Focusing on Shoreline Events and Activities in
SK/MB
vol. 1, no. 2 December 2020
SAVE OUR SEINE WINS PRIZE FOR HOSTING SHORELINE CLEANUP!
Earlier this fall, The Living by Water Project SK/MB sent Shoreline Celebration
& Restoration Month (SCRM) reminders to all our participating groups, asking them to
send in a summary of their SCRM event or activity. All groups who informed us of their
event were entered in a draw for a prize from the Nature Saskatchewan Bookstore. Save Our
Seine River Environment Inc in Winnipeg, MB won the prize (Manitoba Birds Lone Pine
Field Guide) for informing us of their Annual Shoreline Cleanup of the Seine River on
Oct. 14/00!
SOS web site: www.escape.ca/~sosriver
SHORELINE NETWORKING GOES NATIONAL
You are invited to join The Living by Water Project in developing Shorelines
2001 and Shorelines 2002. Shorelines 2001 is a Canada_wide series of community_based
forums where you can gather with other groups to network and explore new and innovative
ideas, such as Conservation Marketing tools and techniques, to help protect Canada's
shorelines. As part of the UN International Year of the Volunteer, The Living by Water
Project will be recognizing the valuable role of the volunteer in caring for Canada's
shorelines and in assisting scientists with inventory and monitoring work. Shorelines 2002
is a national conference that will take place in Vancouver to address selected issues
raised in the regional forums. A Shoreline Festival, to be held in conjunction with the
conference, is also being planned.
FOR SOMETHING NEW _ CHECK OUT CONSERVATION MARKETING
The Living by Water Project is developing a training program in Conservation
Marketing for volunteers and staff of community_based groups and interested agencies.
Conservation Marketing borrows concepts from community_based social marketing, ethical
business marketing, and environmental education techniques. The program features practical
examples and transferable techniques to assist you in matching services and products to
the needs of your audience _ while still delivering your organization's message.
INVITING YOUR GROUP... to participate in the Shoreline
Ambassador Program.
Your stewardship / conservation group, cottage association, youth group or resort
community is invited to become a part of a national conservation pledge campaign aimed at
honouring the efforts of those who protect, conserve or restore shorelines. We encourage
your group to become a licensed issuer of Shoreline Ambassador certificates to help thank
your members, volunteers and participants at your events. The Shoreline Ambassador Program
will inspire people to take action and will benefit you, your community and your
shorelines!!
Contact the SK/MB office for more details.
GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA, SASK COUNCIL, JOIN THE LIVING BY WATER
PROJECT!
Girl Guides and Brownies in Saskatchewan are very excited about the countless
possibilities they have in working with The Living by Water Project. As Shoreline
Ambassadors, the Guides can fulfil many of the outdoor and environment components of their
programs, as well as work with us towards healthier human and wildlife habitat along the
shorelines of Saskatchewan. To get involved contact the SK/MB office or your regional Girl
Guide Program Adviser.
DISTRIBUTION
SK/MB Shoreline Talk is distributed to stewardship and conservation networks,
municipalities, regional districts, cottage associations and environmental agencies
interested in shoreline conservation and restoration. It is available every second month
by fax or email, and is posted on our website at www.livingbywater.ca/shoreline_talk.
Please let us know if you want to receive SK/MB Shoreline Talk in another format.
SUBMISSIONS WELCOME
Any group wishing to submit a notice for upcoming issues contact Tara Schmidt at The
Living by Water Project SK/MB, 206 - 1860 Lorne Street Regina, SK S4P 2L7, fax 306
780-9263, ph 306 780-9834, [email protected]
Compiled by Tara Schmidt
Edited by Margaret Skeel and BC/Yukon Project Team
The Living by Water Project
(SK/MB)
206 - 1860 Lorne Street Regina, SK S4P 2L7
ph. (306)780-9834
fax. (306)780-9263
email [email protected]
