sustainability

Sustainability is a common thread in all of my projects. Here I describe selected pieces that are specific to co-creating a sustainable well-being society.

 

City of Vancouver (Sustainability Group)

As a Planning Assistant, I brought sustainability to the public realm through policy design, communication & engagement, and research. I researched topics such as other municipal climate action plans, electric vehicles (as interviews), corporate/internal carbon pricing, urban green infrastructure, mug sharing, and bicycle parking requirements in multi-unit residential buildings.

 

 

Rewild Vancouver (UBC, 2016-2017)

This project unites my passions for biology + community. While Vancouver has many parks, it is still like most urban areas in that it suffers from habitat fragmentation. My group wanted to address this by connecting green space to green space through residential land. We created little kits of native species and simple, user-friendly instructions for people with any skill level or dwelling type. We planned and implemented a strategy that engaged  residents in biocultural initiatives and allowed them to take Greenest City goals into their own hands and homes. This project addresses topics such as biodiversity loss, access to nature, and native species in an accessible way. We have disseminated over 100 kits and plenty of native plant knowledge at the Riley Park Community Garden (where we hold a demonstration plot), the Cambie Village Evergreen GreenBloc event, and the City of Vancouver Tree Sale. (Photo from CityStudio website).

Read about it on CityStudio’s website here.
More info here.

 

Various EfS Activations

  • “Is this a classroom” wood installation on a fence along the seawall, which blocked off a brownfield site that was being used as a parking lot
  • Rewilders’ day of teaching: morning meditations facing the sea, a rainy canopy walk at the UBC Botanical Garden, lunch at the UBC Farm, and planting trees with Metro Vancouver. We used outdoor space as a classroom to teach species identification, the mental benefits of nature, and just to remind people to get outside.
  • Evergreen GreenBloc: I coordinated with representatives from GreenBloc so that we could launch some of our kits at their Cambie neighbourhood BBQ (also in the rain)
  • CoV Tree Sale: The rewilders sold out their kits at the Tree Sale! While I did not attend, I supported through creating graphic materials
  • Riley Park: We had a native species teaching garden bed there, and I attended some Saturday work parties to tend to the plants and build community. Our final activation involved all of our cohort and various stakeholders, including people from GreenBloc, Riley Park, and the Park Board. Although it was raining (again), everyone got their hands dirty, helped move the plants and co-create green streets on Ontario St.
  • Hygge for the holidays: Closed off a rainy semester with an indoor CityStudio activation. A re-cap of the Rewilders’ group project, complete with hot chocolate and wreaths made of natural pieces from Vancouver.