VCAN Community Mapping Project

Presentation by Carollyne Yardley at AGM November 17, 2024.

A conversation about the distribution of biodiversity within and between the City of Victoria's neighbourhoods.

To complement the City’s excellent inventory of all trees on public land, the Victoria Community Association Network (VCAN) has involved each neighbourhood in an inventory of Garry oaks and other elements of biodiversity on private property. Each neighbourhood developed their own approach and will be reporting back to residents on what they learned and what we have learned about the larger patterns within our urban forest.

The urban area of the City of Victoria is the Garry oak ecosystem (GOE)–– a fact often left out of discussions on the urban forest.  Objectives of the project include:

• to connect people, cultural connections to the territory, map current Garry oak distribution, enhance canopy equity.
• to directly benefit residents and wildlife, wildlife corridors for the movement and dispersal of organisms, and establish nodes of functioning.
• assist in protecting and restoring the function of sensitive ecosystems and natural areas, including habitat corridors and assist with the parks acquisition strategy (9.2 of the Official Community Plan). 
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GOMPS provided a letter of support and urban forest expertise via a walking tour for participants.

Presentation slides (.pdf)

Printed slide deck at wrap up event by Jacklyn Jolicoeur (.pdf)

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