Cowichan Bay Shoreline Repair
Historic shoreline armouring and habitat loss at Cowichan Bay are followed by restoration work adding intertidal substrate and riparian vegetation. A source photograph is credited to Kerrie Talbot.
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Source: Segment Cowichan Bay Shoreline Repair. Slides by David Polster; individual image and diagram credits remain in the presentation. This video includes the complete supplied deck. It is an archive slideshow, not a recording of the spoken conference session.
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The Cowichan Bay shoreline has been damaged by years of industrial activities.
Industrial activities and beach armouring has destroyed the habitat for forage fish, the base of many aquatic food chains.
Shoreline erosion is associated with historic treatments.
Kerrie Talbot photoRestoration work by the Cowichan Community Land Trust is starting to change this.
Appropriately sized substrate is added to the intertidal zone.
A characteristic scalloped shoreline is starting to develop.
While terrestrial riparian vegetation is added on the shore.
Efforts such as these can help repair decades of degradation.