Competition for land and water use by industry, agriculture, and real estate makes sustaining beautiful natural areas such as the Fraser River near Vancouver challenging. Fortunately, the Fraser River has "guardians," i.e., individuals and groups dedicated to studying, protecting, advocating for, and promoting a healthy river and its surrounding watershed. This long river starts in the mountains of British Columbia and flows through scenic canyons and lowlands to the delta at the mouth of the Strait of Georgia. Scientists point out that its water is no longer pristine since the river has been altered by dikes cutting off sloughs and tributaries (thereby limiting water flow and increasing chances for flooding). Meanwhile, salmon numbers have declined with the loss of calm spaces for spawning and rearing; waterfowl habitats have decreased; space for recreation competes with industrial and housing growth; and the overall health of river life has been impaired due to plastic pollution. Informed individuals—scientific researchers, salmon advocates, a river clean-up group, slough restoration activists, organic farmers, concerned citizens, preservationists, and even an artist—provide insights and solutions here for a sustainable future in filmmaker Jocelyn Demers’s provocative documentary. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (T. Root)
The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River
(2017) 68 min. DVD: $39: public libraries; $89: high schools; $225: colleges & universities. DRA. Green Planet Films. PPR. SDH captioned. Volume 33, Issue 4
The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River
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