Today I’m remembering how hard we fought to protect #DuffinsCreek #CoastalMarsh on #LakeOntario.
I’m thinking about all the other #WorkhorseWetlands people take for granted in our urban and rural areas. They are working hard to purify #water and prevent #floods, but do we adequately value them?
Today, why not tidy up your local #wetland? Stop 🛑 that litter from becoming #Microplastics or harming #waterfowl. Bring some garbage bags and some friends and do a clean-up. It will feel amazing to actually make something better with your own hands.
https://www.thestar.com/amp/opinion/contributors/2020/11/13/gtas-workhorse-wetlands-are-under-threat.html
@NaturalRadical
BDAs are really cool! My student Catriona Leven is helping ColumbiaWetlandStewardshipPartners build some in the Columbia River floodplain wetlands to support migratory birds!
@girls_can preserving and restoring wetlands is one of the main activities of our local environmental coalition here in #OkanoganCounty #WAstate . You might like to see the projects. https://okanoganhighlands.org/restoration/about/ I am lucky enough to be part of the community where one of the projects is happening. https://okanoganhighlands.org/restoration/triple-creek/ it’s been amazing to watch the success of BDAs (Beaver Dam Analogues) we hope the heron rookery will return.