Bowen Island / Nexwlélexwm Stewardship Map v.1.3

Map Descriptions

Page 1: Detailed topographic-style stewardship map of Bowen Island showing color-coded land designations. Provincial parks and ecological reserves are shown in teal/turquoise, municipal parks in various shades of green, Islands Trust Conservancies outlined, old growth management areas, crown land in tan, private land in white/cream. The map displays fishbearing streams (solid blue lines), non-fishbearing streams (dashed blue lines), lakes and ponds (blue), wetlands (blue-green), and the Agricultural Land Reserve boundary (dotted purple line). Riparian zones of 30m on each bank are indicated. Terrain shading shows the mountainous topography with major summits labeled: Mount Gardner (719 m), Mount Apodaca (728 m), Mount Collins (483 m), Duncan's Hat (266 m), Bob's Knob (320 m), Radar Hill (303 m), and Cates Hill (413 m). Geographic features include numerous bays, coves, and points around the coastline. A coordinate grid system with 1-kilometre increments runs A-J horizontally and 1-10 vertically. Major roads are shown in white lines. The legend appears in the upper left corner listing all categories of protected areas with their grid coordinates. Scale is 1:18,625 with projection UTM NAD 83 EPSG 26910.

Page 2: Full-page presentation version of the same stewardship map with enhanced visual layout. The map is centered with a beige/tan decorative border. The title "Bowen Island / Nexwlélexwm" appears prominently in the upper right with a subtitle "Stewardship" and explanatory text: "Public and private owners share responsibility for preserving our natural world." A detailed legend appears on the right side showing all land designation categories with colour coding. A compass rose is displayed in the upper right corner. The map includes the same detailed topographic and land-use information as page 1. Credits and source information appear at the bottom right, acknowledging Bowen Island Municipality for lakes, streams, parks, and stewardship areas; Alan Whitehead for wetlands data; Province of BC for property lines; Freepik for background texture; and scientific advisors Will Husby, Jeff Matheson, Bob Turner, and Alan Whitehead. Scale, projection, and disclaimer information are included at the bottom. Contact information for the cartographer (jdowler@cosmicidea.com) is provided.