The Salmon Friendly Lawn program is intended to promote wise water and pesticide use in the Oceanside area.  Our homes and gardens are connected to local streams, and we have an immediate impact.  Using too much water or too many chemicals hurts salmon and other wildlife but you can make a difference by using a natural approach to lawn care with three simple changes.

This first phase of the Caring for the Englishman Estuary Project has been completed, and you're welcome to share in what we've learned by downloading our final document . MVIHES would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for their support.

During this phase we conducted an inventory of all plants, birds, fish and wildlife, in the forest, along the river and in the foreshore areas attached to the estuary, andmeasured water quality and quantity, salinity and toxin levels, and other information to provide us witha picture of the health of our estuary.