We are thrilled to launch the Indigenous graphic novel #WeAreOfWater, illustrated by Chenoa Gao!

We Are of Water offers visuals connected to knowledge shared by #Indigenous Elders & youth through #HealthyWatersBC projects.

Download the book: https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/we-are-of-water/

#GraphicNovels #CanLit #BCBooks

Calling BC First Nations communities and organizations with a vision for watershed security!

The Indigenous Watersheds Initiative is open for grant applications.

Apply by April 24: https://www.indigenouswatersheds.ca/

#WatershedsBC #HealthyWatersBC

“It’s collaboration of Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous communities working together. A lot of expertise and skill is being transmitted through these projects.”
- Mavis Underwood, REFBC Governor & #HealthyWatersBC ILAC Chair

https://refbc.ca/100-million-for-watershed-security-fund-to-be-co-developed-with-first-nations/

Keynote speaker Anne Haira, Deputy Secretary of the #NewZealand Ministry of Environment, is sharing Māori insights on the relationship between people and water with the Healthy Watersheds Initiative Symposium in #Vancouver.

“Protecting the health of water protects the health of the wider environment.”

“Water comes first.”

“Different people can share the same goal, and that can be a powerful unifying force.”

#HealthyWatersBC #watersheds #environment #freshwater @REFBC

"What happens upstream affects what happens downstream and vice versa. If salmon cannot return to the headwaters, the people that depend on the salmon, and nature that depends on salmon can’t access them."
- Leanne Sexsmith, Healthy Watersheds Initiative

Water Today spoke to Leanne about the importance of investing in #WatershedSecurity across #BC.

Read the full interview: http://watertoday.ca/ts-climate-adaptation-advancing-sustainable-equitable-land-use-in-real-estate-practices.asp

#HealthyWatersBC #BritishColumbia #BCPoli

For watershed restoration to be successful, collaboration, sustainable funding, and Indigenous partnerships are key, Zita Botelho of #HealthyWatersBC and #WatershedsBC says.

http://watertoday.ca/ts-climate-adaptation-winning-at-water-security-in-bc-through-collaboration.asp

#BritishColumbia #COP15 #watersheds #environment #BCpoli

"Indigenous Peoples working with settlers to heal damaged watersheds has helped to repair the resiliency of fresh water systems and community relationships."

https://theprovince.com/opinion/mark-gifford-and-tara-marsden-we-need-to-bring-back-reverence-for-water

#HealthyWatersBC #REFBC #reconciliation #BritishColumbia #watersheds

"Indigenous Peoples working with settlers to heal damaged watersheds has helped to repair the resiliency of fresh water systems and community relationships."

Read #REFBC CEO Mark Gifford and #UNDRIP Fellow Tara Marsden's op-ed in The Province about the importance of #WatershedRestoration to #reconciliation and the climate.

https://theprovince.com/opinion/mark-gifford-and-tara-marsden-we-need-to-bring-back-reverence-for-water

#HealthyWatersBC #BCpoli #Indigenous #watersheds

We are excited to share with you the Healthy Watersheds Initiative's Major Outcomes Report!

In this report, HWI demonstrates the success and cost-effectiveness of working in partnership to resource and bring communities together to improve local watershed security.

More than 60 projects restored riparian and wetland habitats, created spawning grounds for salmon, and built habitat resilience.

View the report: https://healthywatersheds.ca/news/our-water-our-future-major-outcomes-report/

#HealthyWatersBC #StrongerBC #watersheds #BritishColumbia

The BC government received 1,500+ submissions on the Watershed Security Strategy and Fund discussion paper.

Read the What We Heard report: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/watershedsecurity/

#BCpoli #BritishColumbia #watersheds #HealthyWatersBC