Save Sauble Beach Dunes
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The town of South Bruce Peninsula is proposing to excavate 469 m of coastal dunes at Sauble Beach and construct a concrete block retaining wall.
Coastal Dunes are important because they provide a wide range of benefits and services. This includes flood and erosion protection, resilience to periods of high lake levels, habitat for endangered species and recreational purposes. The beach and dunes are part of a dynamic physical system that must be managed and protected as one natural resource. The sand at Sauble is a relic deposit from the recent post-glacial period (ie. deposited over the last 10,000 years) Unlike many other beaches there is no new supply of sand to replace the sand at Sauble Beach.
Experts say a healthy dune system is required to trap and retain every grain of sand in the system. The plan to excavate up to 4m of the coastal dune and truck the sand to the landfill can be detrimental to the overall health and resilience of the coastal dunes at Sauble Beach. As noted in the 2004 Beach Management Plan: Conserving a Finite Resource; every grain of sand is important.
Putting Sauble Beach into the landfill is not sound beach management strategy. In addition to the excavation of sand and sensitive dune grass species, the proposed plan also involves removing a significant amount of mature trees and shrubs. These trees are a natural barrier and their removal will accelerate the loss of sand from the beach and the ecosystem causing more erosion and increasing road maintenance.
Experts are viewing this plan to improve the parking space as “short-sighted”. Many alternative solutions have been brought forth by citizens that we believe will be better suited to address the perceived parking and safety issues in Sauble Beach that doesn’t require any damage to the dunes.
We are looking for help in legal fees to challenge the permit issued in error by the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority and to stop this dune destruction by the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. We believe the permit is illegal, in part because it does not protect this “dynamic beach” and is inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement. The court filing # 638-20.
Please also note that any extra money received will be donated to another organization that supports our protection of our dunes and ecosystem in Sauble Beach.
The town of South Bruce Peninsula is proposing to excavate 469 m of coastal dunes at Sauble Beach and construct a concrete block retaining wall.
Coastal Dunes are important because they provide a wide range of benefits and services. This includes flood and erosion protection, resilience to periods of high lake levels, habitat for endangered species and recreational purposes. The beach and dunes are part of a dynamic physical system that must be managed and protected as one natural resource. The sand at Sauble is a relic deposit from the recent post-glacial period (ie. deposited over the last 10,000 years) Unlike many other beaches there is no new supply of sand to replace the sand at Sauble Beach.
Experts say a healthy dune system is required to trap and retain every grain of sand in the system. The plan to excavate up to 4m of the coastal dune and truck the sand to the landfill can be detrimental to the overall health and resilience of the coastal dunes at Sauble Beach. As noted in the 2004 Beach Management Plan: Conserving a Finite Resource; every grain of sand is important.
Putting Sauble Beach into the landfill is not sound beach management strategy. In addition to the excavation of sand and sensitive dune grass species, the proposed plan also involves removing a significant amount of mature trees and shrubs. These trees are a natural barrier and their removal will accelerate the loss of sand from the beach and the ecosystem causing more erosion and increasing road maintenance.
Experts are viewing this plan to improve the parking space as “short-sighted”. Many alternative solutions have been brought forth by citizens that we believe will be better suited to address the perceived parking and safety issues in Sauble Beach that doesn’t require any damage to the dunes.
We are looking for help in legal fees to challenge the permit issued in error by the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority and to stop this dune destruction by the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. We believe the permit is illegal, in part because it does not protect this “dynamic beach” and is inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement. The court filing # 638-20.
Please also note that any extra money received will be donated to another organization that supports our protection of our dunes and ecosystem in Sauble Beach.
Organizer
Tom LaForme
Organizer
Sauble Beach, ON