Municipal Natural Assets Initiative

Greenbelt Foundation Announces Landmark Natural Asset Management Plan in Halton

May 5, 2020/in News climate change barrels, economic challenges, Greenbelt Foundation, Grindstone Creek, local flood-risk, local governments, municipal budgets, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, site-specific evaluation, traditional grey infrastructure /by MNAI

News Release & Backgrounder: Nature helps communities manage flooding

February 24, 2020/in News assessments of natural infrastructure values, British Columbia, City of Courtenay, full technical reports, latest research, local governments, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, natural assets, News Release, water supply /by MNAI

MNAI Grindstone Creek Project launches!

December 19, 2019/in News asset management processes, cost-effective delivery of core services, Grindstone Creek Project launches, Grindstone Creek Project Partners, Grindstone Creek Watershed, inventory of the natural assets, local communities, major step, MNAI Grindstone Creek Project launches, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative /by MNAI

Natural solutions can deliver core services in coastal communities

October 23, 2019/in News coastal communities, Coastal Resilience project, face of climate change, innovative solutions, lower costs, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, natural assets, Natural solutions, salt marshes, unique opportunity /by MNAI

Call for Expressions of Interest

October 9, 2019/in News coastal area, Coastal Resilience Pilot Project, local governments, local municipalities, municipal natural asset management, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, natural assets, pilot project, reliable core services, technical support /by MNAI

Interested in coastal natural infrastructure? Take our survey!

August 7, 2019/in News British Columbia, coastal erosion, coastal model, coastal natural infrastructure, eelgrass beds, kelp forests, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, role of shoreline, stormwater-related services, stormwater-related work /by MNAI

News Release: MNAI meets growth with expanded board expertise

July 3, 2019/in News board expertise, core services, Director of Financial Services, District of West Vancouver, local governments, MNAI meets growth, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, News Release, watershed management, work nature /by MNAI

Reflections on nature-based solutions profiled at European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Lisbon

June 19, 2019/in News Climate Change, climate change adaptation, climate science, European Climate Change Adaptation, European Climate Change Adaptation conference, extreme weather events, impressive projects, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, new ecological models, role of local governments /by MNAI

Initiative strengthens role of nature in protecting drinking water – Comox Valley Record

March 27, 2019/in Facebook article today, Comox Valley Record, first watershed-scale, infrastructure, Initiative, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, ómoks First Nation, role of nature, water services, year initiative /by MNAI

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Saying yes to nature-based infrastructure: article today describes Canada’s first watershed-scale municipal natural assets initiative in BC’s Comox Valley. https://lnkd.in/eZya2dC

Initiative strengthens role of nature in protecting drinking water – Comox Valley Record

Several communities in the Comox Valley and the K’ómoks First Nation launched a $367,500 multi-year initiative with the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) this month to help better understand, measure and manage critical drinking water services provided by nature.
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Opportunity for a watershed project in Ontario’s Greenbelt

January 25, 2019/in News core asset management, growing evidence, local governments, municipal natural asset management, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, natural assets, operating costs, practical strategy, watershed project, watershed-level program /by MNAI