Restor(y)ing fire landscapes : wildfire recovery, co-management and restoration in Secwepemcúl̓ecw
department or school: Forestry, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Dickson-Hoyle, Sarah
issued: 2022-12-21T09:04:57Z
issued: 2022
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Worldwide, the increasing frequency and severity of ‘megafires’ poses a growing risk to people and ecosystems alike. While conservation scientists highlight the need to better understand how ecosystems are affected by and recover following megafires, Indigenous peoples are re-asserting jurisdiction to their lands and waters by leading the recovery and restoration of fire-affected territories. In this dissertation, conducted in collaboration with the Secwepemcúl̓ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society its member Secwépemc Nation communities, I examine how Secwépemc communities and territories are recovering from the 2017 ‘Elephant Hill’ megafire in British Columbia (BC), Canada, and the role of Indigenous-led restoration in restoring fire-adapted and fire-affected landscapes. Through semi-structured interviews, participant observation and plant community ecology methods, I document drivers and processes of both community-led and ecological recovery. Chapter 3 documents Secwépemc experiences of and engagement in wildfire management, with a focus on the collaborative governance of wildfire recovery. In describing the ‘joint leadership’ approach to recovery, this chapter identifies ‘lessons’ – successes, strengths, and challenges – to inform ongoing recovery and future wildfire response. Guided by the Secwépemc Declaration on the Understory, the fourth chapter analyzes the recovery of understory plant communities, with a focus on plants of high cultural significance to Secwépemc people. The high richness of culturally important plants recorded in areas that burned at low to moderate-severity, and in subalpine forests, highlights the strong potential of Indigenous fire stewardship to guide restoration and the ongoing eco-cultural importance of high-elevation landscapes to Secwépemc people. The fifth and final chapter describes Secwépemc Elder Ron Ignace’s concept of ‘walking on two legs’ (WO2L) to guide collaborative research and restoration in Secwepemcúl̓ecw and other …
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note: 1 RESTOR(Y)ING FIRE LANDSCAPES: WILDFIRE RECOVERY, CO-MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION IN SECWEPEMCÚL̓ECW by Sarah Dickson-Hoyle B.A., University of Melbourne, 2011 B.Sc., University of Melbourne, 2011 Master of Forest Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne, 2013 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Forestry) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) December 2022 © Sarah Dickson-Hoyle, 2022 i The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Restor(y)ing fire landscapes: wildfire recovery, co-management and restoration in Secwepemcúl̓ecw submitted by Sarah Dickson-Hoyle in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry Examining Committee: Dr. Lori Daniels, Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences, UBC Co-supervisor Dr. Shannon Hagerman, Associate Professor, Forest Resources Management, UBC Co-supervisor Dr. Marianne Ignace (Gulḵiihlgad), Distinguished Professor, Linguistics and Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Leslie Robertson, Associate Professor, Anthropology, UBC University Examiner Dr. Cash Ahenakew, Associate Professor and CRC in Indigenous Peoples’ Wellbeing, Educational Studies, UBC University Examiner Dr. Kenneth Lertzman, Professor Emeritus, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University External Examiner Additional Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Ronald E. Ignace (Stsmél’qen), Skeetchestn Indian Band Supervisory Committee Member ii Abstract Worldwide, the increasing frequency and severity of ‘megafires’ poses a growing risk to people and ecosystems alike. While conservation scientists highlight the need to better understand how ecosystems are affected by and recover following megafires, Indigenous people…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0422761
language: eng
degree discipline: Forestry
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Daniels, Lori D.
contributor: Hagerman, Shannon
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83466