Western Washington University, College of the Environment / Salish Sea Institute
In the late 1990s, communities across the Canadian Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea came together to map what they cherished at the turn of the millennium. Artists and residents from 18 islands created beautifully rendered maps that revealed a distinctive way of understanding what matters to the people who live there. Nearly a quarter century later, those maps have been digitized into an interactive online atlas. This presentation by Sheila Harrington, Bert Webber, and Olivia Hobson covers the original project's motivations and outcomes, the digitization process, and the broader value of community mapping for connecting with land and people. Part of the Environmental Speaker Series co-hosted by Western Washington University's College of the Environment and the Salish Sea Institute.
