The Kawesas Watershed Assessment

Acknowledgments

This watershed assessment could not have been carried out without the support and collaboration of the Haisla Nation. The Kitamaat Village Council has provided guidance and support throughout the project. Ken Hall, the Hereditary Chief of the Kawesas, provided encouragement, logistical support, and a lifetime of personal knowledge about the Kawesas. Shirley Hall, together with Ken, kept us well fed and shared her knowledge of plant and animal resources in the Kawesas and Kitlope in general. Charlie Shaw, Cecil Paul, and James Robertson also provided valuable insights regarding cultural resources in the Kawesas and Kitlope. The Nanakila Institute provided logistical support through the efforts of Bruce Hill, Tom Weegar, Casey Larochelle, Chris Wilson, and Howard Vroon. Mike Whelply and Gerald Amos also provided transportation and shared their knowledge of the Kawesas. Dan Hodson, Rainbow West, provided reliable, punctual helicopter transportation, while Tim Dittmer did the same with float-plane support. Johan Wulfers got the field season started and organized researchers' schedules, in addition to providing late spring wildlife observations. Stacey Brown was a keen field assistant for several of the authors. Emmon Bach and Brian Compton shared their knowledge of Haisla linguistics and resources freely, while David Montgomery and Gordon Grant reviewed early drafts of the Kawesas Watershed Assessment proposal. In addition to reviews from all the authors, the manuscript was improved considerably by reviews from lan Gill and Ken Margolis. The sketch of the Haisla lodge on page two was drawn by Darren Thompson. The report was designed by Amy Giordano and Sharon Lewis of Design Matters, and printed in Portland, Oregon on recycled paper containing a minimum of 25% post-consumer fiber.

Major support for the Kawesas Watershed Assessment and the preparation of this report was provided by the Beneficia Foundation, the David and LLucile Packard Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Frank Weeden Foundation. Other donors who supported our work in the Kitlope, including the Kawesas, included the Foundation for Deep Ecology, the Fanwood Foundation, the W. Alton Jones Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Vancouver Foundation, and Robert C. Warren, Jr..

Authors

Pierre Friele, J.M. Ryder & Associates, Terrain Analysis Inc.
Grant Hazelwood, Alpenglow Resources
John Kelson, University of British Columbia
Dana Lepofsky, Simon Fraser University
Michael Mertens, Interrain Pacific
Brian Pegg, Simon Fraser University
Michael Pollock, M.M. Pollock and Associates
James Powell, University of Washington
Peter K. Schoonmaker, Interrain Pacific
Robert Wisseman, Aquatic Biology Associates

Editors

Peter K. Schoonmaker, Interrain Pacific
Edward C. Wolf, Ecotrust

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