The Coastal Centre was founded in 1998 with the goals of protecting and restoring Lake Huron's coastal environment and promoting a healthy coastal ecosystem.

While many environmental advocacy groups address local issues within the region, the Coastal Centre is the only grassroots organization focused on protecting the coastal environment lake-wide. Our specific area of concern is the coastline from Sarnia to Tobermory, Manitoulin and south shores of Georgian Bay.

Through education, research, community stewardship and its technical advisory service, the Coastal Centre helps individuals, community groups and municipalities work with the coastal environment to minimize their impact.

The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation is a registered non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the conservation of Lake Huron's natural shoreline environment.

By supporting its efforts, you will help to ensure that we pass on a positive environmental legacy to our future generations.

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Some of Our Past Successes:

• Recipient of the 2004 State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference Success Story award.

• Development of educational resources kits for elementary students on Lake Huron's sensitive coastal ecosystems.

• Research on water quality, climate change and dune processes.

• Develop management strategies to assist communities to conserve coastal ecosystems.

• Host the biennial "Is the Coast Clear?" conference on Lake Huron's coastal environment, as well as special issue workshops and symposia.

• Developed and implemented "Coast Watchers" program for citizen volunteers recording observed changes to beach conditions.

• Created Green Ribbon Beach program to recognize excellence in environmental stewardship in rural beach areas.Developed and implemented Coastal Camp for Kids summer day camp program.

• Website award (site of the month) from Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN).

• Research on the control of the invasive Common Reed on Lake Huron beaches, and development of a Common Reed Management Field Guide for municipalities, contractors, agencies and landowners.

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As a non-profit charity, the Centre can't function without your support. Help us improve Lake Huron's environment for present and future generations.

To make a donation, please fill out the donor form and mail it, with your cheque, to the Centre at the following address:

The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation
P.O. Box 178,
Blyth, Ontario
N0M 1H0

For more information about the Centre, contact:

Geoff Peach, Coastal Resource Manager
P.O. Box 178 Blyth Ontario N0M 1H0
Phone: 519-523-4478
E-mail: coastalcentre@lakehuron.on.ca
Website: www.lakehuron.on.ca

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