1. Use your boat net to scoop trash out of the water when you see it.
2. Use absorbent cloths and spill bottles when you’re fueling up to ensure none of it goes in the water.
3. When you choose your boat preservation and maintenance products, use products designed to keep the environment safe.
4. Choosing organic, local products at the grocery store can help the Bay by reducing the demand for chemically fertilized agriculture and reducing the agricultural effluent running into the water.
5. Avoid using your boat in very shallow waters, where it can stir up sediment, harm sensitive habitats, and put your propeller and hull at risk for damage. Following speed limits and no-wake laws helps avoid churning up sediment, harming underwater grasses, and eroding nearby shorelines.
6. Never dump bait or aquarium species into a storm drain or body of water. You never know what might be in that water, and introduced species can become invasive.
by Elizabeth Kelch
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 08:00
Responsible boating includes good stewardship of the waters we love. Choosing to be a little more forward thinking than the throwaway mindset many of us grew up with and finding the motivation and energy to make minor changes in our behaviors and ways of approaching our world can make some big differences for our Bay and Mother Earth.
1. Use your boat net to scoop trash out of the water when you see it.
2. Use absorbent cloths and spill bottles when you’re fueling up to ensure none of it goes in the water.
3. When you choose your boat preservation and maintenance products, use products designed to keep the environment safe.
4. Choosing organic, local products at the grocery store can help the Bay by reducing the demand for chemically fertilized agriculture and reducing the agricultural effluent running into the water.
5. Avoid using your boat in very shallow waters, where it can stir up sediment, harm sensitive habitats, and put your propeller and hull at risk for damage. Following speed limits and no-wake laws helps avoid churning up sediment, harming underwater grasses, and eroding nearby shorelines.
6. Never dump bait or aquarium species into a storm drain or body of water. You never know what might be in that water, and introduced species can become invasive.
by Elizabeth Kelch
1. Use your boat net to scoop trash out of the water when you see it.
2. Use absorbent cloths and spill bottles when you’re fueling up to ensure none of it goes in the water.
3. When you choose your boat preservation and maintenance products, use products designed to keep the environment safe.
4. Choosing organic, local products at the grocery store can help the Bay by reducing the demand for chemically fertilized agriculture and reducing the agricultural effluent running into the water.
5. Avoid using your boat in very shallow waters, where it can stir up sediment, harm sensitive habitats, and put your propeller and hull at risk for damage. Following speed limits and no-wake laws helps avoid churning up sediment, harming underwater grasses, and eroding nearby shorelines.
6. Never dump bait or aquarium species into a storm drain or body of water. You never know what might be in that water, and introduced species can become invasive.
by Elizabeth Kelch