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Past Programs
Water Monitoring Programs in Atlantic Canada
Annapolis Habitat Enhancement Project - Project Report 2007
In 2003, Clean Annapolis River Project's (CARP) Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) identified establishment of riparian buffer zones on livestock grazing lands as one of the priorities for CARP's environmental restoration and pollution prevention activities in the Annapolis River watershed.

Water Monitoring Programs in Atlantic Canada
Water Monitoring Programs in Atlantic Canada
In the autumn of 2003, Clean Annapolis River Project undertook a survey of community-based water quality monitoring programs in Atlantic Canada. The purpose of this was to raise awareness of the types and extent of activities currently underway. It is hoped that this will provide a basis for the improved networking between these groups, Government, and other agencies.

Annapolis River Watershed Pesticide Inventory
Annapolis River Watershed Pesticide Inventory
This 2006 project determined the types and quantities of pesticides used in the Annapolis River watershed in order to gain a better understanding of pesticide usage patterns.

Operation SWIM
Operation SWIM
This was a volunteer-driven program that aimed to identify the sources of fecal coliform bacteria in the Annapolis River and its tributaries.

Climate Change Issues
Climate Change Issues
Using meteorological data from Kentville and Greenwood, this project aimed to identify the problems that may arise from climate change in the Annapolis Valley.

Fish Habitat Restoration
Fish Habitat Restoration
Fish habitat restoration rehabilitates degraded or impaired fish habitat and/or water quality. Low-impact stream enhancement tools include in-stream structures such as digger logs, deflectors and brush fences.

On-Site Septic Systems
On-Site Septic Systems
The goal of this project was to identify malfunctioning on-site septic systems and address the effects that they have on ground and surface waters.

Annapolis Atmosfarm Project
Annapolis Atmosfarm Project
The Annapolis Atmosfarm Outreach Pilot Project was created to identify the greenhouse gases produced by agricultural practices.

Come From Away's
Come From Away's
The goal of this project was to undertake, within the Annapolis River watershed, a research program to investigate elevated levels of ground-level ozone and to increase public awareness of air quality issues within the region.

Gotta Have A Home
"Gotta Have A Home"
The overall objective of the "Gotta Have A Home" Project was to increase nesting populations of selected species of birds and other animals in preferred areas of the Annapolis watershed.

Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture
This outreach research project was implemented to assist local farmers with the identification and implementation of actions to improve environmental sustainability.

Froglands
Froglands
Designed to help school groups in the Annapolis watershed area learn to conserve, protect and enhance wetlands.

Environmental Education
Environmental Education
Seeing the need for education of the citizens of the watershed, CARP has developed several programs to reach out to the young (and not-so-young) as well as classroom curriculum for grades primary to grade 12.

Pollution Prevention
Pollution Prevention
The overall goal of this project was to raise awareness about pollution prevention opportunities and to show individuals in the Annapolis watershed that they can develop a plan that works for their organization.

Water Friendly Living / Water Conservation
Water Friendly Living / Water Conservation
A program developed to increase the public's awareness of the benefits of water conservation and septic system maintenance.

Bay of Fundy Issues
Bay of Fundy Issues
The Fundy Issues is a publication series was an initiative of the Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project (BOFEP), which highlights and describes environmental issues related to the Bay.

Dry Bog Research
Dry Bog Research
The purpose of this Co-op position was to undertake research to define a dry bog, its ecology, and the role it may play in the hydrological regime of the Annapolis Valley.

Atlantic Ecosystems Initiatives Workshop
Atlantic Ecosystems Initiatives Workshop
1998 workshop with the goal of enhancing the capacity of community based, multi-stakeholder organizations to utilize the growing community and government partnerships aimed at sustainability in Atlantic Canada.

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