Soak it Up! Toolkit written by Green Communities Canada presents 16 actions municipalities can take to reduce run off and run off pollution. The toolkit provides examples of what other communities are doing as well as insights from practitioners on
The Climate Adaptation Toolkit for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas contains tools that help protect area managers evaluate vulnerability of sites to climate change, identify adaptation strategies and learn through case studies, reports and other resources. The creation of this
The Low Impact Development (LID) Guidance Documents prepared by the Credit Valley Conservation provide guidance on how to retrofit existing properties to incorporate LID storm water management technologies. Some of the LID guides are included for road retrofits, residential retrofits,
This research explores vegetation addition methods in Atlantic Canada for development of living shorelines in this region.
This guide was published by the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition. The guide can be used by small cities, towns and rural settlements for integrating green infrastructure in communities.
The guide, prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management provides a process for communities to assess costs and benefits of green infrastructure for flooding.
WESP-AC is a method for assessing natural functions of tidal wetlands in Atlantic Canada. WESP-AC is used for generating scores and ratings for various attributes like water purification, storm surge interception, wetland stability, public use, etc. WESP-AC has a manual,
This guide. prepared by EOS Eco-Energy. explains what a rain garden is, how to build one and how it works.
The Green Shores program, run by the Stewardship Centre for British Columbia provides ecologically-friendly solutions for shoreline development. The program covers education and outreach through workshops and trainings, provides resources and technical information on current research, and a credit and