Biosphere Reserve Long Point
Sustainable Practices
What are some (natural) tourist attractions in the biosphere reserve?
Teams with Norfolk County to Provide Sustainable Tourism
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.
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
Backus Woods
Big Creek National Wildlife Area
Joe Csubak Viewing Area
Sutton Conservation Area
Waterford Heritage
How is sustainable tourism practiced in your reserve?
Practiced Daily
Partnered with Norfolk Country's Tourism and Economic to advance Sustainable Tourism
Working with 3 Ontario's Biosphere Reserves for Developing Sustainable Tourism & Communities
Georgian Bay
Niagara Escarpment
Frontenac Arc
Describe the actions people are taking to conserve the natural resources and land in the reserve.
Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation
Involves Society
Can become
Member
Donator
Sponsor the Organization
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.
Support
Faciliation of outreach and education programs
Partnerships in research
Local Biodiversity
Sustainable Communities
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
How is your reserve promoting education on sustainability?
Hunters Teaching
Kids and Teenagers
Safe Hunting, No Over-Hunting and Stewardship to the Ecosystem
Community Projects
Long Point Location
Resources and Production Information
What primary resources are extracted?
Animals
Use to hunt Passenger Pigeons
Grouse, Quails and Wild Turkeys
Quail
Grouse
Wild Turkey
Mainly Ducks
Farms/Crops/Livestock
Grain, Oilseed, Fruit, Vegetable, Tobacco
Poultry, Beef, Dairy Cattle, Hogs
Which primary industries exist in the biosphere reserve?
Hunting
Continued to this day and hunting has protected Long Point through the Long Point Company.
Agriculture
One of the most agricultural economies in Canada
Indigenous People
How have the Indigenous Peoples used the land and resources in the past and the present?
Agriculture
Northward of the Land was Rich
Rich to Grow Resources
Corn
Beans
Squash
Tobacco
Hunting
Used the Sand-Banks on the South Edge of Westward from St.Williams
Food
Clothing
Leather etc.
How have the Indigenous Peoples respect for the land and resources impacted the area being called a biosphere reserve?
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
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
2 Native Plant Species
General Information
Province
Ontario
Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
Latitude and Longitude:
42.5792° N, 80.4309° W
Population
62 563 People
Closest Major City
London
Climate Region
Southeastern
Landform Region
Great Lakes/ St.Lawrence Lowlands
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Gray Ratsnake
At-Risk or Endangered
King Rail
Prothonotary Warbler
Piping Plover
Primary Resource/Industry
Unsustainable Method of the Resource
Over-Hunting
What is the advantage of this method?
Able to provide family and companies with sustainable economic system for a period of time.
A lot of economic profits are made as their is larger quantities of the food or clothing resource caught.
Who used it?
Thieves, Pirates, Rowdies
When was it used?
Used in the late 1860', until the Long Point Company took over
What is it?
Extracts species out of ecosystems for either food or clothing purposes in significant quantities
What is the disadvantage of this method?
Significant chance of causing extinction or endangerment to species in the ecosystem being extracted.
Point is to gain profit and no awareness to the environment being extracted.
Sustainable Method of the Resource
Licensed Hunting/ Sport Hunting
What is it?
Hunts animals with a goal of keeping the environment healthy in mind and not focused around profit gain.
When was it used?
Started at 1880's and now in the present of the biosphere
Subtopic
Who used it?
Long Point Company, LPWMU
Biosphere Companies
What is the advantages of this method?
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.
Helps balance species, so it does not over-populate
Controls the food chain.
What are the disadvantages of this method?
Doesn't bring enough profit for a business as over-hunting does.
Example: Overfishing brings more profit than traditional fishing can.
How is the extraction methods used now?
Tight Security
Licensed Hunting/ Sport Hunting
Some species are no longer allowed to be hunted
Can only go hunting on certain days
What products are made with the resource?
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.
Sportfishing / Sporthunting
Food for own families or sold at flea markets
Food
Mostly Ducks