Waterfront Properties
with Healthy Shorelines
are more valuable
Heal Clear Cutting:
Shoreline Trees & Shrubs absorb runoff, shade buildings, act as habitat for wildlife and frame buildings making them appear more picturesque.
If you need to see the lake more, practice "vista pruning" where one only removes limbs that are blocking the view.
Living Edge:
An edging of plants along your shoreline prevents water foul from gathering & defecating, which is a source of E. Coli contamination. Native plants filter phosphate run off and contribute to a productive eco system.
Re-imagine Swimming:
Typically, natural Ontario waterfronts are a combination of trees, rocks, natural riparian and wetland entry points, very few natural beaches exist. If you already have a beach, enjoy it, reduce it and remember - naturally curved edges bordered by plant life is far more attractive and realistic, than large, squared blocks of shipped in, E.Coli retaining sand.
Float Your Boat:
Docks with cribbing and piers have lost favourability and folks are moving toward floating docks that DO NOT utilize blue styrofoam
(styrofoam floats are now banned)
Turn your guilt into carbon offsetting:
Fossil fuelled watercraft are without doubt the largest contributors of carbon gas emissions.
Until the day comes when electric boats become mainstream, commit to offsetting practices to balance out your carbon footprint.
season of boating = plant 5 trees
season of boating = clothes line drying
season of boating = go low household lighting
season of boating = put on a sweater instead of heating
