The Association
has succeeded in recruiting a number of partners and volunteers from various sectors including recreational and commercial
fisheries, forestry, First Nations, primary producers and the peat harvesting industry.
With their support, we will continue to promote and educate citizens about the importance of our resources within the
watershed.
Our
Association has undertaken various projects in our eight years of existence. The
Tabusintac Watershed Association (TWA) was one of the first groups in the province to complete the Provisional Water Classification
and have since began to implement the action plan set forth in the Water Classification report. The TWA has also restored, and rehabilitated the aquatic habitat of various tributary brooks and
streams of the Tabusintac River.
Other
projects include road stabilization and sediment reduction projects, the implementation and development of Best Management
Practices (BMP’s) for agriculture and forestry sectors, environmental educational programs for local schools, and a
rapid assessment biological monitoring project whose aim was to determine the health of various watercourses in our watershed.
The Association has also repaired over 60 malfunctioning septic systems that have had a significant impact on the water quality
of the rivers and estuary.
Since the
beginning of our operations, our Association’s roles and objectives have been continuously expanded. Our office now serves as an information center for the residents of the watershed. We also serve as a mediator between the public sector and the users of the Tabusintac watershed. To insure that our association remains focused through these changes, we have formulated a formal long-term
action plan that indicates our concerns and potential projects designed to address these problems.
