Environmental Stewardship - Musqueam

Skip to content Title & Rights Environmental Stewardship Customary use and stewardship of our ancestral lands compels Musqueam to take a lead role in planning for access, use, and management of our lands and waters for present and future generations. Department Newsletters June 2025 March 2025 December 2024 September 2024 June 2024 March 2024 December 2023 September 2023 June 2023 March 2023 About Environmental Stewardship Recording and sharing, as appropriate, the traditional knowledge of our people by documenting past and continued traditional land uses and associated knowledge from MIB members Collecting and communicating comprehensive biophysical, historic, and heritage information about the lands and waters Identifying areas for permanent protection from development that are important for sustaining natural and/or altered systems, and/or continuing traditional activities, while preserving cultural areas for present and future generations Identifying community economic opportunities and economic strategy based on research, feasibility, consideration of the MIB vision, šxʷtəhim̓, snəw̓eyəɬ, community direction, and skills development and training Working with the Government of Canada, as necessary, to implement the management plan in a way that provides benefits to Musqueam Training of MIB members for key management and administrative positions for the future management of our traditional territory Providing environmental education and training for MIB community members Learning the values and skills of community knowledge holders through respectful, sharing relationships that will prepare our people for land/resources management, land/resources protection, and employment Department Contact Sarah Skapski, Manager[email protected] Follow Musqueam Environmental Stewardship Department on social media Facebook Profile Instagram Watch the video below to learn more about Musqueam’s Environmental Stewardship and Fisheries departments. Title & Rights Community ServicesEducationEmployment & TrainingHealthLanguageRecreationSocial DevelopmentThe Children’s HouseFinance & AdminFacilitiesLands, Capital & HousingLands GovernanceHousingSafety and SecurityPublic WorksTitle & RightsArchaeologyArchivesEnvironmental StewardshipFisheriesIntergovernmental Affairs Contact Sarah Skapski, Manager [email protected]