SHORELINE VISITOR CHECKLIST

If you visit shorelines from time to time, let us know what you are doing to help maintain water quality and keep shorelines healthy! Submit this form and receive a Shoreline Ambassador Certificate in recognition of your efforts.
 
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As a shoreline visitor, I can help keep our water safe for drinking, swimming, fishing, and for wildlife. I
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a Enjoy the natural beauty of shorelines when I visit them
b Clean up garbage from the shoreline, leaving natural and woody debris (eg. driftwood, fallen trees)
c Keep my pets away from shorelines and streamsides
d Work with a community group to protect or restore native vegetation along a local shoreline
e Learn more about the importance of shorelines
f Share with others the value and importance of healthy shorelines
g Be shoreline-friendly when I visit or vacation along shorelines (download Green Guest)
h Use phosphate free soaps and shampoos
i Wash my clothes, and shower away from the water�s edge
j Use oil absorbing bilge cloths for my boat, instead of bilge cleaners
k Practise safe refueling
l Use a 2 or 4 stroke boat motor that meets EPA 2006 guidelines
m Maintain my boat motor and have it inspected regularly
n Reduce my wake by slowing down to 5 km / hr within 160 m (500 ft) from shore
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