Bridging Beauty and Conservation webinar with Acacia Frempong-Manso

"Bridging Beauty and Conservation: Waterfront Property Owners' Perspectives on Riparian Zones" Webinar Handout

This is a handout from our webinar, "Bridging Beauty and Conservation: Waterfront Property Owners' Perspectives on Riparian Zones". The Love Your Lake program is a shoreline assessment program founded by Watersheds Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. A values survey was administered to explore how understanding relational values may support the program’s objective of promoting shoreline stewardship. The study found that the majority of participants demonstrated preservationist values, placing value on lower human interference with natural processes and preserving nature. The study concludes that understanding values is a useful tool for lake associations and stewardship groups.

"Bridging Beauty and Conservation" webinar with Acacia Frempong-Manso

Navigating the delicate equilibrium between aesthetics and conservation often poses a significant challenge for waterfront property owners. Join us for an enlightening presentation as we delve into the perceptions and aesthetic considerations of riparian zones by these property owners along their shorelines. Discover how these insights can serve as a valuable resource for understanding their perspectives on shoreline management interventions, and how harnessing this knowledge can catalyze positive changes in behaviour and drive conservation efforts forward, in this webinar!