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Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park

Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park

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    • Dr. Mary M. Thomas
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      • Bulrush Transplanting
      • Salmon launch
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      • Spilings
      • Youth Skills Link
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    • Biodiversity Conservation
    • Wetland Park Creation Guide
    • Cultural Ecological Outreach
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Advisors
Nancy Turner
Bruno Vernier
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Aaron Deans
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Gloria Morgan
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Project Partners and Collaborators

We are grateful to the funding partners who contributed to the development of BC Small Wetlands Association’s cultural outreach programs and to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation who are providing funding for three years for the stewardship of Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park.

Splats’in Yucwmenlucwu

Splats’in Yucwmenlucwu

YUCWMENLÚCWU means ‘Caretakers of the Land,’ and that’s the foundation of our approach. With our people’s culture and connection to the land guiding us, we balance conservation and economic development through innovative and practical solutions. We are committed to working with our partners and clients in the early stages of projects to ensure an adaptive approach.

Switzmalph Cultural Society

The Switzmalph Cultural Society has for many years been committed to the conservation of the fragile eco-systems of the Shuswap Delta and the Salmon River, through cultural educational programs and the application of traditional ecological knowledge based on the teachings of Secwepemc Elder Dr. Mary Thomas.

Mary Thomas’ work as an environmentalist was colored by her respect for mother nature and her understanding that no more should be taken from the earth than is truly needed—a philosophy she tried to pass on to future generations. She was concerned about preserving and protecting traditional plants so they would be there for future generation, but she was also concerned about broader environmental issues as well—protection of the air, the earth, the water and the animals. And she recognized that all people, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, must work together to deal with conservation and environmental issues because everyone, regardless of their cultural background, is equally affected by threats to mother earth.

The Society is working to fulfill Mary’s Thomas’s dream – not only with the restoration and conservation of the Shuswap Delta and Salmon River but also the revitalization of cultural programs at the Mary Thomas Heritage Centre.

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We thank the Ancestors for the use of this land. We are guests in the unceded traditional territories of the Secwépemc Nation and the Syilx Okanagan Nation

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