Updates

October 17, 2025 Community volunteers and staff from the Long Point Biosphere Region and Zuzek Inc. planted native vegetation including Beachgrass, Little Blue Stem, Switchgrass and Cottonwood trees to encourage dune formation on both municipal and private properties. Healthy dunes create a barrier against natural coastal hazards, such as flooding and erosion. Dunes are a […]

October 16, 2025 Beachgrass plants and seeds were collected from a healthy, dense population of grass located in the Long Point National Wildlife Area. Beachgrass native to the Great Lakes region is better suited to building dunes in the North Shore Resilience Project area, and provides improved biodiversity outcomes when compared to non-native grasses. This

October 1-2, 2025 The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met for two days to tour the project area and review the data collection, methodology and preliminary analysis conducted over the summer months. Members include coastal engineers and coastal scientists who actively research coastal changes, sediment transport in the nearshore and hydraulic modeling (see the Governance page

Summer 2025 Throughout the summer and early autumn of 2025, field work was conducted to collect the data necessary to: better understand the changes occurring in the bluffs and nearshore, build the sediment budget and develop the hydrologic model of sediment transport within the project area. This included: Collecting lake bottom samples and having the

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

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

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

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

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