News54 Degrees North: Climate Chronicles of the Bulkley ValleySeptember 10, 2021Tara Marsden, Senior Indigenous Advisor, Healthy Watersheds Initiative, was recently interviewed by the 54 Degrees North Podcast along with Sarah Railton, and Jeff Anderson. Join them and host, Nikki Skuce, as they discuss the restoration economy and reconciliation in action... ...
NewsFreshwater Stream Podcast Interview: Tara MarsdenJune 24, 2021Watersheds BC’s own Tara Marsden was recently interviewed by the Freshwater Stream Podcast along with Trixie Bennett of Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Listen to the full episode here.
NewsSaving the Salmon on Gitanyow lax’yipApril 17, 2021Salmon are crucial to ecosystem health across BC. In the northwest, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs plan to declare an area of the Gitanyow lax’yip (territory) as an Indigenous Protected Area – with or without support from the Province. Watersheds BC’s...
MapFort Nelson First Nation Water StrategyThe Fort Nelson First Nation Water Strategy has been developed to ensure proper functioning and ecological integrity of aquatic ecosystems in Fort Nelson First Nation territory. The Water Strategy sets a framework for Fort Nelson First Nation to engage in...
MapGitanyow Water PlanningBuilding on the success of the Gitanyow Lax’yip Land Use Plan, the Nation is developing a water policy to protect its interests and to ensure the health of aquatic ecosystems that support the exercise of Gitanyow rights.
MapYinka Dene ‘Uza’hné Surface Water Management PolicyCarrier Sekani First Nations have developed a water management regime designed to fulfill inherent obligations to look after water and respond to ongoing impacts. The Yinka Dene ‘Uza’hne Surface Water Management Policy is based on Yinka Dene laws and has...
ResourcesIndigenous Watershed Initiatives and Co-Governance Arrangements: A British Columbia Systematic ReviewSeptember 2016First Nations Fisheries Council & Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
ResourcesHandbook for Water Champions: Strengthening Decision-Making and Collaboration for Healthy WatershedsApril 2019POLIS Water Sustainability Project & Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
ResourcesProtecting Water Our Way: First Nations Freshwater Governance in British ColumbiaMay 2018First Nations Fisheries Council
