It is essential that the…

It is essential that the Piping Plovers that nest on Wasaga Beach are protected in the future beach management plan at Wasaga Beach.

Wasaga Beach is one of the most important nesting sites for the endangered Piping Plover in Ontario. The critical natural beach habitat at Wasaga has produced half of the province’s Piping Plover fledglings since 2007.

The proposed plan for Wasaga Beach has no protections for Piping Plover habitat at all.

The Ontario Government must ensure that Piping Plovers are conserved and protected by a science-based management plan and resources that:

1. Reduces threats to Piping Plover and their habitat year-round by restricting mechanical raking so that the habitat is not destroyed, prohibiting dune alteration, and protecting nests with fenced buffer zones and natural predator mitigations.
2. Commits funding to protect, conserve, and steward Piping Plovers, their nests, and their habitats.
3. Engages experts in bird conservation and habitat management during the developement and implementation phases.