Ojibway National Urban Park Workshop

The Visionaries learned about their local bioregion (Essex eco-district) and about the new National Urban Park that is being developed on the western edge of Sandwich.

About the Workshop

In this workshop participants were introduced to the concept of Bioregions. We learned about how there are different levels of bioregions from smaller eco-districts to larger eco-zones/bioregions. We also learned how the eco-system in each level is part of the level above it.

In the second part we looked at our local eco-district, The Essex eco-district and how it relates to the planned Ojibway Urban National Park that is to be located in west Windsor. In this part we completed the Ojibway National Urban Park Worksheet.

The third part of this workshop encouraged participants to draw pictures of signature species that are found in our eco-district. In our example we have included the work of Kemillah who provided us with six really wonderful interpretations of these species.

About the Worksheet

This worksheet encourages participants to think about the proposed new National Urban Park located in the Ojibway Nature Complex on the western edge of Windsor. One half of the worksheet shows where the park is going to be in relation to Windsor and Sandwich Town. The other half is a food web activity where participants must draw out the food chain relations amongst some of the signature species of the new National Urban Park.

Page 01: Can be printed for use in a classroom
Page 02: Shows the correct food web arrows.

Download Worksheet

About the Artist: Marc Ngui

Marc Ngui is a Sandwich based multi-disciplinary artist/designer/world builder. He was trained as an architect before venturing into the world of DIY comics, zines and self-publishing.

As a cartoonist, diagrammatician and illustrator, he has published two graphic novels and contributed to many non-fiction book projects (some of which have won awards.) His professional creative practice spans many disciplines, including illustration (for newspapers, magazines and websites), storyboarding, animation, web design, and film and video production (including scenic painting, video editing and art direction).

He has worked as a video journalist for the CBC and a comics journalist for the Toronto Star. His painting, drawing and installation work as a contemporary artist has been exhibited across Canada and internationally. His current practice aspires to help direct our collective creative potential towards generating a more equitable and Gaia friendly future. You can see more of his work at www.happysleepy.com