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Green Shores | Projects Cultus Lake Park Green Shores Demonstration Site Cultus Lake Park will be home to a Green Shores nature-based shoreline rehabilitation project that will help endangered Cultus Lake sockeye salmon, increase the lake’s resilience to climate change, and honour the

The webinar “Practical Strategies and Lessons Learned on Nature-based Shoreline Projects in the Maritimes and British Columbia” was held on Thursday, December 7, 2023.   Click the button below to watch the recording!   Emillie Rose, Adv. Dip.Fish and Wildlife TechnologistP

The Stewardship Centre for BC is delighted to announce a new Green Shores Demonstration Project at Colquitz Park in partnership with the District of Saanich and with financial assistance from the Province of BC’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund.  Colquitz Park Green Shores

Native shoreline vegetation is hardy, requires little to no care once established, and enhances the beauty, stability, and resiliency of shorelines everywhere. It protects shorelines from erosion, enhances habitat, and increases biodiversity. Get started by browsing this list of nativ

Esquimalt Gorge Park Green Shores Demonstration Project – Autumn 2023 The Esquimalt Gorge Park Green Shores Demonstration Project has generated a lot of activity since it began in 2021, including community outreach and engagement events, technical committee meetings, capacity-bu

CVRD awarded grant from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund The Comox Valley Regional District, in partnership with the Stewardship Centre for BC and K’ómoks Guardian Watchmen, has been awarded a grant worth over $1.1 million from the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) through th

On July 23, 2023, Times Colonist reported that the Peninsula Streams Society and City of Victoria staff finished a two-year, $170,000 project that brought new life to the city’s harbour. This project is the Songhees Walkway Pocket Beach Green Shores Demonstration Project. It is part o

SCBC is hiring a Green Shores Program Assistant About Stewardship Centre for BC Our mission is to strengthen ecological stewardship by providing educational, technical, and capacity-building programs and resources to organizations, governments, the private sector, and the public throu

Control Shoreline Erosion Without Hard Armouring. Erosion is the natural action of wind and water as it moves sand, soil, and rocks from one location to another. Vegetation offers a natural barrier to erosion as plants and trees hold onto sediments even during heavy rainfalls. The pre

On February 3, 2023, BC’s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness announced that forty-nine First Nations and local governments throughout BC will receive provincial funding to help reduce risks from future disasters related to natural hazards and climate change.