Join us for a Green Shores Seminar in Victoria on January 30, 2024. Registration is open for the Capital Regional District’s Harbour Stewardship Speaker Series session, “Green Shores,” to be held on January 30, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at the CRD headquarters, 625
Awareness of nature-based solutions for shorelines is growing and increasingly reflected in local news. As a result of climate change, storms are increasing in frequency and severity, and sea levels continue to rise. The consequent threats of severe flooding and erosion pose a grave d
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