As a member of Bird Friendly…

As a member of Bird Friendly Ottawa and the Ottawa Field Naturlist club, I am concerned about the protection and management of important Piping Plover habitat at Wasaga Beach.

I urge the government to ensure that Piping Plovers are conserved and protected by a science-based management plan and resources that:

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.
Commits funding to protect, conserve, and steward Piping Plovers, their nests, and their habitats.
Engages experts like Birds Canada at development and implementation phases.

It is critical to the biodiversity that Ontarian love and need to survive and thrive to share our natural environment with species who call these spaces their homes.