Biosphere Reserve Long Point

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Inquiry Questions

How can biosphere reserves be a significant example of the world needing to change, if the present world requires urbanization to run?

If there are so many organizations helping the biosphere reserve, how does the government fund all of these reserves?

Is the primary resource/industries significantly needed for the biosphere reserve and the country or can it be removed?

Bird Migration

The Long Point Company

Volunteers Helping

Long Point Promoting Education

Conservation Effort Example Photo

What products are made with the resource?

Mostly Ducks

How important is the resource ot the local economy?

The products do not have a major significance as it is used for food or recreational purposes.

Food for own families or sold at flea markets

Sportfishing / Sporthunting

How is the extraction methods used now?

Can only go hunting on certain days

Some species are no longer allowed to be hunted

Tight Security

Sustainable Method of the Resource

Licensed Hunting/ Sport Hunting

What are the disadvantages of this method?

Example: Overfishing brings more profit than traditional fishing can.

Doesn't bring enough profit for a business as over-hunting does.

What is the advantages of this method?

Helps balance species, so it does not over-populate

Controls the food chain.

Helped protect the land of Long Point

The Long Point Biosphere Reserve would've never existed without the control of the Long Point Company

The Long Point Company bought the land of Long Point as the government sold it to them after they couldn't control the pirates thieves and etc.

They loved watching the species of animals and recreational hunting and kept it to a limit. They had goals to sustain the environment.

Long Point Company, LPWMU

Biosphere Companies

Subtopic

Started at 1880's and now in the present of the biosphere

Hunts animals with a goal of keeping the environment healthy in mind and not focused around profit gain.

Primary Resource/Industry

Unsustainable Method of the Resource

Over-Hunting

What is the disadvantage of this method?

Point is to gain profit and no awareness to the environment being extracted.

Significant chance of causing extinction or endangerment to species in the ecosystem being extracted.

What is it?

Extracts species out of ecosystems for either food or clothing purposes in significant quantities

When was it used?

Used in the late 1860', until the Long Point Company took over

Who used it?

Thieves, Pirates, Rowdies

What is the advantage of this method?

A lot of economic profits are made as their is larger quantities of the food or clothing resource caught.

Able to provide family and companies with sustainable economic system for a period of time.

At-Risk or Endangered

Piping Plover

Prothonotary Warbler

King Rail

2 Native Plant Species

Gray Ratsnake

Spiny Softshell Turtle

General Information

Landform Region

Great Lakes/ St.Lawrence Lowlands

Climate Region

Southeastern

Closest Major City

London

Population

62 563 People

Latitude and Longitude:

42.5792° N, 80.4309° W

Time Zone

Eastern Time Zone

Province

Ontario

Biosphere Reserve Long Point

Indigenous People

How have the Indigenous Peoples respect for the land and resources impacted the area being called a biosphere reserve?

Impacted Land Positively

Not Greedy Particular Group

Would not destroy habitats for own needs

Example: Attawandaron inhabited the Long Point area as the main Indigenous Peoples and they loved to watch the migration of the birds

Respected the land with their culture

The land and resources mother nature has given was part of their culture

Respect to other species living aside them

How have the Indigenous Peoples used the land and resources in the past and the present?

Used the Sand-Banks on the South Edge of Westward from St.Williams

Clothing

Leather etc.

Food

Northward of the Land was Rich

Rich to Grow Resources

Tobacco

Squash

Beans

Corn

Resources and Production Information

Which primary industries exist in the biosphere reserve?

Agriculture

One of the most agricultural economies in Canada

Hunting

Continued to this day and hunting has protected Long Point through the Long Point Company.

What primary resources are extracted?

Farms/Crops/Livestock

Poultry, Beef, Dairy Cattle, Hogs

Grain, Oilseed, Fruit, Vegetable, Tobacco

Animals

Mainly Ducks

Grouse, Quails and Wild Turkeys

Wild Turkey

Grouse

Quail

Use to hunt Passenger Pigeons

Long Point Location

Sustainable Practices

How is your reserve promoting education on sustainability?

Community Projects

Hunters Teaching

Kids and Teenagers

Safe Hunting, No Over-Hunting and Stewardship to the Ecosystem

Describe the actions people are taking to support endangered species.

Creating Projects

Example: The Long Point Causeway Improvement Project

This project focused on endangered turtles in Long Point

Describe the actions people are taking to conserve the natural resources and land in the reserve.

Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation

Support

Sustainable Communities

Local Biodiversity

Partnerships in research

Faciliation of outreach and education programs

Experiment On Land

View if damages were made

Volunteers helped organize a database of the environment testing if diseases or DDT has spread, so prevention can be held.

Involves Society

Can become

Sponsor the Organization

Donator

Member

How is sustainable tourism practiced in your reserve?

Practiced Daily

Working with 3 Ontario's Biosphere Reserves for Developing Sustainable Tourism & Communities

Frontenac Arc

Niagara Escarpment

Georgian Bay

Partnered with Norfolk Country's Tourism and Economic to advance Sustainable Tourism

What are some (natural) tourist attractions in the biosphere reserve?

Teams with Norfolk County to Provide Sustainable Tourism

The Long Point Biosphere Website "Amazing Places Section"

Contains information of each favourited individual natural tourist attractions of each year

Top 5Attractions of All Time

Waterford Heritage

Sutton Conservation Area

Joe Csubak Viewing Area

Big Creek National Wildlife Area

Backus Woods

Definition: Sustainable Tourism

Active appreciation towards stewardship of the natural, cultural, historic resources and special places. Tourism that can last long term as it benefits social, economic, natural and cultural environments.