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Breakout Sessions Concerning the Ten Strategic Directions
Key Points from the Breakout Sessions
Arbutus menziesii, commonly known as the Pacific
madrone or arbutus, is a magnificent evergreen tree that
can live up to 500 years old. It often grows on shallow
rocky soils near the coast, but also on rocky outcrops on
upper hillsides on Vancouver Island. Once a widespread
coastal tree ranging from Vancouver Island to California,
the species is currently declining due to increasing
development pressures and fire control measures in
their habitat.
Key points from the breakout sessions summarize
the comments made by participants on the Strategic
Directions. Original words are used where possible,
however, grammar has been edited and some items
substantially shortened, without indicating where such
edits took place, for the purpose of readability. In some
places ideas from several speakers are summarized into
a single point. Some off topic comments and repetitions
of similar ideas are omitted.
Because speakers spoke about many topics beyond
those of their own designated Strategic Direction,
comments are assembled under the particular Direction
that they most closely apply to. That is, comments
about education made during the ‘Secure Land’
breakout group are summarized under the ‘Education/
Communications’ Strategic Direction.
Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, are known for
their epic annual migration, a feat not performed by
any other insect on earth. All monarchs from west
of the Rockies fly to a few small areas in California,
contrary to eastern populations that winter in a
few locations in Mexico. Monarch butterflies can
live up to nine months, outliving most other adult
butterflies by 12 times.
Strategic Directions for Biodiversity Conservation in the Metro Vancouver Region | Forum Proceedings: Key Points and Potential Action Steps
Participants’ comments are divided into two categories
under each Strategic Direction. Those are:
Participant Comments on Strategy, which address or
comment on vision, goals or guiding principles, or a
specific Strategic Direction in a broad sense; and
Participant Comments on Tactics, which address or
comment on specific steps or challenges or locally
appropriate actions to move forward with the
Strategic Direction.
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