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Prince Edward Island Water Act:
Protecting PEI‘s Streams, Rivers, and Aquatic Environments
Presentation By: Julie Vasseur
Program Director, PEI
Nature Conservancy of Canada Photo by Sean Landsman
Conservation in PEI
Protecting the Natural Processes of the Active River Area
Benefits of a Healthy Active River Area
Photo by Glen MacEachern
Photo by Marwood Properties Photo by Eric
Nature Conservancy of Canada Recommendations
Photo by John Sylvester
Further Reading
• Smith, M., with R. Schiff, A. Olivero, and J. MacBroom; “The Active River Area: A Conservation Framework for Protecting Rivers and Streams” The Nature Conservancy, Spring 2008. pp 1-64
• Environmental Law Institute; “Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners” 2003. pp 1-51
• Dunn, A., with G. Julien, W. Ernst, A. Cook, K. Doe, P. Jackman; “Evaluation of buffer zone effectiveness in mitigating the risks associated with agricultural runoff in Prince Edward Island” Science of the Total Environment, 2011. Vol. 409 pp. 868-882