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The
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Fall 2009
After conducting several community mappingworsops n te sprng an countess etngsessions over the summer with many supporters,the Cowichan Land Trust is ready to launch theCowichan Valley Community Green Map.The Cowichan Land Trust will join othercommunity partners in the Cowichan Sustainablearvest estva at rovence arm on unay,September 27th to celebrate the launch of theowcan aey ommunty reen ap. e areexcited to give the map back to the community,an sare te vaues an concerns you to us.The theme of the green map is that we are allconnected to this land, the people and the food.The message of the green map is that when wevalue the land, we will take care of it and it will takecare of us.By telling the stories of local people and the manygroups an nvuas tat care or te aey,we hope to open new doors of partnership forconservation and stewardship.Where does the Cowichan Valley Green Map gorom ere
•e want o ep e etter stewar s o
land and natural places that are important to you.
•e want o ep eveop effective communty
partnerships that lead to better care of the land.
•e w contnue communty mappng y
eveloping web-based mapping tools andresources for the community.In the Green Map Project…e coecte ata…ata becomes colourful mapnormaton…Information pondered becomesnowege…
his knowledge upon reection,
can ea to wsom…ut utmatey we ope…It leads to… Action.st te an rust reen appng weste or moreinformation: maps.cowichanlandtrust.ca
Attention Members!
Annual General Meeting is coming up onSeptember 30th from 6:30pm-8:30pm atProvidence Farm in theSt. Anne’s Garden RoomCome celebrate a great year with the CLTand sample local food and refreshments.
 
Thanks to a successful fundraising campaign andoverwhelming public support, Chase Woods has beensaved from future land development. The NatureConservancy of Canada (NCC), with the help of localpartners such as the Cowichan Land Trust and privatedonors, was able to achieve the seemingly impossiblegoal of raising $1.7 million by July 24, 2009.ow te wou e to tan everyone or tersupport. On Sunday, September 27 from 3 to 5p.m., te s ostng a communty ceeraton or
Chase Woods at Afnity Guest House at 5155 Samuel
Road in Duncan. Coordinator of Conservation Proj-ects Katie Blake and other members of the NCC wille tere to express ter tans to te communty.Chase Woods on Mount Tzouhalem is an ecological
treasure in the Cowichan Valley because of the signi
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cant trees and wildlife in the area.Douglas r forests
and Garry oak woodlands along with animals such as
eregrne acons, ac c tree rogs an reat ue
herons will now be preserved for future generations.e o year to get out an enoyrs. Yes, there is still some ardening andnce youar wor to o, ut t sou en yourharvest your produce. You cane garen.ettng some see eage will add beauty to y d the
 
ill provide food for the birds in the winter. Yousave work by throwing your leaves in the
compost p e y usng t em muc n ower 
beds and around your trees.hat will you do with the time you save in the yard?ere are some suggestons to ep you an yourfamily get the most out of autumn:1.iscover a new place in the Valley tenoy te spectacuar autumn coour2.Go birdwatching at Somenos Marsh.ick apples for the Cowichan GreenCommunity ‘FruitSave Program’ (secowichangreencommunity.org/food_security/ cowichan_valley_fruit_save_program.html).Build a mason bee nest to attract these nativeponators to your yarhttp://www.yesmag.ca/projects/bee.html5.o or a e re troug our eautu owcanwine country6.ly a kite at China Beach or join those crazysurfers7.se a GPS device to go Geocaching(see Geocaching.com for more information)8.Check out the local markets like the Saturdayuncan Farmers Market9.Go canoeing or kayaking on the Cowichan Riveror on owcan ay10.ump in a pile of leaves, and then compost themhatever you chooseo o ts a, savourhe unique colours andextures of the season.I time ofenses.to enjoy
 
Mission Possible:Chase Woods Saved
The StewardFall 2009
Fall FunThe Top Ten List!
 
The next step is dataacquisition and building updigital information aboutte natura envronmentfor the Cowichan Valleyarea. s ts normatonis gathered, GIS will allowthe CLT to track patternsand trends in our land base and conduct criticalbaseline inventorying and monitoring of naturalhabitats and features. The Cowichan LandTrust envisions GIS as a tool to help bring theLand Trust into the digital age with interactiveweb maps and publicly available data that canempower peope wt ter conservaton proects.The Land Trust will also be able to use GIS toep create attractve an accurate maps tathelp to raise greater public awareness of theimportance of protecting natural spaces.Stop in at the Land Trust the next time you are intown and let us show you how we are using GISto help support local environmental stewardship,conservation and restoration of natural habitats.
The StewardFall 2009
Can migratory waterfowlco-exist with farming?GIS - Bringing theLand Trust intothe Digital Age
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Good question.ographic Informationstems (GIS) ispy a way to rngcation of things thatthe world into a digitalenvironment and then use this information toanswer questions. The Cowichan Land Trustas recenty acqure te capates to rngGIS into our projects. We applied to ESRI fora conservaton grant an were approve or anArcView and an ArcEditor license. Fantastic!!We also have two new staff members withAdvanced Diplomas in GIS from Vancouversan nversty, wo are een to use ternewly acquired skills.
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