{"id":19102,"date":"2014-07-17T15:58:15","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T15:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19102"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:59:34","slug":"sfi-partners-with-heiltsuk-nation-and-interfor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-partners-with-heiltsuk-nation-and-interfor\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Partners with Heiltsuk Nation and Interfor to Protect Heritage Features on BC Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vancouver, BC<\/strong> \u2013 The Heiltsuk Nation and Interfor are working together, with support from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae Inc. (SFI) on a project that will improve the understanding and management of culturally modified trees (CMTs), an important pre-\u00ad\u2010 and post contact heritage feature on British Columbia\u2019s Pacific Coast.<\/p>\n

The project, funded with a conservation grant from SFI, will record, track, manage and interpret, culturally modified trees through spatial analysis in geographic information systems (GIS). Culturally modified trees have been altered by First Nations people as part of their traditional reliance on forest resources. They may have a wide variety of features including scars where planks or bark have been removed. Trees altered before 1846 are protected under BC Heritage Conservation Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project helps preserve historically important features,\u201d says Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc. \u201cWe are honoured to be able to help the Heiltsuk people document their history and support the advancement of learning for forest companies in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCulturally modified trees preserve a partial, but compelling record of Heiltsuk presence on the land and utilization of forest resources, and are an integral part of our culture and heritage,\u201d says Jennifer Carpenter, Culture & Heritage Manager for the Heiltsuk Nation. \u201cDetailed analysis of CMT types and locations helps us track and monitor these and other archeological features so they can be protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize the unique ties that the Heiltsuk have to their lands and this project will help us to better identify, respect and manage this unique heritage resource,\u201d says Rhiannon Poupard, Manager, First Nations & Forestry Partnerships for Interfor. \u201cThe database will help us fill in any gaps, and through spatial analysis in GIS we can produce maps and reports that improve our forest management.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work will take place in the traditional territory of the Heiltsuk Nation, which includes much of the area known as the Great Bear Rainforest.<\/p>\n

Many forest operations in the region are certified to the SFI standard, and information gained through the database research will be shared with local First Nations and forest professionals. The two-\u00ad\u2010year project received $66,000 from the 2014 SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program.<\/p>\n

Since 2010, SFI has awarded more than 50 conservation partnership grants totaling more than $1.9 million to support projects that promote sustainable forestry practices and engage communities. When leveraged with project partner contributions, that total investment exceeds $7.1 million.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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