<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>award Archives - Stewardship Centre for BC</title> <atom:link href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/tag/award/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/tag/award/</link> <description>Facilitators of informed stewardship decisions</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 20:46:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title>Green Shores for Homes project receives 2020 ASLA Award</title> <link>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/green-shores-for-homes-project-receives-2020-asla-award/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCBCCommunications]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[GreenShores]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GS News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ASLA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[award]]></category> <category><![CDATA[green shores]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Shores for Homes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GSH]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/?p=9187</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A Shoreline Re-imagined | 2015 GSH project in Seattle was nominated for ASLA Honor Award. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/green-shores-for-homes-project-receives-2020-asla-award/">Green Shores for Homes project receives 2020 ASLA Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <h1 class="wp-block-heading">A Shoreline Re-imagined </h1> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Green Shores for Homes project receives 2020 ASLA Award</h2> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="691" src="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ASLA-2020-07-e1604339816127-1024x691.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-9188" srcset="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ASLA-2020-07-e1604339816127-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ASLA-2020-07-e1604339816127-300x202.jpg 300w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ASLA-2020-07-e1604339816127-768x518.jpg 768w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ASLA-2020-07-e1604339816127.jpg 1372w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption><span class="has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color">“A carefully crafted pebble beach now generates biodiversity” and helps to improve the physical processes within a living shoreline. Photo by Andrew Buchanan. </span></figcaption></figure></div> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>Back in 2015, Stewardship Centre for BC worked in partnership with the City of Seattle, Washington Sea Grant, San Juan Country and Islands Trust to develop the Green Shores for Homes (GSH) credits and ratings guide with funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. As part of GSH development, this project was one of the first pilot projects that helped test out and fine-tune the Green Shores for Homes program for Washington State and British Columbia.</p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“This project’s ecological improvements to physical processes, shoreline habitat, and to water quality led to its adoption as a pilot project for the EPA’s regional Green Shores for Homes program.”</p></blockquote> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>In 2020, this Green Shores for Homes project received an <a href="https://www.asla.org/2020awards/623.html">Honour Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects</a>. </p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>A failing bulkhead and lawn that existed on site prior to restoration were removed and replaced with undulating landform features, a complex of size-specific pebbles (providing salmon spawning sites) and native vegetation (supporting local insects and wildlife). Besides, “large woody debris anchored to the substrate provided additional protection and allowed materials and sediment to gather, creating conditions for life.”</p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>Click <a href="https://www.asla.org/2020awards/623.html">here</a> to continue reading about the restoration processes on this site and browse through photos depicting new habitat, design and space created for people to enjoy the re-built living shoreline. </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center" style="grid-template-columns:26% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" src="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GSH-logo-final-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6562 size-full"/></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <p>To learn more about the Green Shores for Homes program, visit our <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/green-shores-home/gs-about/">Green Shores website</a>.</p> </div></div> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/green-shores-for-homes-project-receives-2020-asla-award/">Green Shores for Homes project receives 2020 ASLA Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>SCBC wins Nature Canada 2017 Conservation Partner Award</title> <link>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/scbc-wins-award/</link> <comments>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/scbc-wins-award/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCBC]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:19:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[award]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cats and birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[species at risk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/?p=5039</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Stewardship Centre for BC is pleased to share it has won Nature Canada’s 2017 Conservation Partner Award. The award recognizes the conservation efforts of a Nature Canada partner organization whose work has significantly contributed to the cause of conservation in Canada. In this case, it was awarded to SCBC for its “tireless work towards Keeping Cats Safe and Saving Bird Lives.” As noted in the letter announcing the award: “[SCBC’s] research into municipalities has helped our coalition better understand the issue in that province, and your strong resources for municipalities has greatly helped our cause, not only in BC, but across the country. You’ve also helped the program by bringing other provincial partners into the fold, and actively engaging on social media.” Overview of SCBC’s work on Cats and Birds: Survey on attitudes and opinions While the impact of domestic and feral cats on the mortality of birds has been documented, there are few studies in Canada examining public attitudes towards free-roaming cats. So last winter, the Stewardship Centre for British Columbia (SCBC) worked with UBC Environmental Science students to develop a public online survey and a targeted telephone survey to better understand perceptions surrounding free-roaming domestic cats. A major finding of the survey is that two-thirds of British Columbian cat-owners feel it is appropriate or somewhat appropriate to allow cats to be outside unsupervised. SCBC’s future education and outreach will work on changing these attitudes. The full survey report will be available soon. SCBC work with municipalities The targeted phone interviews with local governments and animal welfare organizations collected information on current policies, practices and bylaws in place in their communities. This work revealed that few municipalities had effective no-roam bylaws. SCBC is arranging partnerships with some local municipalities on cat and bird educational campaigns as a first step in securing changes at the local level. Additionally, two earlier documents that SCBC created, Briefing Note for Local Governments and Recommended Policy and Bylaws documents, were updated last year by Nature Canada, to address a national audience, and distributed across the country. Educational information One very successful information piece for cat owners has been the educational “Happy Cat” brochure, first developed by SCBC in 2015. Last spring, the brochure was updated and now includes information on cats’ impact on vulnerable bat populations. SCBC also has a more detailed Stewardship Practices guide “Reducing the Impact of Cats on Birds and Wildlife (2016).”</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/scbc-wins-award/">SCBC wins Nature Canada 2017 Conservation Partner Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-5041" src="http://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Consv-partner-award-300x215.jpg" alt="" width="352" height="254" />The Stewardship Centre for BC is pleased to share it has won Nature Canada’s 2017 Conservation Partner Award.</p> <p>The award recognizes the conservation efforts of a Nature Canada partner organization whose work has significantly contributed to the cause of conservation in Canada. <span id="more-5039"></span></p> <p>In this case, it was awarded to SCBC for its “tireless work towards Keeping Cats Safe and Saving Bird Lives.”</p> <p>As noted in the letter announcing the award:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">“[SCBC’s] research into municipalities has helped our coalition better understand the issue in that province, and your strong resources for municipalities has greatly helped our cause, not only in BC, but across the country. You’ve also helped the program by bringing other provincial partners into the fold, and actively engaging on social media.”</p> <h5><strong>Overview of SCBC’s work on Cats and Birds:</strong></h5> <p><strong><em>Survey on attitudes and opinions</em></strong><br /> While the impact of domestic and feral cats on the mortality of birds has been documented, there are few studies in Canada examining public attitudes towards free-roaming cats.</p> <p>So last winter, the Stewardship Centre for British Columbia (SCBC) worked with UBC Environmental Science students to develop a public online survey and a targeted telephone survey to better understand perceptions surrounding free-roaming domestic cats.</p> <p>A major finding of the survey is that two-thirds of British Columbian cat-owners feel it is appropriate or somewhat appropriate to allow cats to be outside unsupervised. SCBC’s future education and outreach will work on changing these attitudes. The full survey report will be available soon.</p> <p><strong><em>SCBC work with municipalities</em></strong><br /> The targeted phone interviews with local governments and animal welfare organizations collected information on current policies, practices and bylaws in place in their communities. This work revealed that few municipalities had effective no-roam bylaws.</p> <p>SCBC is arranging partnerships with some local municipalities on cat and bird educational campaigns as a first step in securing changes at the local level.</p> <p>Additionally, two earlier documents that SCBC created, <em>Briefing Note for Local Governments</em> and<em> Recommended Policy and Bylaws </em>documents, were updated last year by Nature Canada, to address a national audience, and distributed across the country.</p> <p><strong><em>Educational information</em></strong><br /> One very successful information piece for cat owners has been the educational “Happy Cat” brochure, first developed by SCBC in 2015. Last spring, the brochure was updated and now includes information on cats’ impact on vulnerable bat populations.</p> <p>SCBC also has a more detailed Stewardship Practices guide “Reducing the Impact of Cats on Birds and Wildlife (2016).”</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/scbc-wins-award/">SCBC wins Nature Canada 2017 Conservation Partner Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/scbc-wins-award/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Calgary wins Safe Cats Safe Birds Award</title> <link>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/safecatsaward/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCBC]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:47:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[award]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cats and birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[municipalities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/?p=4669</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Municipalities are a significant partner in keeping cats safe and protecting birds lives. The Stewardship Centre, therefore, is happy to share the good news about the City of Calgary and its efforts on this front. Earlier this week, Nature Canada, presented its inaugural Safe Cats Safe Birds Award to the City of Calgary for its progressive municipal policy that keeps cats safe and saves bird lives. “The City of Calgary’s Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw is a model for other municipalities to follow,” says Eleanor Fast, Executive Director for Nature Canada. “Unsupervised outdoor cats are at considerable danger from collisions with cars, fights with wildlife, diseases and poisons and are responsible for an estimated 100 to 350 million bird deaths a year in Canada.” “It is an honour for The City of Calgary to receive Nature Canada’s inaugural Safe Cats Safe Birds Award,” says Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary. “Our approach focuses on accessible service and education that encourages responsible and accountable pet ownership. The result is a safe and healthy community for pets, and I’m proud of the work done by my colleagues at The City of Calgary to achieve this.” The Calgary bylaw requires both cat and dog owners to license their pets, and to keep animals from roaming at large. The bylaw is an important factor in Calgary’s success, but the strong public education campaign, the ‘I Heart My Pet’ rewards program, and the promise to return licensed pets, are motivation for pet owners, earning Calgary the highest compliance rates in the country. The Stewardship Centre has a number of resources that we can offer to local communities interested in making a similar difference in the world of cats and birds. Our resources include presentations, briefing notes, research, and educational material. Please contact us if you are a interested in finding out how we can support you and your efforts to keep cats safe and protect bird lives.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/safecatsaward/">Calgary wins Safe Cats Safe Birds Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-4672" src="http://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/StockSnapcat-web.jpg" alt="StockSnapcat-web" width="373" height="266" />Municipalities are a significant partner in keeping cats safe and protecting birds lives.</p> <p>The Stewardship Centre, therefore, is happy to share the good news about the City of Calgary and its efforts on this front. <span id="more-4669"></span></p> <p>Earlier this week, Nature Canada, presented its inaugural <em>Safe Cats Safe Birds Award </em>to the City of Calgary for its progressive municipal policy that keeps cats safe and saves bird lives.</p> <p>“The City of Calgary’s Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw is a model for other municipalities to follow,” says Eleanor Fast, Executive Director for Nature Canada. “Unsupervised outdoor cats are at considerable danger from collisions with cars, fights with wildlife, diseases and poisons and are responsible for an estimated 100 to 350 million bird deaths a year in Canada.”</p> <p>“It is an honour for The City of Calgary to receive Nature Canada’s inaugural Safe Cats Safe Birds Award,” says Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary. “Our approach focuses on accessible service and education that encourages responsible and accountable pet ownership. The result is a safe and healthy community for pets, and I’m proud of the work done by my colleagues at The City of Calgary to achieve this.”</p> <p>The Calgary bylaw requires both cat and dog owners to license their pets, and to keep animals from roaming at large. The bylaw is an important factor in Calgary’s success, but the strong public education campaign, the ‘I Heart My Pet’ rewards program, and the promise to return licensed pets, are motivation for pet owners, earning Calgary the highest compliance rates in the country.</p> <p>The Stewardship Centre has a number of <a href="http://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/cats-and-birds/">resources </a>that we can offer to local communities interested in making a similar difference in the world of cats and birds. Our resources include presentations, briefing notes, research, and educational material.</p> <p>Please <a href="http://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/join-us#contact">contact us</a> if you are a interested in finding out how we can support you and your efforts to keep cats safe and protect bird lives.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/safecatsaward/">Calgary wins Safe Cats Safe Birds Award</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>