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This week, Bailiwick Express caught up with avid environmentalist, Sarah Maguire, to see what five things she would change about our Island.
She is an Education and Outreach Officer for the Jersey Biodiversity Centre and also works part-time at Durrell - here's how she would make Jersey a greener, and greater, place.
People always seem to be talking about how many cars there are in Jersey and how little parking there is available in town. A possible reason is that is cheaper to drive to town than get the bus for a £4 return.
I would change the pricing to be free. Manchester currently operates a free bus service to keep cars off the roads, maybe it would do the same for Jersey.
Let's make greener streets in St Helier and in built-up areas: I would plant more trees in central St Helier, along the high street and around the newer office buildings.
A green wall on the new finance building would be impressive.
Jersey has some amazing places for walking or for a day out, but often these places come with restrictions.
What do you do if you want to build a den but all the dead branches have been cleared off? I would have areas in our woodlands and other wild places that are dedicated for children to build dens and get muddy.
Let's bring an aquarium to Jersey...
Just because I love marine life, but I’m not so keen about going in the cold water to find it!
Finally, I would utilise the Island's tidal range and build a hydropower station that would convert our tidal range (up to 12 metres) into local electricity. I like the prospect of having our own electricity in the Island, and we would be less dependent on the nuclear power.
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