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Estuary
Rehabilitation

Rebuilding vital coastal marsh platforms using traditional ecological design, native sedge transplanting, and field-tested exclosure techniques.
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Reclaiming

Coastal Marshes
from Overgrazing

Surging resident Canada Goose populations cause severe degradation to tidal marshes through persistent grazing and root grubbing. This destroys native Carex lyngbyei (Lyngbye’s sedge) beds, exposing mud and gravel bars while accelerating bank erosion that wipes out vital salmon habitat.
Our field teams reverse this damage by physically re-establishing marsh platforms, stabilizing banks, and restoring healthy coastal ecosystems.

Pioneering
Eco-Cultural Fencing

Standard plastic or wire exclosures often break down in harsh marine environments, leaving synthetic debris behind. To solve this, Guardians of Our Salish Estuaries (GooSE) invented eco-cultural fencing.
While regular fencing barriers have been useful for deterring goose traffic, this particular style is protective of the estuary as it blocks non-migratory Canada Geese from entering sensitive vegetation zones, while still allowing fish and other small aquatic life to move freely underneath.
  • 100% Biodegradable Materials
  • Targeted Goose Exclusion
  • Zero Marine Pollution