{"id":5061,"date":"2018-08-14T19:32:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T19:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2018-08-14T19:48:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T19:48:14","slug":"saved-by-the-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/saved-by-the-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved by the Boat! Learn How to Avoid Damaging Boating Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sunny skies, subtle waves and fresh air\u00a0\u2014 all the components of a great day on your boat.<\/h2>\n<p>Boating is a favourite past time of many, but some people don\u2019t know that <strong>improper boating practices can have damaging effects on their lake<\/strong>.\u00a0 But it doesn&#8217;t have to be! Learn what you can do to avoid these environmental losses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5065 size-standard\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/boat-on-water-sunset-1100x640.jpg\" alt=\"Boat on the water at sunset\" width=\"1100\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Safe Boating<\/h3>\n<p>There are changes you can make to reduce your impact on the environment while using your watercraft:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t<\/strong> speed while close to the shore\u00a0\u2014 the closer you are, the stronger the wake.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> be conscious of your surroundings: small animals easily go unseen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> dispose of used oils and filters properly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> be careful of portable gas or fuel tanks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> get too close! Enjoy wildlife from afar, especially during nesting seasons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> regularly maintain your watercraft or upgrade when needed. Degraded boats are more likely to leak into waterways.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> properly wash and dry your watercraft when switching between waterways to reduce the chance of transporting invasive species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> speed! Reduce your speed or use your electric motor to troll.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> interchange between a motorized and non-motorized watercraft to reduce the chances of motor pollution and excessive wave action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By taking these necessary steps to use your watercraft consciously, you can do your part to ensure the health of our lakes for future generations.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more ways to improve your lake&#8217;s shoreline at <a href=\"http:\/\/loveyourlake.ca\/saved-by-the-boat-learn-how-to-avoid-damaging-boating-practices\/?src=blog\">LoveYourLake.ca<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Sunny skies, subtle waves and fresh air\u00a0\u2014 all the components of a great day on your boat. Boating is a favourite past time of many, but some people don\u2019t know&hellip;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":5062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[631,637],"tags":[3756,2557,172],"class_list":["post-5061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-connect-with-nature","category-lakes-rivers","tag-boating","tag-lakes-rivers","tag-love-your-lake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5061"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5134,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061\/revisions\/5134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}