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     Buffer zone benefits 
     
    
   
   
    
     (continued from pg 6.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     to see changes made so that 
     
     resource use on PEI becomes 
     
     sustainable. 
     
    

    
     “It bothers me consider- 
     
     ably to think thatthe decisions 
     
     are being made by the ones 
     
     who will not be affected. Stu- 
     
     dents in high schools and uni- 
     
     versities will inheritthis mess,” 
     
     he said. 
     
    

    
     Todd Dupuis, of the PEI 
     
     Atlantic Salmon Federation 
     
     estimates that approximately 
     
     two to three million tons of 
     
     topsoil is losteach year on PEI 
     
     due to erosion. This reduces 
     
     the fertility of remaining soil, 
     
     meaning that fields will even- 
     
     tually become less productive. 
     
    

    
     Some farmers and land- 
     
     owners on PEI recognize the 
     
     volatile nature of this problem, 
     
     and voluntarily establish buffer 
     
     zones and use sound ecologi- 
     
     cal practices. The Morell River 
     
     Management Co-op has cre- 
     
     ated a 60 metre conservation 
     
     zones and use sound ecologi- 
     
     cal practices. The Morell River 
     
     Management Co-op has cre- 
     
     ated a 60 metre conservation 
     
     zone which runs along both 
     
     sides of the river for a total of 
     
     44 km. Yet even this accom- 
     
    
   
   
    
     plishment is not without prob- 
     
     lems. Guignion asserts that 
     
     the lack of similar protection 
     
     upstream has threatened the 
     
     quality of the river despite their 
     
     diligent efforts. 
     
    

    
     Many farmers, foresters, 
     
     and landowners oppose any 
     
     legislation which they feel will 
     
     restrict their ability to operate 
     
     profitably. Buffer zones will 
     
     take potentially arable land out 
     
     of production. Ironically, how- 
     
     ever, buffer zones will help 
     
     retain the productivity of soil in 
     
     the long term. They will also 
     
     protect fish stocks and habi- 
     
     tats, add to the aesthetic qual- 
     
     ity of Island landscapes, and 
     
     keep harmful substances from 
     
     polluting our waterways. 
     
    

    
     The issue of mandatory 
     
     buffer zones will be addressed 
     
     in the next sitting of the Legis- 
     
     lative Assembly. Students in- 
     
     terested in voicing concerns 
     
     on this issue should contact 
     
     in the next sitting of the Legis- 
     
     lative Assembly. Students in- 
     
     terested in voicing concerns 
     
     on this issue should contact 
     
     their local MLAs. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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