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Photo by: Maria Catanzaro
• Using green products: You can also select
garden products that are not harmful to the
environment (see Chapter 9 for more
information on ‘Simple Switches’) .
• Joining a local stewardship group: You can
also volunteer to be part of a local stewardship
or local environmental group (Figure 8 .7 & 8 .8) .
There are hundreds of organizations across
BC that are devoted to making a difference
to our environment, restoring freshwater and
estuarine habitats, and conserving salmon .
Information on how to implement the nature
based solutions described here, as well as other
tips to reduce your environmental impact can
be found on our Resilient Coasts for Salmon
website Tool Kit .
Figure 8.7 – Volunteers on Thetis Island participating in
marine riparian restoration with live staking 2018 with
SeaChange Marine Conservation Society.
Photo by: Maria Catanzaro
BOTTOM LINE:
Ultimately, we are all stewards of the shoreline and all citizens can contribute
to the health and wellness of our environment! Our actions, small and large,
make a difference in how our shorelines will function and thrive.
Let’s embrace our roles as shoreline stewards!
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