This can be cost-effective for the extension system. This is the first comprehensive study of the traditional land-use of the Waterhen First Nation. The people of the Waterhen First Nation use the transitional zone between the Aspen Parkland and the Boreal Forest for a significant part of their livelihood. This complex ecosystem and the traditional, integrated land-use make this area unique. Land-use data were collected and map biographies representing hunting, fishing, trapping and plant gathering activities were produced.
Thematic maps illustrate seasonal activities and a combined overlay-map summarizes the data.
Overlay maps illustrate the impending conflict between the proposed Forest Management Plan and the traditional land-use. This area is also the habitat of the Chitek Lake wood-bison herd. If the proposed Forest Management Plan is implemented, the future of the wild wood-bison herd will be in peril. The interests of the wood bison project are critically juxtaposed to the present Forest Management Plan. Plants used by the Maasai of Kajiado The Maasai of Kenya are a people in transition from pastoralism to sedentary farming.