Shoreline Restoration

As the vast amount of flora and fauna life exists within just a few meters lake and land-side of the shoreline, the preservation of this resource is key to maintaining a healthy and sustained lake. Check out the resources below for useful information about how to restore, encourage and protect a healthy shoreline.

Environmental Organizations

• MAPLE - The Mutual Associations for the Protection of Lake Environments
• Rideau Valley Conservation Authority http://www.rideauvalley.on.ca
• Le RAPPEL is a non-profit organization serving about 60 lake associations in the Estrie and St Francois area. www.rappel.qc.ca
• Ministère du Développement Durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs (MDDEP) www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/index_en.asp
• Santé des lacs www.environnement.gouv.fr/rhone-alpes/bassin_rmc/rdbrmc/lacs/sante.htm

Articles

• List of plants you can use to revegetate your shore line (.pdf, 31 pages, 3.5MB)
• A short documentary on landscaping without lawn (in french only): http://www.radio-canada.ca/util/...
• To order the guide "The shore primer", contact Drew Stonehouse, Pêches et Océans Canada en Ontario, email: StonehouseD@dfo-mpo.gc.ca, phone: (905) 336-4821.
• To order the poster "Lakeside Living!" see http://www.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/habitat/fr/publications.htm
• Taking Care Of Paradise - Taking care of the shore: it is protecting the bond to your lake! (.doc, 2 pages, 240KB)
• The Shore Primer - explains how you can preserve your shoreline's true nature or restore an altered shore, published by Cottage Life for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, (.pdf, many pages, 1037KB!)
• A success story in regenerating shoreline, Grant Walsh (.doc, 1 page, 982KB)