Earth Matters - Hendryx St. Community Green Space $6,854

The Hendryx St. Community Greenspace was created by Earth Matters youth participants and many community volunteers in 1998 to provide a model "Forest Garden" for community members to enjoy and learn from. A forest Garden is a garden which mimics a natural forest ecosystem while at the same time producing food, medicine, fiber and fuel. Additionally, a main goal of forest gardening is to create habitat for animals and insects, thereby increasing biodiversity. The site further seeks to protect and promote local biodiversity by the inclusion of a wide range of native plants. The Hendryx St. Community Greenspace is an effective educational site due to its high visibility, located on Nelson's downtown main street, "Baker Street". It provides the community with an excellent model of urban food production, urban biodiversity and ecological gardening witch enhances the land base.

Specific activities from this project include:

• Developing a comprehensive training program for Stewardship Committee members so that they can become ongoing stewards and educators for the site.

• Involving community members in the hands-on stewardship of the site, as well as community education activities such as site tours and workshops (Special children's workshops will be offered through local schools and daycares).

• Producing educational materials about the site for the public to learn from.

• Producing a Stewardship Manual for the site which will in turn serve as a stewardship model for other communities.

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