Shoreline Structures Environmental Design

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A Guide for Structures along Estuaries and Large Rivers

Shoreline Structures Environmental Design – A Guide for Structures along Estuaries and Large Rivers was designed as a Stewardship Series publication. It is somewhat different from the other publications in the series in that, in addition to planning and management guidance, this guide also provides detailed environmental design concepts. Its target audience is the same as the other Stewardship Series publications; local governments, land owners, developers and community stewardship groups can all benefit from understanding and adopting the design principles in this guide.

The environmental design concepts presented in this publication will help proponents to mitigate the negative impacts that shoreline developments can have on fish and wildlife habitats. This guide will also help the proponent to recognize that shoreline environments are composed of many interdependent biological and physical components and that impact to any one component will have a decided effect on others.

The lower Fraser River and its estuary were the original focus of this guide; however, during its development, it became apparent that many of the environmentally friendly design concepts presented in this guide would be generally applicable to any large river or estuary. Thus, despite the numerous references to the Fraser River and its estuary, the guide can be applied to shoreline projects within large rivers and estuaries throughout coastal British Columbia