Scarborough Bluffs
By Cooper Nathan and Dylan
4a: What Big Issues Are The Bluffs Related to?
Erosion, Climate Change and Public Safety
4b: Who are Some of The Stakeholders in relation to the Bluffs?
Local Residents, Indigenous Communities, Environmental Organizations
4c: What are Examples of Flora/Fauna That Rely On This Place
Eastern Red Cedar, Wild Lupine, Monarch Butterflies, Eastern Garter Snake
4d: How Are The Bluffs Being Protected/Preserved? Are There Any Organizations Dedicated to Protecting It?
TRCA, Ontario Nature Conservancy
4: Why Care?
Lots of Biodiversity And Provide a Way For us to Study Erosion
What's there
Bluffs, bluffs are a "type of broad rounded cliff."
White cliffs that rise from the shore of lake ontario
There are lots of parks along the scarborough bluffs
There are also hiking trails along the bluffs
Where
Located along the eastern side of Toronto's waterfront
Goes about 15 km along Lake Ontario
Goes up to 90 m In height at its peak
3: Why There
Formed by sedimentary rocks by wind and water erosion(silt, sand, clay)
Used for tourism and erosion management
12,000 years old