Human development and warmer winters mean that Long Point is in “sediment debt”—it’s losing more sand and pebbles to erosion that it receives. Over time, the entire spit (and all of its beaches!) will wash away. We’ve been given funding to organize a task force to prevent this fate. 

The task force is a partnership between 7 local governments, 3 conservation authorities, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and other conservation organizations. They monitor the region’s “sediment budget” and plant erosion-slowing native grasses on Long Point’s beaches.

This project has a dedicated website. Please visit northshoreresilience.ca to learn more. The staff coordinator is Sarah Emons. She can be contacted at conservation@longpointbiosphere.com.