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Field Guide for the Control of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) on Lake Huron Beaches
The establishment of Common Reed along the Lake Huron coastline is extensive. Small stands, and often extensive patches of Common Reed have been observed in a variety of coastal habitats. Although Common Reed thrives in coastal meadow marshes, it has also established along open sandy beaches, and in sand dune habitat where it can access the water table. Common Reed can displace rare species in good quality dune habitat. This can lead to the alteration of dune ecosystems, which could ultimately lead to beach and dune degradation. (16 pages - revised 2008)

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Occurrence of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) on Lake Huron shorelines: Field Report and Recommendations
The purpose of the fieldwork described in this report was to determine the extent and severity of Phragmites australis establishment along the Lake Huron shoreline from Point Clark to roughly Southampton. Where possible, the coastline between Southampton and Sauble Beach was also surveyed. With locations known, a secondary purpose was to suggest additional areas for control, especially where Phragmites was replacing existing open sand dune or sand beach habitat of good quality. Completed by Holly Bickerton for The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation - November 2007 (40 pages)

Invasive Reeds in Lake Huron: The Water Chronicles - Special Feature - 11/20/2007
Listen to the Coastal Centres' Geoff Peach talk about the Common Reed, an invasive European reed that is threatening a number of native plant species, some rare, and some endangered. Courtesy water.ca - November 2007. (~6 mins)

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Beach Stewardship Guide For the Township of Huron-Kinloss
This guide is intended for the Municipality of Huron-Kinloss and its coastal residents, providing practical stewardship guidance for protecting beaches and dunes. It includes advice on working collectively to protect the beach ecosystem, nearshore water quality, invasive species control and general beach management. Prepared in 2007 (82 pages)

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Stewardship Guide for the Lake Huron Coastline
This is a guide intended for individuals to perform a self-guided environmental evaluation of their cottage property. The Coastal Centre collaborated with several organizations, including the University of Guelph, to produce this resource in 2006. (182 pages)

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Conserving a Delicate Balance: Management Plan for North Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada
This management plan follows a similar plan undertaken for the south Sauble Beach (Main St. to Sixth St.) in 2004. Both plans were commissioned by the Friends of Sauble Beach, a local non-profit organization dedicated to conserving the environmental health of the beach and dune system at Sauble Beach. This plan was prepared by Geoff Peach, Coastal Resources Manager with the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. It focuses on the area from Sixth St., north to the Sauble River. Components of this plan were completed by experts contracted by the Coastal Centre. Dr. Jane Bowles provided a vegetation inventory and assessment. Mr. Larry Porter, OALA, assisted with the determination of access points which he identified on a map of the project area. He also provided cost estimates for the implementation of the access trails. (85 pages)

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Sauble Beach Management Plan, Conserving a Finite Resource
This plan, prepared for Friends of Sauble Beach in 2004, provides recommendations and implementation guidelines for beach and dune conservation in the southern 3 kilometre portion of the community's beach. (68 pages)

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Beach and Dune Guidance Manual for Saugeen Shores (2003)
The bulk of the sand that makes up the beaches and dunes in Saugeen Shores is relic material. That means it was deposited by waves and winds in historical times. Coastal processes research has identified that the Saugeen River does not contribute substantial amounts of sand to the coastal system. It has also concluded that there is no sediment contribution from the north or the south into Saugeen Shores (Reinders, 1986). These relic sands have been held in place by the unique configuration of the shoreline. The headland and bay shorelines that make up the beaches at Port Elgin, Gobles Grove, Miramichi and Eidt's Grove, and the beaches and dunes influenced by Chantry Island in Southampton, are irreplaceable, non-renewable resources. (38 pages)

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Beach & Dune Guidance Manual for Providence Bay, Manitoulin Island
This guidance manual is intended to assist beach-dune conservation efforts at Providence Bay in the Township of Central Manitoulin. It is intended to provide the user with basic information for understanding the physical nature of the waterfront, its sensitivities and how to avoid negative impacts to the system. (45 pages)

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Beach and Dune Stewardship Guide for Port Franks
Port Franks is part of the Pinery Port Franks-Ipperwash dune complex which represents Ontario's largest and most diverse dune ecosystem. Beach and dune grasslands are relatively rare coastal landforms along the Great Lakes. Dune grasslands make up only 1.5 percent of Canada's Great Lakes shoreline. On Lake Huron, dune grasslands comprise about 3 percent of its 6,000 kilometre shoreline. Residents of Port Franks are fortunate to be situated where the shoreline consists entirely of beach and dune grasslands. ... This guide is an important education tool to assist residents, municipality, agencies and organizations working in the Port Franks area, to take a science based approach to beach and dune management and conservation. (110 pages)