December 10, 2025 The Long Point Biosphere Region was awarded the Wawanesa Climate Change Champions grant which will fund on-going efforts to increase the resilience of the North Shore Resilience project shoreline, including dune restoration and native grass planting. The official announcement from Wawanesa is available here: MEDIA RELEASE. Back to Home Page
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On July 10, 2025, the Long Point Biosphere Area hosted a Wine and Cheese and Learn session at Birds Canada’s facility in Port Rowan. Pete Zuzek, a professional geoscientist, provided a presentation on the geologic evolution of Long Point and the ongoing work for the North Shore Resilience project led by the Biosphere. All the
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On July 2, 2025 informational signage was installed along the Austin Parkway Beach Access. This project is restoring protective sand dunes along the municipal access path, with the goal of reducing in blown sand to both the road and surrounding properties. The restored dunes will also build beach resilience and protect against storm surges and
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On May 24th, 2025, the Public Advisory Committee (PAC) participated in a Coastal Tour of the littoral cell from Port Glasgow to Long Point. We began in the west and made stops at locations in each municipality to discuss coastal change. The littoral cell covers a large geography, including 7 municipalities and approximately 130km of
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May 16, 2025 The North Shore Resilience team has been busy restoring foredunes on private property at Long Point and the municipal walkway at 53 Beach Avenue from May 8 to 12. The native plants used for the restoration include beachgrass, switchgrass, and little bluestem. All three grass species thrive in the dynamic coastal environment
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May 1, 2025 Dear Long Point Community Members, You may have noticed some changes to municipal walkway 53 on Beach Avenue at Long Point. This Beach Access Improvement Pilot Project was completed and paid for by the Long Point Biosphere’s North Shore Resilience project (www.northshoreresilience.ca). The project was funded by the Canada Water Agency and
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