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