Contributions under the Ecoaction Community Funding Program in Jonquière–Alma in 2010–2011 

Proponent	Project Title	Contribution under the EcoAction Community Funding Program	Location	Project Description
Groupe Naïades (formerly known as the Alma-Jonquière ZIP committee)	Environmental awareness project for Lake Saint-Jean marinas	$24,672	Lake Saint-Jean	Through this project, the proponent wants to reach out to 600 marina users and managers about adopting greener behaviours in their nautical activities. The target clientele frequent 12 marinas on the shores of Lake Saint-Jean. The outreach work will take the form of information kiosks and environmental evaluations as well as specific recommendations for each marina manager. The proponent will also plant about 100 plants on marina lands.
Groupe Naïades (formerly known as the Alma-Jonquière ZIP committee)	I do my part for the environment	$24,000	Saguenay– Lac-Saint-Jean	The purpose of the project is to protect the environment by getting 1000 high school and college students to take action. All the youths will learn about sustainable development and 100 of them will prepare and implement an action plan related to an environmental issue in their area.
Groupe Naïades (formerly known as the Alma-Jonquière ZIP committee)	Riverside resident outreach and restoration of the banks of Dam-en-Terre in Alma	$19,000	Alma, Saguenay Lac Saint-Jean	The project is aimed at encouraging riverside residents to take action on the banks of Dam-en-Terre to combat blue-green algal blooms in the Grande Décharge River. These blooms have been observed since 2007 and they compromise the area’s tourism industry. By revegetating the banks, water quality will be improved (drinking water supply for Alma, a town of 30,000 inhabitants). There are 120 noncompliant, largely grass yards, at Dam-en-Terre. The project aims to contact at least 30 property owners who are willing to revegetate the banks of their land to a depth of at least 3 m from the water’s edge. In all, 1,350 plants will be planted over 0.5 km of banks. In addition, six municipal inspectors will be trained by the ZIP committee. Lastly, riverside residents will be informed of how best to manage their septic tanks, pesticide and fertilizer use, and the importance of riparian strips of land to biodiversity.
Enviro-Action	Reducing GHGs for applied ecology	$18,050	Alma	The aim of the project is to raise awareness among 500 participants of their potential to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs). They will be contacted by telephone, email and personal visits. Participants will quantify the GHGs they produce (transportation, heating, air conditioning, electric appliances, drinking water, lighting, garbage, gardening, leisure and food). The project aims to see a 250-tonne reduction in GHGs or one half-tonne per participant. A follow-up will be conducted to evaluate the changes in behaviour.

For more information on the EcoAction Community Funding Program, please visit the Environment Canada Web site at www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction.