• Prepared background paper on the state of Lake Huron’s water quality entitled “Working Toward Clarity”.
  
• Organized a Water Quality Summit conference held in Goderich.
  
• Prepared proceedings of the Water Quality Summit.
  
• Participated in the Pine River Watershed Improvement Network, a community based network of organizations working to improve the water quality of the watershed and the lakeshore in Huron-Kinloss.
  
  

Climate Change

• Developing education resource curriculum on climate change and the Great Lakes for elementary schools.
  
• Invited to participate on Steering Committee and attend national workshop on Climate Change and Canada’s coasts.
  
• Hosted a Symposium on the implications of Climate Change on Lake Huron’s coastal communities.
  

• Developing a guidance manual for Beach and Dune conservation in Saugeen Shores.
  
• Implementing measures to control erosion on Port Elgin’s beach.
  
• Provide water levels monitoring and advisories to agencies, municipalities and the community.
  
• Provide technical advisory services on issues concerning coastal erosion and dune conservation.
  
• Supervise dune field studies with local elementary students.
  
• Conducted hazard setback evaluations in Ashfield - Colborne-West Wawanosh.
  
  

Biodiversity

• Community advisory and management planning for beach restoration south of Port Elgin.
  
• Participated on the Terrestrial Service Team for the Maitland Watershed Partnership.
  

• Invited as a key stakeholder to review Bruce Energy’s EIA for the Bruce “A” site.
  
• Presentation to Friends of Sauble Beach.
  
• Presentation to Ontario Professional Planning Institute southwest region.
  
• Presentation to Port Elgin’s Probus Club.
  
• Plan input into Huron-Kinloss Official Plan.
  
• Participate on Healthy Futures Project Evaluation Committee for Huron County.
  
• Presentation to Point Clark Beach Association.
• Conducted Natural History Tours to foster adult education about coastal ecosystems.
  
• Invited to speak at bi-national conference in Montreal on Community Outreach and Coastal Conservation.
  
• Presentation to Friends of Pinery Park.
  

• Saugeen Conservation
  
• Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
  
• Town of Saugeen Shores
  
• Township of Huron-Kinloss
  
• Township of Ashfield-Colborne-West Wawanosh
  
• Town of Goderich
  
• Central Huron Township
  
• Ontario Power Generation
  
• Edwards Fuels
  
• Huron Stewardship Council
  
• Bruce Stewardship Network
  
• Environment Canada
  
• County of Huron
  
• Michigan's Office of the Great Lakes
  
• Hindemarsh Environmental Trust & Fund
  
• Natural Resources Canada

Thanks to all those who assisted the Coastal Centre this year to advance the cause of coastal conservation.