What is the project goal?
The Riverside Guardian project is divided into two parts.
- Phase 1: Redeveloping a section of the riverbank in the Parc de la Commune in Châteauguay. This showcase project aims to demonstrate the possibilities that exist for riverbank redevelopment for citizens..
- Component 2: Door-to-door visits to citizens to raise awareness of issues related to the health of riparian zones and to answer their questions.
OBV SCABRIC is responsible for:
- To develop, in partnership with the Haut-Saint-Laurent Zip Committee and the City of Châteauguay, a development plan for the riverbank of the Parc de la Commune
- To participate in the planting of the riparian buffer strip in the fall of 2025
- To go door-to-door and raise awareness among citizens
- To develop the content of an explanatory leaflet that will be given to local residents
Learn more about riparian buffer zones:
Would you like to learn more about the management and maintenance of the riparian zone? Here are some links to pages with useful information:
- Residential environment : https://banderiveraine.org/
- Agricultural environment: https://monteregie.upa.qc.ca/producteur/agroenvironnement/protection-des-bandes-riveraines
- Regulation : https://www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/eau/flrivlac/bandes-riv.htm
- Ecological connectivity : https://connectiviteecologique.com/bandes-riveraines
- Regulatory framework for protective structures : https://www.quebec.ca/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles/eau/zones-inondables-mobilite-rives-littoral/cadre-reglementaire
Partners
- Haut-Saint-Laurent ZIP Committee
- City of Châteauguay
Find out more!
Contact our project managers at projet@scabric.ca.