{"id":276,"date":"2021-11-21T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T22:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/a2paul\/?p=276"},"modified":"2021-11-21T18:20:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T02:20:40","slug":"local-storytelling-the-fitzsimmons-creek-tiny-ecology-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/a2paul\/local-storytelling-the-fitzsimmons-creek-tiny-ecology-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Storytelling- The Fitzsimmons Creek (Tiny Ecology 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prompt that I chose for my first Tiny Ecology is based on Krau\u00df and Bremer’s work where they outline a number of lessons for climate risk governance learned from place-based narratives. This prompt asks us to to tell a story about our sit spot and connect it to one of the features of narrative they describe, and explain that connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fitzsimmons Creek weaves through Whistler at all elevations and reminds you that the peaks of the mountains and the village are connected. If you’re skiing or traveling on the glacier at 2,603-metre elevation, the hard ice and snow crunches underneath your feet. That same glacial ice is the water flowing underneath the Peak 2 Peak Gondola that connects Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. You look through the glass floor at the creek far below, that looks tiny from the confines of the gondola, but is much larger when you find yourself hiking beside the creek each summer, far from town. That same creek flows through the village, as you walk over bridges, the creek moves beneath your feet and people are stopping to take pictures with the creek in the background. This is the same creek that they took pictures of earlier today on the Peak 2 Peak gondola through the glass floor. That same water that flows through a built up village, under human built cement and stone bridges, is the water that you find yourself sitting quietly beside and reflecting. The creek goes further than this though. Maybe there is someone sitting at Green Lake, thinking about all of the places and people that this water has passed by before getting to them. Perhaps they are fishing, swimming, or kayaking in this ice cold water on big, beautiful Green Lake. At the creek where you sit, kids skip rocks slightly upstream and their laughs almost echo down the banks. You can see high up the mountain from where you sit. Not quite to the top where this water started on the glacier but pretty far. You can visualize the path that this water took to get here, flowing right in front of you in this peaceful place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the place I have chosen for my sit spot, a mere two minute walk from my house, for which I feel extremely fortunate. A multi-use trail is only 15 meters or so from where I have chosen to sit, but you would never know as the sound of the creek is loud enough to distract anyone sitting beside it from the noise of the outside world. The bank provides shelter so that I also feel hidden away in all senses. This is my sit spot for the remainder of this course, although even though I’ve only been here a couple times I can already tell I will returning beyond the duration of the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All photos taken by me. Note: A typical Tiny Ecology does not involve phones or technology but I took a few photos to paint the picture!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Addendum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feature of narratives that this story is connected to is that narratives situate events in a certain place and a certain time. A creek like this is a great example of the power of storytelling. Bayer & Hettinger state that local community members often have place-based stories to share. This could be someone who has lived in town for 30 years and observes the rising levels of the creek or someone who visits a couple times a year for a big ski trip and notices the glacier receding year after year. O’Sullivan has a similar message stating that stories need to be locally anchored. Storytelling in regard to nature might has the ability to get specific and reach a wide range of people. The person who enjoys sitting by the creek or the lake might not be the same person who enjoys skiing on the glacier, but a story like this has the ability to reach both of those people and everyone in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayer, S., & Hettinger, A. (2019). Storytelling: A natural tool to weave the threads of science and community together. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America<\/em>, 100<\/em>(2). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bes2.1542<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krau\u00df, W., & Bremer, S. (2020). The role of place-based narratives of change in climate risk governance. Climate Risk Management<\/em>, 28<\/em>, 100221. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.crm.2020.100221<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O’Sullivan, F. (2019, November 11). To Survive Climate Change, We\u2019ll Need a Better Story<\/em>. Bloomberg CityLab. https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-11-11\/meet-sweden-s-chief-storyteller-for-climate-change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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