This paper describes the creation of an environmentally conscious community group, the Great River Network, and the role that it has played in the remediation and restoration process as part of one of the Great Lakes environmental programs. Community engagement was initiated in the region as part of the Remedial Action Plan for the Area of Concern at Cornwall/Akwesasne/Massena within the Upper St. Lawrence River. The community group formalised as a network representing 50+ organisations in response to perceived inadequacies in the agency of the community to respond to new environmental concerns outside of the scope of the existing programs. As a grass-roots initiative, the Great River Network has successfully completed remediation and restoration actions of significant value to the environment. These include a series of river clean ups (>42 tonnes of garbage removed), fish habitat restoration, and addressing shoreline erosion issues. Success has been achieved through partnering with a range of organisations, including Indigenous, non-profit, governmental, Conservation Authorities, businesses and industry partners. The action-oriented approach showcases how remediation and restoration led by, and embedded in, the community can result in true revitalization. A simplified framework for adaptive management practices for remediation and restoration efforts that lead to revitalization, including knowledge translation, is proposed. This case study highlights the transformational opportunities that remediation and restoration initiatives can bring. In this instance, the process is intensely local and cooperative and lays the foundation for moving towards a collective impact approach for the region.

本文描述了一个具有环保意识的社区团体 Great River Network 的创建，以及它作为五大湖区环境计划之一的修复和恢复过程中所发挥的作用。作为圣劳伦斯河上游康沃尔/Akwesasne/Massena 关注地区补救行动计划的一部分，社区参与在该地区启动。该社区团体正式成为一个代表 50 多个组织的网络，以回应社区机构在应对现有计划范围之外的新环境问题方面的不足之处。作为基层倡议，大河网已成功完成对环境具有重大价值的修复和恢复行动。其中包括一系列河流清理（>，并解决海岸线侵蚀问题。通过与一系列组织合作取得了成功，这些组织包括土著组织、非营利组织、政府、保护当局、企业和行业合作伙伴。以行动为导向的方法展示了由社区主导并嵌入社区的修复和恢复如何带来真正的复兴。提出了一个简化的适应性管理实践框架，用于修复和恢复工作，从而恢复活力，包括知识转化。本案例研究强调了补救和恢复计划可以带来的转型机会。在这种情况下，该过程具有很强的地方性和合作性，并为朝着该地区的集体影响方法迈进奠定了基础。