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• Community-based charitable,organization established in 2002
• Implementing the three concepts of UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves:
Conservation
Sustainable Economic Development
Community Capacity
Bruce Peninsula Biosphere AssociationOur Local Commitment
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Six Streams Initiative
• to improve water quality by tackling residential and farming sources of nutrients and soil erosion
Forest Strategy
• to maintain and enhance forest connectivity in Spry-Little Pike Bay area
Dark Skies
• to preserve and celebrate the natural night sky
• Bayside Astronomy
Conservation and Stewardship Plan: Projects
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Project to map and control invasive Phragmites:
• Community Control Projects
• Partners with landowners, conservation and government groups
• Funding through MOECC, ECCC, NCC, MNBP
• Regional Management Plan
• Invasive Species Education
Invasive Phragmites Eradication Project
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Northern Bruce Peninsula Sites
• 376 patches identified and surveyed
• 60 patches have been eradicated
• mechanical and chemical control
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South Bruce Peninsula 2017
• 482 patches identified and 383 patches were surveyed
• 115 patches were mechanically cut
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Surveying Neyaashiinigmiing and Saugeen OjibwayNation Territory
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Amphibious Cutter comes to Oliphant
In 2.5 days we disposed of 9600 kg of biomass!
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Community Phrag Fighters
• 5 Communities in Northern Bruce
• 6 Communities in Southern Bruce
• Invasive species education, workshops
• Enlisting community leaders
• Creating community mobilization kits to assist these leaders
Volunteers
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Conservation and Stewardship Plan
Initiated first regional Conservation and Stewardship Plan for the Bruce Peninsula:
• Process guided by a 23-person Steering Committee, over 700 people engaged in process, over 200 documents consulted
• Identified 7 biodiversity features and assessed ecological health
• Identified key ecosystem stressors
• Identified strategies and a comprehensive suite of voluntary actions
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Little Red Bay Before and After