Xutl’nutstun Shts’um’inus z W À 321 o 201 450 The 420 z 327 Community À Hwkwumluhwuthun 457 Thuq’mi’n 2 v 113 Green Map 314 z z 328 325 of the f Puneluxutth’ 401 Yuxwala’us z 324 ® o x ‰ p 352 5 421 331 363 p 211 262 The Cowichan Valley Green Map is the first "Green Map" of the 212  Cowichan Valley bioregion. With funding from the Canada-B.C. 390 Labour Market Development Agreement, the Cowichan Land Hwlumelhtsu Trust conducted community mapping workshops around the Valley asking residents to map their local knowledge about z ecological features, wildlife habitat, important land uses and 320 special places in the Valley. P’atth’us Welcome g Ó g 371 253 Hul’qumi’num placenames point to just some of the thousands 372 Sun’uw’nets of locations known to First Peoples of the Cowichan Valley, demonstrating their historic and ongoing relationship to the What you told us g À In community mapping workshops, people expressed great land and sea. Herb Rice, a local Coast Salish artist, generously 373 452 passion for the land and unique spaces in the Cowichan Valley. À provided the First Nations illustrations of the Wolf, the Hummingbird, the Salmon and the Orca. His work has also been Under the themes of “Food,” “Land” and “People,” we have created Xwaaqw’um Smeent ® 451 Xulelthw featured in the book Islands in the . a map which is a collective expression of what is important to 355 Silaqwa’ulh people in the Cowichan Valley. Concerns were expressed about www.coastsalishjourney.com Kw’ikw’uws development pressures, habitat loss and poor land stewardship z We hope this map will inspire residents and visitors to renewed practices. However, many are committed to preserving the 329 to the z connection, discovery and stewardship of our bioregion. The ecological integrity of the Cowichan Valley and want to learn Stl’eluqum 323 map is organized with icons from the international Green Map ways to become better stewards. ª A ® 353 System. Each icon identifies a site, along with a number that can Xatsu 431 223 Hwts’usi 354 ® be looked up for more detail. You can learn about our Valley on As community mapping participants have expressed, the Xwaaqw’um À 459 the ‘Story Side’ of the map. stewardship and protection of Cowichan Valley’s special places Xulelthw and natural spaces is not only for their intrinsic value, but for the Snishutsum For more information and map copies, visit: vital roles these natural systems play toward healthy and liveable www.cowichanlandtrust.ca communities. p Drinking Water Source z 210 Ashburnham Creek Honeymoon Bay Skw’aakw’unus g 326 Our land and ecosystems: 211 Stocking Creek Ladysmith  376 Sthixum ♦ Regulate our climate and clean the air 212 Holland Lake Ladysmith 410 ♦ Sustain and clean our water A Environmental Education CowichanHw’t’eshutsun Valley Clean and recycle nutrients in our soils ♦ 220 Cowichan Lake Education Centre Lakeview Park Rd. Provide homes for native species, and wildlife corridors g ♦ 250-749-6213 Maintain genetic diversity and pollinate our crops 370 ♦ 221 Ministry of Forests Education Centre 7060 Forestry Rd. Bring nature into communities and provide discovery 5 ♦ 222 OUR Ecovillage 1565 Baldy Mtn Rd. 250-743-3067 ª/2 c opportunities 261 O.U.R. (One United Resource) Ecovillage is a 25 acre sustainable learning É Swuq’us W 441 2 ♦ Provide recreational opportunities and create economic community and demonstration site located near Shawnigan Lake. The 282 200 117 benefits registered nonprofit society is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable Á 384 A Shhw’imqun Xeeltl’Á ♦ Support life for us all… community living rooted in social, ecological, and economic well being. 386 A Ó 223 Herb Wise Farms 3060 Mt. Sicker Rd. 250-246-3606 221 220 252 c Member of World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) ª x 440 Food 8 Green School 430 There is a growing realization of the importance of growing 300 Musetsi Hwtl’upnets 230 Evergreen Independent School 3515 Watson Ave. 210 ‰ organic and eating locally-produced food. Some of the many 2 250-743-2433 p benefits include: better food quality, healthy lifestyle, fossil fuel 360 111 231 Sunrise Waldorf School 4344 Peters Rd. 250-743-7253 v Bird & Wildlife Watching S’amuna’  reduction, value-added land use, and community building. The 381 ÀgoÉÈ®xAp 5 v 342 T 310 Drinkwater viewing platform end of Drinkwater Rd. 260 Ó 310 Xatsa’ film “lsland on the Edge” (a DV Cuisine production) highlights the Historical Feature Flowing from Cowichan Lake to , the 47 km Cowichan ç need for greater food-growing self-reliance on . 240 Butter Church end of Lemo Rd. 311 Chisholm Island Maple Bay Marina River is recognized as both a Heritage River and a 271 250 ‰Sheshuq’um 241 McGee Creek Trestle access off trail at West Shawnigan 312 Dougan's Lake off TCH Canadian Heritage River. The Cowichan River watershed provides Á À 2 364 habitat for many native wildlife species, including salmon and trout 385  460 The Green Map features a sampling of local growing initiatives Lake Rd. 313 Merrilees' Pond Merrilees Nature Park 115 v spawning. It is a recreational treasure with a 20 km footpath in the 112 343 Á that uphold land stewardship with quality food production, for 242 access off trail at end of Glen Eagles Rd. 314 Coffin Point- Intertidal pools 311 Cowichan River Provincial Park. Also enjoyed are fishing, camping, 2 387 T example, community gardens, Certified Organic farms, farms 243 Holt Creek Trestle access off trail at Glenora Trailhead z swimming, tubing and canoeing. À  ç Coastal Habitat ® 100 j 130 Skwuts 392 with protected habitat status, such as the TLC’s Conservation 244 Cowichan Station Village Koksilah Rd. near Bench Rd. 382 Pearson College & Lot 31 The Land Conservancy of BC,  350 458 j j 102 272 320 Askew Creek Estuary Á Á 101 Partners. Ó Àg 413 Ó Museum 321 Bush Creek Estuary Ladysmith Riverbottom Rd. 143 É 251  382 2 Kwamutsun j 250 BC Forest Discovery Centre 2892 Drinkwater Rd. Duncan 322 Cherry Point Beach Cobble Hill À® 383 Belvedere Property The Land Conservancy of BC É 283  412 Community Gardens 341 116 PRIEST MARSHQw’umiyequn { Riverbottom Rd. Àg Quyxuletse’ 281 S’amunu 100 St. Andrew’s Church Community Garden 531 Herbert St. 250-715-1113 The beach is one of the only in the region where you can find sand  Á Shquw’utsun dollars in the intertidal, as well as several large boulders that have T 250-746-7413 251 Cowichan Valley Museum 130 Canada Ave. Duncan 384 Oswald Bass Conservation Area The Nature Trust of BC, Á 391 381 { been deposited by glaciers. Nearby Garnet Creek is a site of ongoing in Cowichan River Provincial Park ÀgÈ  240 Xinupsum 101 Jubilee Community Gardens in Centennial Park, end of 250-746-6612 383 É restoration works, and has been recently inhabited by a beaver. 340 Hwtumulhum Third St. 250-748-0580 252 Kaatza Station Museum South Shore Rd. Lake Cowichan 385 Somenos Marsh The Nature Trust of BC, Trans Canada Á 140 f 323 Shoal Islands & marshes Crofton Àªvl { ® 280 Lhumlhumuluts’ 250-749-6142 { Hwy  400 102 Kinsmen Community Gardens in Kinsmen Park, 324 Stocking Creek Estuary Saltair v 351 Ts’alha’um T 2 x 253 Chemainus Valley Museum 9299 Waterwheel Cresc. The Somenos Marsh is an important wetland in the Duncan region, Xwulqw’selu Kwikwthathun Alderlea St. 250-748-8506 325 Kuper Island Intertidal Wetland Kuper Island 243 110 Á 330 Chemainus 250-416-2465 { as it is home to several species of rare birds, amphibians and other  2 326 Osborne Bay & Beach Crofton animals. Restoration works have occurred along Bings 380 À Certified Organic Farms 394  5 Creek, and a boardwalk was built (2008) out into the marsh to a Á 455 110 Alderlea Bio-dynamic Farm 3390 Glenora Rd. Recycling 327 Woods Islands Ladysmith 411 platform for bird and wildlife viewing. 250-715-0799 For more information about CVRD recycling centres, contact Recycling & 328 Holland Creek Estuary Ladysmith 146 v 386 Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve BC Parks gv{ 111 Springfield Farm1246 Bazett Rd. 250-748-0463 Waste Management at 250-746-2530 329 Chemainus River Estuary Chemainus ç Thiq À Snustsu 260 CVRD Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex x 387 Mt. Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve BC Parks, parking at end 112 Red Nettle Farm 6000 Heger Rd. 250-749-4321 Eelgrass Habitat gvÀQ 270 453 Tl’ulpalus 3900 Drinkwater Rd. Duncan of Kaspa Rd Á 113 Kingcott Farm 11887 Allison Way 250-245-0324 330 Cowichan Bay eelgrass transplants off Cowichan Bay Rd. 261 CVRD Meade Creek Recycling Drop-off Depot This site is home to many species of native plants, including Garry 144 114 Organic Fair Farm & Garden 1935 Doran Rd. 250-733-2035 331 Boulder Beach access off South Oyster Rd. T 8855 Youbou Rd. Lake Cowichan oaks. It is also a refuge for birds and wildlife, and has spectacular 115 Cowichan Valley Organic Farm 6182 Lakes Rd. 332 Shawnigan Creek Estuary Mill Bay views of the region. 244 262 CVRD Peerless Road Recycling Drop-off Depot 250-748-8089  S À 116 Glen Eden Farm 4690 Old Cowichan Lake Rd. 10830 Peerless Rd. Ladysmith  Garry Oak Meadow Salmon Habitat 390 Porter Creek 231 454 250-746-6954 ç 340 Garry oak grove end of Irvine Rd. Special Site 341 Garry oak with wildflower bluffsIn Cowichan River 391 Hatchery 2380 Hatchery Rd 2 117 Kismet Farm 7530 Richard’s Trail 250-746-3236 These are places that people have identified as having many food, Provincial Park 392 Creek v 118 118 Sungold Meadows 4164 Telegraph Rd. 250-743-1042 ecology and cultural values, and are therefore, vital hubs of stewardship, Campbell River Quli’lum 393 Handysen Creek 312 z education and empowerment in the community. 342 Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve The Nature Conservancy of T Historical Farm 394 Holt Creek À 322 270 Glenora Farm 4766 Waters Rd. 250-715-1559 e Canada, Maple Bay Rd. 130 Bird’s Eye Cove Farm 5881 Genoa Bay Rd. g 456 Glenora (golden valley) is a farm community where care givers and 343 Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area BC Parks, f Special Tree Á 374 Protected Habitat people with developmental disabilities live, learn and work York Rd. 400 Old growth Garry oak tree, Cowichan Bay Rd. together, sharing in a culturally rich and productive environment. An ® Courtenay The following properties are protected in some way, either through Geological Feature 401 Biggest arbutus tree in Canada Foster Point Rd. Á acquisition by a Land Trust, or through participation in The Conservation acre and a half of land is farmed with Bio-dynamic and certified organic 2 350 Stoltz BluffStoltz Rd. 141 Partners Program. This program is an initiative of The Land Conservancy growing principles to feed the community and to sell locally.  Stream Restoration Project 114 of BC with the purpose of protecting and enhancing important habitat 271 Hope Farm 3504 Drinkwater Rd. 250-748-4479 351 Skutz Falls Caves Skutz Falls Forest Service Road Many streams have histories of fish spawning, but due to development Parksville S Hwtse’hwum on privately owned agricultural lands. They provide recognition, Hope Farm, the latest project of the Mustard Seed Street Church ministry, 352 El Capitan & Landale climbing sites Youbou and negative impacts, are in need of restoration and rehabilitation. Nanaimo 230 v is a 32-acre former dairy farm on Drinkwater Road, near Duncan. Here Port Alberni incentive and assistance to growers who are committed to conservation 353 Christopher Rock off Hemlock St. near dam, Youbou Stewards, such as the Cowichan Land Trust Streamkeeper volunteers, 313 participants learn how to produce and handle vegetables and fruit which do stream restoration, cleanup and monitoring to restore the ecological Tofino of natural habitat on their farm. The butterfly label shows these will be distributed free to food banks on Vancouver Island. 354 Sandstone CliffsHalalt Reserve, Chemainus Quarry Pond health of streams. Conservation partners are protecting soil and water health by using 272 Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd. 250-746-4204j 355 Rockhounding site Holyoak Lake, Chemainus Ladysmith natural methods to fertilize and control pests and weeds. 410 Bonsall Creek Restoration Project Cowichan Valley “Where care for the individual and care for the land come together”. ‰ Duncan 140 Keating Farm Estate The Land Conservancy of BC, Habitat at Risk Naturalists Society & Halalt First Nation, Westholme Providence is a 400-acre therapeutic organic farm dedicated to restoring These are places where people have identified threatened flora, fauna T 5250 Miller Rd. 250-737-1401 T 411 Treffery Creek Restoration Project 242 Á the spirit and skills of those with physical, mental and emotional and natural habitats. These highlight the need for stewardship and Á 141 Manley Farm The Northwest Preservation Society challenges. There are self-guided tours, a Farm Store and Nursery for fresh protection of natural values. In all development we must remember Treffery Creek Streamkeepers, Cowichan Bay 142 vegetables, fruits, eggs, bedding plants, shrubs. 145 142 Shincliffe Enterprises TLC Conservation Partner, that nature knows no boundaries, and that conservation is about 412 Five Fingers Fish Habitat Restoration Project DFO Victoria x 3080 Wilkinson Rd. 250-743-3706 É Swimming stewardship, not ownership. Canada & Ministry of Transportation, Duncan 332 g 143 Valhalla Herbs & Things TLC Conservation Partner, 280 Trail off Sunrise Rd. to Cowichan River Regional Park 360 Old Growth Trees Norcross Rd, Duncan 413 Stolz Bluff Restoration ProjectLiving Rivers Trust Fund We Are Here  393 + 290 3693 Gibbins Rd. 250-748-1741 281 River access off Gibbins Rd near Hydro Right-of-Way 361 Mature Second Growth Spectacle Lake and DFO Canada, Sahtlam 375 144 Fairburn Farm TLC Conservation Partner, 3310 Jackson Rd. 282 Forestry Pools access off Hillcrest Rd. in Chemainus River 362 Old Growth Trees Mill Bay o Water Feature Sunanuqun 250-746-4637 Provincial Park 363 Old Growth Trees Holland Lake, Ladysmith 420 Waterfalls on Bush Creek A 145 Merridale Cidery TLC Conservation Partner, 283 Paradise Pools river access off Cliffs Rd. 364 Octopus Point off Genoa Bay Rd. 421 Waterfalls on Stocking Creek v 1230 Merridale Rd. 250-743-9310 { LAKES 222 + Water Energy Site g Native Forest/Plants This is also an excellent site for bird and wildlife viewing, as American RIVERS 146 Godfrey-Brownell Vineyard TLC Conservation Partner, Dippers have been sighted in the pools below the waterfalls. T 290 Brentwood College School 2735 Mt. Baker Rd. 370 Meades Creek Forest Research Site Meades Creek Rd. 241 4911 Marshall Rd. 250-715-0504 vÈ ª TRANS CANADA TRAIL 250-743-5521 371 Askew Wilderness Park Oak & Chemainus Rd. Wetland (Seasonal) MARSH 372 Echo Heights Echo Heights Rd. vl‰AÈ 430 Herd Road Farm Duncan People This 54 acre forest is valued for recreation, wildlife viewing and 431 Cottonwood Creek Flats Youbou HIGHWAYS Me’luxulh Land education. It is also home to the blue listed red-legged frog, however c The Cowichan First Nations express that we are the land. In there are development pressures on this site. Wildlife Centre/Rehabilitation PARKS The Cowichan Valley is called – “sun warming your back” in Hul’qumi’num, the Cowichan language, the law of snuw’ey’uth 373 Chemainus Lake Park River Rd. vo 440 Pacific Northwest Raptors1877 Herd Rd. 250-746-0372 { ROADS Hul’qumi’num, the language of the Cowichan First Nations. teaches that we all have responsibility to respect and care for 374 Manzanita Site Koksilah Ridge, off Mines Rd. 441 BC SPCA Cowichan Branch 7550 Bell McKinnon Rd. Those living here for generations and those who have moved FOREST RESERVES the living world around us. Many have expressed that the 375 Eagle Heights Grasslands 250-746-4646 { here recently would agree that the Cowichan Valley is one of E & N RAILWAY Cowichan Valley is a very special place with unique landscapes 376 Eves Provincial Park Little Mountain Rd. À Wildlife Habitat the sunniest places around. Residents are privileged to be just and features. In community mapping workshops, people shared ‰ Á 450 Beaver dam Bush Creek INDIAN RESERVES ABANDONED RAILWAY steps from beautiful vistas, natural spaces and countless outdoor their local knowledge such as natural habitats, geological Protected Habitat 462 These are special places under active stewardship by conservation 451 Beaver Matthew Creek recreation opportunities. According to residents, the area boasts features and habitats at risk where greater conservation efforts agencies such as Cowichan Land Trust covenants, The Land 452 Wildlife Tree- Eagles Nests off Saunders Rd some of the best swimming, the tastiest water, the biggest are needed. They also proudly spoke of positive examples of land wooden train trestle, the most scenic vistas atop local mountains. Conservancy, Nature Trust of BC, Nature Conservancy, BC Parks 453 Heron Rookery Cowichan Bay stewardship such as stream restoration and habitat protection Ecological Reserves. Locate your special place on the green map. 454 Wildlife Tree- Eagles Nest Cowichan Bay areas. 380 Cowichan River Estuary Properties The Nature Trust of BC, { 455 Osprey Nesting Platform off Dock Rd ‰ W x off owichanC Bay Rd. vÀÈ{ Cultural Site Aquatic Habitat 456 Elk Habitat Cowichan Station 461 200 Cowichan Exhibition Grounds Mays & TCH, Duncan The estuary is an important coastal habitat as the Cowichan River is 457 Purple Martin colony Ladysmith Maritime Society Marina 300 Lamprey spawning grounds Hummingbird Creek the largest salmon bearing river in the region. The Cowichan River 201 Xeel's Footprint Left by the legendary Transformer from 458 Elk Habitat Sahtlam Sources: Hul'qum'inum Place Names from Hul'qum'inum Dictionary 2007, Place-Names of the Island Indian People 1985 D. Rozen. Dyke trail is an excellent, family-friendly walk into the estuary, and Base data for the map was generously supplied by the Cowichan Valley Regional District, the Municipality of North Cowichan, Town of Ladysmith, and Coast Salish oral tradition as he stepped across the Islands includes a viewing platform, to watch the birds and wildlife in this 459 Elk winter grazing Youbou Cowichan Tribes. Green Mapping Icons are from the Green Map System (a registered trade mark) and are used with permission. to Thetis and beyond ecosystem. 460 Marshy Island Quamichan Lake Pictures and art work provided by: S. Bent, A. Hiscock, C. Hiscock, J. Morgen, J. Nygaard, S. Paridaen-VanVeen, H. Rice, J. Scull, J. Williams, S. Willmott. The Community Green Map of the Cowichan Valley © Cowichan Land Trust This map is for illustrative purposes only and may not be suitable for navigation. Produced September 2009.