movements: conservation and preservation.
" 'On the one hand, you have people saying, ‘You want to use the public lands wisely’ — and that often led to extreme forms of exploitation through oil and gas contracts. The other side of it was, ‘Let’s just keep it wild and preserve it as-is, as a wild space,' " said Dr. Ranco, who is a member of the Penobscot Nation. 'Ironically, both of those approaches in the 19th century sought to displace Indigenous people.'
" 'A lot of the [conservation] practices in the past actually marginalized native people, and didn’t allow for their voice to be heard, and discouraged their voices,' said Suzanne Greenlaw, a #Maliseet forestry scientist and PhD student at the University of Maine.
" 'The native approach is very much in the center—we do harvest, but we harvest in a sustainable way that actually forms a relationship with the resource,” said Greenlaw, who conducts research on the sustainable harvesting of sweetgrass by Indigenous people.
"In fact, the way that Indigenous people understand land is markedly different from western ideas of ownership.
" 'The idea of private property puts us in this framing where the land, the water, and the air, and the animals, and everything else—all our relations—are meant to serve us, they are things below us, things to dominate and control and take ownership over,' said Lokotah Sanborn, a Penobscot activist.
" 'For us, it would be absurd to say ‘I own my grandmother,’ or ‘I own my cousin,’ or ‘I own my brother.’ You don’t talk about things like that. And so when we’re talking about land ownership, it’s that same idea —these are our relations, these are things that hold a lot of significance to us,' said Sanborn.
"While the planet’s Indigenous people make up less than five percent of the global population, they manage 25 percent of its land and support 80 percent of global biodiversity, research shows.
" 'We’ve been led down this path toward climate catastrophe and the extinction of millions of species, all to drive #ExtractiveIndustries,' said Sanborn. 'If we wish to reverse these things, we need to give land back into the hands of Indigenous peoples and to respect our ability to protect those lands,' said Sanborn.
"This growing recognition of Wabanaki #stewardship is part of the mission of First Light, a group that serves to connect Wabanaki people with conservation organizations who seek to expand Wabanaki access to land. Currently, 50 organizations are participating, including #MaineAudubon and #TheNatureConservancy.
"Lucas St. Clair, president of the Elliotsville Foundation, participated in First Light’s year-long educational program before fulfilling a request by #JohnBanks, Natural Resources Director for the Penobscot Nation, to return the 735-acre property to the Penobscot Nation. This comes four years after the foundation gave 87,500 acres of land to the federal government for the establishment of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. St. Clair said the foundation currently holds 35,000 acres of land.
" 'In the grand scheme of things, this is not a lot of land,' said St. Clair, about the foundation’s recent transfer of 735 acres. 'It was more about justice, relationship-building and awareness.'
" 'You see this move toward Indigenous knowledge and practices of management and conservation that have existed for hundreds of years, and this possibility with land conservation groups and Wabanaki people having a more central role in understanding and managing the lands is coming to the fore,' said Dr. Ranco.
"And while organizations undergo the learning and transformational processes that precede giving back land, and as the legislature and courts are taking up questions of Wabanaki sovereignty and stewardship, people are working on the ground everyday to re-imagine relationships with land.
"Alivia Moore, a Penobscot community organizer with the #EasternWoodlands #Rematriation collective, said that a crucial part of the work of expanding Indigenous access to land in Maine is recognizing and restoring the history of matriarchal Indigenous societies.
" 'To restore land to Indigenous #matriarchies is to make sure that everybody has what they need on and from the earth. There’s enough for everyone,' said Moore
"With #EasternWoodlandsRematriation, Indigenous people are growing their connections to #RegenerativeFoodSystems. Whereas cultural use agreements are more formal ways Indigenous people can access resources from the private land of people and organizations, Moore said other relationships can form and strengthen even informally.
"Years ago, a white farmer offered land to Indigenous women to use for farming to restore their connection to the land. That has been an ongoing relationship that became one of mutual exchange of information and resources, shared learning and shared meals, said Moore.
"The movement to give land back to Indigenous stewardship is not confined to a single organization, legal battle, or project. For Indigenous people—and a growing number of environmental organizations—it is a step toward justice and a sustainable future.
"'Land back is not just about righting past wrongs. The point of land back is that it’s the future, if we wish to adequately address and avoid further global devastation from climate change,' said Sanborn."
#LandBack #WabanakiConfederacy #Wabanakik #WabanakiAlliance #MaineFirstNations #Maine #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#ThrowbackThursday
4 years ago, I first met this gentle giant.
It's one of the only older Western red #cedar #trees left at #W̱MÍYEŦEN #NatureSanctuary. Most of the land had been logged more than once before it was acquired for conservation & rewilding. This is a 2nd growth cedar & it is over 150 yrs old.The W̱MÍYEŦEN #Nature Sanctuary is a 42 acre protected forest and riparian area that supports biodiversity while preserving ecosystems and wildlife habitat. The tranquil natural environment, inspires an awareness of nature as teacher and essential ally.
https://wmiyetennaturesanctuary.com/
I'm a member of this local, biodiverse nature sanctuary. They mainly rely on memberships & public donations. They work with #Indigenous leaders/educators/naturalists from #Wsanec First Nations. The name was changed from the former Mary Lake Sanctuary to W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary to respect that the property is on native lands.
#Forests #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #CedarTreeOfLife #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #DisabledHiker #Environmentalist #NatureConservation #Stewardship
