Michael started at Nature United in 2014. Since then, he has worked across coastal B.C., in partnership with First Nations, to build and strengthen Indigenous stewardship and resource management programs, design and implement conservation finance mechanisms, and support the development and implementation of Indigenous land visions and management plans. Beyond the B.C. coast, Michael works to align resource use and management with community values and sustainable economic development. This work is directed by the needs and priorities of First Nations and aimed at supporting more resilient ecosystems and communities. Much of this work is focused on advancing forest-based natural climate solutions as part of a larger transition in how forests are managed in B.C., and he is keenly interested in how carbon markets can drive changes in forest management and create benefits for local communities and interest groups.
Prior to joining Nature United, Michael worked directly for First Nations governments in the Great Bear Rainforest. Wearing a few different hats, he spent most of his time working in support of community leaders to build natural resource management departments, supporting First Nations involvement in new co-management regimes, and coordinating various planning and research initiatives, including a multi-year climate change adaptation project and research to assess and consider impacts associated with various industrial developments on the north coast.
He has a masters of science in environment and development from King’s College London.
Michael and his family are grateful to live and play in the traditional territory of the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.
2016, Reflections on a cross-border learning exchange
On a clear, cool night gathered around a crackling fire in the middle of a rainforest, it was as if the 800 kilometers between southeast Alaska and the tiny coastal community of Bella Bella, in British Columbia, had melted away.
One by one, young voices joined together in traditional songs that had been handed down through generations. Using kindling as drumsticks, they carried the rhythm as the outer circle of onlookers—including educators, leaders and conservationists from three Alaskan communities and two B.C. First Nations—sat silently, mesmerized by the spirit of these young people. That is until one child started giggling, setting off a chain reaction and bringing the song to a cheerful end.“I haven’t been this inspired in a long time,” whispered Chandler, who’s from Sitka, Alaska. She was part of a delegation from the Sustainable Southeast Partnership (SSP), a network of communities and organizations working together to build healthy prosperous communities in southeast Alaska. Earlier this month, the delegation traveled to this spot in the Great Bear Rainforest, called Koeye, to see and experience first-hand the youth leadership and stewardship programs that First Nations in Great Bear have been championing for almost a decade.
We call this landscape—the world’s largest intact coastal rainforest, spanning the coasts of Washington, B.C. and southeast Alaska—the Emerald Edge. By looking at this scale, Nature United has facilitated connections between First Nations who are striving to ensure the well-being of their communities and the resources they depend on.
“We’re all the same people, sharing culture, water, and resources, and dealing with similar challenges,” summed up Carrie, a delegate who lives in the Haida village of Kasaan, in Alaska. “It only makes sense that we work together.”
Koeye was an extra special place to host the cross-border exchange: It is the site where First Nations youth gather to learn about their culture and traditional lands, as part of an initiative called SEAS, or Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards. As Bob, an SSP resource manager, recounted:
“Over the three days we spent at Koeye, I had conversations with young people and teachers that spoke volumes about the value of the SEAS program to them personally, and to the present and future vitality of their culture and communities.”
The camp at Koeye was founded by the Qqs Projects Society, a Heiltsuk non-profit based out of Bella Bella (Qqs means “eyes” in Heiltsuk and is pronounced kucks.) The Koeye River is also where all five species of Pacific salmon spawn throughout the year, and consequently, it is critical bear habitat. The Heiltsuk are engaged in long-term research and monitoring to better understand and manage this place. The watershed was designated by the Heiltsuk as a conservation area through the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement, the final phase of which was completed this past February.
In Bella Bella, the delegation also spent time with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, learning about how the nation has done extensive mapping of traditional use data and influenced resource development in their territory. The delegates shared stories and successes from Alaska, including forestry partnerships, business competitions to spur economic growth, and salmon habitat restoration.
“A trip like this really drives home our connection to one another through the land and the sea, and our common interests in cultural diversity, youth education, wild food gathering and the awe-inspiring beauty of the Emerald Edge,” wrote Bob, following the exchange.
Back to the campfire. After the third song, one young man suggested that they dance. A few brave ones got up and circled the fire. They moved with a confidence and pride that seems rare for children this age. It was a moment that reflected the cornerstone of SEAS: fostering a connection to place, culture and identity. It was a moment of deep connection and learning that could not be described, that had to be experienced—and fortunately, the Alaskan delegation was there to witness it first-hand.
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