Greenshores

Greenshores Slide Show (3.2 Mb PDF)

Links to shore protection, stewardship, restoration, light pollution, sewage, storm water, and contaminated sites information. (102 kb PDF)

Green Shores Internet Resources, Government and Organization Links (PDF)

Marine Riparian Plant List

Coastal Training Program

Puget Sound Partnership Near Shore Partnership Technical Reports

www.waterbucket.ca Sustainable approaches to water resources.

Coastal Shore Stewardship, A Guide for Planners, Builders and Developers

This guide often refers to coastal shores as living systems. The planning and development of coastal areas requires a careful understanding of how these systems work. Shores usually change very gradually, but occasionally these changes are dramatic and seemingly unpredictable. We may not be able to forecast the timing or severity of storms or beach erosion but we have a good idea of what can be done to reduce the impacts on people, plants and wildlife. That is what this guide is all about.

Shores have structure, function and process. They are constantly moving, changing and evolving in response to the influence of such external natural forces as winds and tides. The form and dynamics of the physical shore create the conditions for the presence and survival of B.C. coastal plant and animal communities. If these biological resources are to be sustained and the integrity of our coastal ecosystems maintained, we must be careful how we use our shores. A cautious approach to development of our coastline recognizes that when an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.

Order a printed copy from the Stewardship Center of BC

Part One: Coastal Shore Stewardship, A Guide For Planners, Builders and Developers on Canadas Pacific Coast. 8 Mb PDF

Chapter One, A Stewardship Context

1. Shores are Living Systems
2. Why Should We Care About Shores?

Chapter Two, Coastal Shore Systems

1. The Work of Physical Forces
2. Waves
3. Water Levels
4. Sediment Transport
5. Water Quality
6. The Connections between Physical Processes, Habitat and Species

Chapter Three, Different Shores  Different Concerns

1. Shore Types
2. Rocky Shores
3. Rock and Large Sediment (Boulder Cobble) Shores
4. Sediment (Sand and Gravel) Shores
5. Estuaries and Mud Flats
6. Altered Shores

Part Two: Coastal Shore Stewardship: A Guide For Planners, Builders and Developers on Canadas Pacific Coast. (3.1 Mb)

Chapter Four Coastal Planning and Approvals

1. Who Does What
2. Jurisdiction Along the Coast
3. Federal Roles
4. Provincial Roles
5. Local Government Roles
6. First Nations
7. Non-governmental Organizations
8. Landowners

Part Three: Coastal Shore Stewardship: A Guide For Planners, Builders and Developers on Canadas Pacific Coast. (5.6 Mb)

Chapter Five, Working with the Coastal Shore

1. Don't Disrupt, Don't Harden, Don't Pollute
2. Land Development Marine Facilities
3. Marine Discharges
4. Coastal Industries and Commercial Activities

Chapter Six, Coastal Living

1. Managing Use of the Shore
2. Issues around Coastal Living
3. Stewardship Resources
4. References
5. A Season for Stewardship
6. Glossary
7. Acknowledgements
8. Website Addresses insert
9. Location Map on inside back cover

Shoreline Structures Environmental Design: A Guide for Structures along Estuaries and Large Rivers

A Product of the Fraser River Action Plan, this document was designed as a Stewardship Series publication. 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 impacts to any one component will have a decided effect on others.

Shoreline Structures: A guide for estuaries and large rivers (3.4 Mb PDF)