{"id":8409,"date":"2018-01-25T16:31:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T21:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/presentation\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T20:49:19","slug":"presentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8409\" class=\"elementor elementor-8409 elementor-258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8de44d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8de44d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48cbfdd\" data-id=\"48cbfdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e4e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6e4e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/053.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/053.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/053-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/053-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/053-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">WATERCOURSE CLEANUPS<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7c0a5e\" data-id=\"f7c0a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1e14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e1e14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_3907.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_3907.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_3907-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_3907-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_3907-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">PLANTING ACTIVITIES<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcebc40\" data-id=\"fcebc40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49809fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49809fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/microphone-704255_1920-1-p5t7x38opc2irgo2m4tgotad7dnyi5w5vizjx5usne.jpg\" title=\"microphone-704255_1920\" alt=\"microphone-704255_1920\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">EDUCATION AND AWARENESS<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b9f1e0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b9f1e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be11b19\" data-id=\"be11b19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f23c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f23c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ABOUT US<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba6f7ca elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba6f7ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89cc436\" data-id=\"89cc436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a06d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a06d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>THE ORGANIZATION<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of watercourses in the St. Francis River watershed, located in the Eastern Townships. The organization was established on August 5, 1992 (<a href=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/historique\/\">see our History page<\/a>) by citizens who deeply valued the quality of our environment, as well as the health of our watercourses.<\/p><p>Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois was founded to involve citizens and empower them to care for their waters, therefore fostering a greater sense of belonging to their region. By actively participating in Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois\u2019 field activities, citizens also become aware of the state of natural areas in the Townships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7626f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c7626f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/lake-1030810_1920-p5t7x38px6ovfx9xn1tbiupm4kgmiwy7z0rwdwhsx2.jpg\" title=\"lake-1030810_1920\" alt=\"lake-1030810_1920\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6abc07f\" data-id=\"6abc07f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59dd526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59dd526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WATERCOURSE CLEANUPS<\/strong><\/p><p>Since its creation, Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois has invited citizens to take part in cleanup activities each Saturday morning. These activities involve cleaning up several rubbish dumps found along watercourses. Volunteers are essential not only to constitute the cleanup crew, but also to raise awareness among participants.<\/p><p><strong>PLANTING ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/p><p>In 2006, Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois began planting trees and shrubbery. Many bare shorelines can be found in the Eastern Townships. This situation causes several issues for riparian ecosystems. Planting vegetation helps stabilize riverbanks and prevents significant erosion. Furthermore, trees and shrubbery provide a home to numerous animal species that live near watercourses. (See the <a href=\"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/la-bande-riveraine\/\">Plantation<\/a> section to find out more.)<\/p><p><strong>EDUCATION AND AWARENESS<\/strong><\/p><p>Citizen education and awareness has always been a part of Action Saint Fran\u00e7ois\u2019s core mission. Throughout the organization\u2019s history, members have met with citizens through door-to-door outreach and invited them to educational activities such as conferences, workshops and shows, which the organization regularly holds. \u201cAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATERCOURSE CLEANUPS PLANTING ACTIVITIES EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT US THE ORGANIZATION\u00a0 Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of watercourses in the St. Francis River watershed, located [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8409"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8727,"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8409\/revisions\/8727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asf-estrie.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}