PROJECT UPDATES: WIYOT PLAZA The Food Sovereignty Lab is moving through the Phase 1: Reconnection of our long-term relationship building and restoration planning within Wiyot Plaza. To build this space, and to approach Phase 2: Restoration while ensuring well being of both human and more-than-human relatives in the landscape, we are seeking comprehensive environmental site assessment and suite of testing. The submission of soil, water, and plant samples for testing will inform on the concentration and composition of any pollutants, pathogens, and toxins, and their gradation and patterns in the landscape; this will enable planning for strategic mitigation and landscape restoration. This includes testing of the water and soil in and around the experimental greenhouse space on campus, which is also a facility used by the Food Sovereignty Lab. See our site testing report for our progress regarding site testing, including estimates for comprehensive baseline soil, water, and plant testing, a site history, and environmental site assessment.
PHASED PLAN PHASE 1: Reconnection
PHASE 2: Restoration
PHASE 3: Resurgence
Current Site Testing Estimate: $45,965 As we work to establish site testing pathways for Wiyot Plaza, we aim to concurrently establish pathways and coalitions to make site testing more accessible to our community.
With successful site testing, FSL orientation to Wiyot Plaza can move to planning for Phase 2: Restoration, which includes bringing fire back to the landscape through cultural burning, and engaging in Indigenous science-based restoration planning and landscape remediation. We also look to begin installations throughout Wiyot Plaza, including signage, Indigenous artwork, and larger infrastructure. 18 - Progress Report Summer 2023
