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Mara Lake bloom May11 2010
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ABOUT SEAS
SEAS was incorporated as a non-profit society in 1989 with a mission to study environmental issues, to inform the public about environmental problems and solutions, to coordinate activities and share information with other local, provincial, and national environmental organizations, and to take actions to improve our local environment.
 
SEAS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Helped create over 25,000 hectares of new Provincial Parks for the Shuswap region.
  • Helped develop two land use plans that have improved management of natural resources in the Shuswap.
  • Organized numerous public forums on topics such as climate change, water, forestry and food safety.
  • Participated in numerous provincial environmental and forestry processes.
  • Helped achieve provincial moratorium on private sewage effluent outfalls into Shuswap Lake.
  • Helped halt proposed re-zoning of a development near the mouth of the Adams River
  • Helped halt the proposed big-box shopping centre on Salmon River floodplain in 2008
  • Helped produce the Shuswap Watershed Poster which includes the first ever map of the entire Shuswap region
  • Catalyst for the Shuswap Watershed Project, a collaborative educational imitative to raise public awareness
 
Breaking News
Jul 28,10   Salmon Arm approves Big-Box development
Sad news about a large retail sprawl development for the Salmon River floodplain.... 
 
Jul 28,10   Fraser Basin Council study on greywater
This new report shows how greywater is actually sewage and poses risks to health and water quality.... 
 
Jul 28,10   Funding still needed to implement SLIPP
Regional districts have yet to agree on funding for watershed protection....
 
Jul 28,10   Thompson-Nicola Regional District agrees to fund SLIPP pilot project
While the CSRD and NORD dither, the TNRD steps up to the plate with cash for watershed protection....
 
Jun 9,10   Another Shuswap algae bloom
A summary of the issues regarding the most recent bloom....
 
May 14,10   OCP economic study flawed
The city of Salmon Arm's economic study used to justify the need for big-box development is grossly flawed and misleading....
 
May 14,10   Algae bloom blights Mara Lake
It looks similar, it smells similar and it’s covering most of Mara Lake....
 
May 14,10   Somebody shrunk the big-box plan
SmartCentres’ proposed shopping centre for the west end of Salmon Arm is back on the table, but reduced from 34 to 22 acres....
 
Apr 15,10   Off-road vehicles damaging sensitive wetlands
"Unacceptable" impacts to Rosemond Lake, adjacent to Mara Lake....
 
Apr 14,10   Court fines developers for damaging fish habitat
Finally the justice system works....
 
Feb 24,10   Shuswap Watershed Council proposed
Plan calls for a $15-25 parcel tax to help pay for improved protection....
 
Feb 22,10   Houseboats get greywater extension
As expected, the houseboat industry gets another year to comply....
 
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