Photo by Valfaye Shaffer
The following organizations, studies, reports, policies, and background materials are provided to assist and educate watershed residents seeking further understanding of local and regional nitrate and water related issues.
Associated Environmental Organizations
- PEI Watershed Alliance
- Invasive Species Council
- Island Nature Trust
- UPEI Climate Research Lab
- Atlantic DataStream
- Atlantic Water Network
- Canadian Water Network
- Clean Foundation
Neighbouring Watershed Groups
- Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group
- Friends of Covehead and Brackley Bay Watershed
- Central Queens Wildlife Federation
- Trout River Environmental Committee
- Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association
- South Shore Watershed Association
- Cornwall and Area Watershed Group
- Ellen’s Creek Watershed Group
Watershed Management and Conservation
- Technical Manual for Watershed Management on PEI
- A Guide for Watershed Planning on PEI
- Watershed Management on PEI
- Native Plants and Watersheds: A Natural Combination
Water Quality
- PEI Water Quality Report Cards
- Report on the Commission on Nitrates in Groundwater – 2008
- PEI Drinking Water Strategy
- PEI Water Quality Interpretative Report – 1999
- Buried Treasure – Groundwater in Canada
- Free Well Water Testing PEI
- PEI Precipitation Monitoring
- Water and Well Regulations and Legislation
- PEI Anoxic Events
Climate Change
- Climate Atlas of Canada
- Climate Data for a Resilient Canada
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Climate Change
- PEI Climate Change Action Plan 2018-2023
- PEI Climate Change Risk Assessment 2021
- PEI Climate Change Strategy
- PEI Climate Change Adaptations Recommendations Report
Forestry and Woodlot Management
- PEI Woodlot Owners Association
- MacPhail Woods Ecological Forestry Project
- 2010 State of the Forest Report
- PEI Forest Enhancement Program
- Greening Spaces Program
- Hedgerow and Buffer Zone Planting Program
- Carbon Capture Tree Planting Program
- Buffer Zone Acquisition Program
- Public Land Forest Management Plans
- Canadian Federation of Forest Owners
- Maritime Forest Accord
Agriculture
- Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Program
- AgriWatershed Partnership
- Beneficial Management Practices Program
- Canada-PEI Agricultural Services Program
- Enhanced Environmental Farm Plan
- Perennial Crop Development Program
- Report of the Commission of Land Use and Local Governance – 2009
- PEI Agricultural Irrigation Policy
- PEI Department of Agriculture and Land
- PEI Federation of Agriculture
- PEI Agricultural Stewardship Program
Regulations and Legislations
- Watercourse, Wetland and Buffer Zone Activity Permit Guidelines
- PEI Wetland Conservation Policy
- PEI Water Act
- PEI Environmental Protection Act
And on a much, much lighter note…..
“Water and Poo” – A Song about Nutrient Management