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Cultural Feature Identification
cultural feature identification
Cultural Feature Identification certification is awarded by the Council of the Haida Nation based on competency, as proven through testing.
Training courses that cover the identification of cultural plants, monumental cedar, heritage features, culturally modified trees and survey standards and methodology will be offered through the Council of the Haida Nation on a demand basis (approximately 10-12 participants required) and funding availability. Individuals can challenge the certification exams.
The first training program was held in November 2010 and consisted of 4 course modules.
Each module ranged between 2 to 6 days in length and was taught by 2 instructors who were experts in their field. The training was partially classroom based in Skidegate and Masset as well as offering a substantial field component.
A mentorship program was held in 2011 in partnership with Taan Forest Products to give four Haida forestry workers and four Haida youth hands on experience to help towards achieving CHN certification.
A 6 day training program covering Culturally Modified Trees and Archaeological features was offered in the fall of 2011 followed by a Monumental identification workshop in the fall of 2012. Another 6 day program covering the archaeological inventory training for crew members will likely be held in 2013.
Contact the CHN’s Natural Resource Department at 250-626-5252 for more information.
STANDARDS
The CHN’s cultural feature identification standards manual (2013)
RESOURCES OR CERTIFIED SURVEYORS
- Hardcopy field data cards
- A CFI reporting template
- Field note cheat sheets
• Monumental cedar attributes
• Monumental ‘key’ for identification
• Monumental rot calculation table
• Tree twist table
LIST OF CERTIFIED SURVEYORS
Cal Lowther
Jim Sullivan
Percy Crosby
Chris Gruenwald
Archie Stocker
Guy Edgars
Rob Stewart
Kylie Harrison
Stan Swanson
Phil Bruce
David Zimmerman
Karen Church
Ryan Biller
Sean Brennan
Jaalen Edenshaw
Nick Reinhardt
Lynn Hughan
Daniel Scholey
Nick Reynolds
Jon Dunsmore
James Stanely
NEWSLETTER
A newsletter to keep certified surveyors up to date with current program news can be downloaded here: