The Long Point Biosphere Region has been granted funding to develop a Resilience Action Plan for the north shore of Lake Erie as one of the inaugural projects of the Canada Water Agency.
The project in our region is part of the new agency’s national effort to strengthen freshwater management in coordination with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples
The three-year project in our region will produce a long-term plan to restore natural shoreline processes and increase resilience to coastal hazards along the north shore in an area running from Port Glasgow to Long Point. This area is known as a littoral cell or sediment cell, which is a coastal segment that defines the supply, transport, and deposition of sand and pebbles on the north shore of Lake Erie.
The project will draw upon technical studies, the experience of beach and dune restoration work, and community feedback. This will involve a public advisory group as well as the local workshops.
To this end, the Biosphere and its partners held open-house-style workshops in February to gather input which will guide the next stages of the work. The next year will see the project complete the technical work of developing a sediment transport budget and model, which will provide the data necessary to build the Resilience Action Plan together with the community.
For more information on the North Shore Resilience Project, please see www.northshoreresilience.ca