The Walpole Island Heritage Centre and its Natural Heritage Program are progressing stewardship on the Walpole Island First Nation through habitat securement and restoration, community outreach, strategic planning, species re-assessments and enhancing GIS capacity.
With the support of the federal Habitat Stewardship Program for Species At Risk we have initiated and completed a number of activities, which include:
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Habitat securement through acquisitions of significant tallgrass prairie and oak savanna remnants |
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Continuing habitat improvement & restoration activities |
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Invasive species control activities |
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Building partnerships to develop future projects |
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Enhancing GIS capacity and data management |
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Re-assessing species at risk populations |
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Continuing to develop a tallgrass prairie video |
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Translating the "Species At Risk on the WIFN" booklet into Ojibwe language |
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Webpage updates and enhancements |
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University Of Michigan - Master's Presentation |
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Education & Communications | Community Outreach | Species Monitoring | Habitat Improvements |
