• Development of draft stewardship manual to promote clean harbours and marinas.
  
• Assisted Environment Canada on a review of the state of water quality monitoring along Lake Huron.
  
• Participate 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

• Developed education resources on climate change and the Great Lakes for elementary schools.
  
• Participate on Advisory Committee and attended national workshop for the Coastal Zone Node of the Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Research Network.
  
• Teacher workshops presenting the Centre’s new climate change resources kits.
  

• 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 Central Huron
  
  

Biodiversity

• Community advisory and management planning for beach restoration south of Port Elgin.
  
• Participate on the Terrestrial Service Team for the Maitland Watershed Partnership.
  
• Requested for input to the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference concerning Lake Huron’s biodiversity.
  

• Initiation of Strategic Planning for the Coastal Centre.
  
• Plan input into Huron-Kinloss Official Plan.
  
• Participate on Healthy Futures Project Evaluation Committee for Huron County.
  
• Pre-purchase Property Inspections for prospective buyers of coastal property.
  
• Climate Change presentation to high school student forum in London, Ontario.
  
• Presentation at Coastal Zone Canada conference.
  
• TVOntario interview on water quality along Lake Huron.
  
• Shoreline Technical Advisory Service to property owners, municipalities and agencies.
  
• Private land ecological inventory and stewardship report.
  
• Dune re-construction project for private landowner.
  
• Proposal to Friends of Sauble Beach for dune conservation planning.
  

• Saugeen Conservation
  
• Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
  
• Town of Saugeen Shores
  
• Township of Huron-Kinloss
  
• Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
  
• Town of Goderich
  
• Central Huron Township
  
• Ontario Trillium Foundation
  
• Ontario Power Generation
  
• Great Lakes United
  
• Environment Canada
  
• Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes
  
• Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Research Network
  
• Private donors
  

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