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Phragmites 2020 REport

Stop Polystyrene Dock Foam Litter .

Find out why unencapsulated dock foam causes a lot of litter, and see what you can do. Start here (link).

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2020 Report: Submerged Rock Shoal Mapping of Lake Huron Wetlands

By David Sweetnam for Environment and Climate Change Canada. To help assess and enhance coastal wetland resilience to climate change.
Read the PDF download.

Summer Newsletter

Read about: How Mussels Create Complications,
More on Plastic Pollution Progress, a Phragmites update, and a profile of Rod and Joanne Jones
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Register to join 1 or all 3 webinars (each 1 hour

Register to join 1 or all 3 webinars (each 1 hour) on Tackling #Plastic Pollution. How do you do it? Register online at www.gbf.org/webinars.
We will be speaking about how plastic woven into our clothing ends up in our water (Wed. July 7th), how recycling in its current state is not enough (Thurs. July 29) , and the effects to our water environment of not doing more to curb plastic (Thur. Aug 26th). Each webinar will end with alternatives you can implement in your life and descriptions of programs GBF has put in place to combat each issue.
We hope you will join us to learn about plastic litter, and help us do something about it in #GeorgianBay and for all of our communities.
Just a reminder to register online at www.gbf.org/webinars.
Happy weekend!

This week's Plastic Pollution Pointer: Stop using

This week's Plastic Pollution Pointer: Stop using glitter.

Due to the nature of glitter, it is impossible to clean up completely and it gets everywhere! Unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer, glitter is simply very small pieces of plastic, aka. microplastics. Glitter can enter our natural ecosystems and cause harm to many species.

Do you use any plastic-free glitter alternatives? leave them in the comments, we would love to hear them!

Meet our new summer Phragbuster staff! Read it her

Meet our new summer Phragbuster staff! Read it here: http://ow.ly/awv250FcLjp. These 4 students have already started training, and are so excited to get working with communities and volunteers in the Township of Tay and the Township of Georgian Bay to stop the invasive plant #Phragmites from spreading and threatening the biodiversity and habitat of coastal wetlands and shorelines. Welcome Sean Mullin, Jared McNabb, Adam Rupik, and David Hastings-Grgas!

Families - we need your help! Do you and your fami

Families - we need your help!
Do you and your family want to help the environment, but don't know where to start?
Check out our Families for Change program at www.gbf.org/F4C.
This program provides opportunities for families to help improve the environmental future in #GeorgianBay and more. It provides a task list of about 16 different tasks - some easy, some hard - in these 3 categories: 1. Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2. Reducing Waste and Litter in the Environment, and 3. Preserving wetlands by tackling and getting educated about invasive species.
Thank you to the families who participated last year - these families helping clear invasive Phragmites from wetlands and shorelines. We hope you'll participate again, and other families will join you.
Once again, check it out at www.gbf.org/F4C.

Help a turtle out! A recent photo of a snapping tu

Help a turtle out! A recent photo of a snapping turtle on Parry Island walking on the roadside. See the distinctive tracks it left behind, the claw marks and dragging tail. If you find a turtle on the road, look where its tracks are coming from an encourage it to the other side so it doesn't get run over. ENSURE your safety first.
2 Resources:
a) From ontarioturtle.ca: https://ontarioturtle.ca/get-involved/roads/
If it is safe to do so, An uninjured snapper can be coaxed across the road using a shovel or a board.
If you must pick up a snapping turtle by hand, do so by coming behind him, and sliding your dominant hand underneath him, from under the tail, as if you were picking up a tray of drinks, or a pizza box. Stabilize the tail with your non-dominant hand (of course you do NOT hold them by the tail). This should prevent any ability to bite or scratch you. Make sure to hold them well away from your body! A Snapper can reach it’s midpoint so do not pick it up near its middle.
Never pick up a turtle by the tail; you may damage its spine.
b) The Georgian Bay Biosphere - GBB has a wonderful download on how to help turtles. Look in their downloadable conservation guides: https://www.gbbr.ca/conservation-guides/

Thank you to David-Hastings-Grgas for this picture, a Georgian Bay Forever Invasive Phragmites Outreach Program Coordinator.

This is likely the most important and easiest step

This is likely the most important and easiest step you can take on your journey to becoming plastic-free. Everyone has a role to play in reducing plastic waste. You can be a part of the change no matter the size of your actions.

Plastic Pollution Pointers will be a weekly informational tip on how you can reduce your plastic footprint.

How do you reduce your single-use plastic consumption? Let us know in the comments!

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