As a cottager, you have chosen to become an integral part of the habitat in which your cottage resides. In this, you have decided to create a closer connection with nature. Unfortunately, this connection could also result in negative implications to this environment, even if this was not what you intended. There are a number of human implications on wetland and lakeshore habitats that result from cottagers and the like who fail to recognize when their actions could be negative to this environment. We have shown you these potential problems, and suggested simple ways in which you may be able to alter your behaviour to benefit both you and the natural environment. These suggestions may seem small, but in the long run, it is a combination of many cottage residents like yourself coming together and doing their small part that will add up to result in protecting our wetland habitats in the future.
We hope that this blog emphasizes to you the great importance that these special habitats have to so many different species. Above and beyond the excellent benefits they provide for us, such as acting as a natural water filter or minimizing the impacts of flooding, they provide an important home for the beautiful Great Blue Heron, whom rely on these areas for survival. Damage, destruction, pollution, unsustainable fishing and the like can all have very negative implications for this bird, interrupting their ability to properly reproduce and develop. Although we’ve used the Great Blue Heron as an example of how wetland destruction can have drastic implications, this is representative of all species that rely in these habitats. The wetland habitat is an important ecosystem that contains a number of different species who work together to provide its amazing services, for us and for the natural world. Please take what you have learned through reading this blog and integrate it into your own life, thinking about conservation of these habitats, along with all other natural environments you find yourself in and using to your benefit. We also recommend that you share this knowledge with others you know, and help spread the word that conservation is important, and can also be easily integrated into one’s life at an individual level.
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