TORONTO SHORELINES
Advocating for the preservation of Toronto's longest natural shoreline
Guildwood, Grey Abbey & East Point represent 3 km of continuous sand beach
Resources
Well Being
Human wellbeing can strengthen case for conservation
Lack of contact with nature 'increasing allergies'
Green spaces have lasting positive effect on well-being
Environment
Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA's) in the City of Toronto
September 2016 Mandate letter: Environment and Climate Change
Conservation Authorities Act Discussion Paper
Wetlands
Review of Provincially Significant Wetlands in the City of Toronto
Wetland Conservation in Ontario - A Discussion Paper
Terrestrial Biology Reports
TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM STRATEGY
Scarborough Shoreline Terrestrial Biological Inventory and Assessment
Great Lakes Conversation Blueprint for Terrestrial Biodiversity
Shorelines
AVOIDING THE HARDENED SHORELINE: ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR SHORELINE EROSION
Shoreline Hardening Alters Freshwater Shoreline Ecosystems
Birds
State of Canada Bird's
Migratory Birds in the City of Toronto
Aquatic
Toronto Waterfront Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy
Great Lakes
Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2013
Ontario's Great Lakes Strategy 2012
Regulation Plan 2014 for the Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River December 2016
Lake Ontario and St. Lawerence River - Plan 2014 - Summary of Benefits and Impact
International joint Commission - Lake Ontario St. Lawrence Plan 2014
Michigan State University Institute of Water Research
Healthy Lakes Healthy Lives
Plan 2014 Shoreline Restoration
Geology
Nick Eyles - Let's Rock Ontario
Ontario Geology Survey Pleistocene Geology of the Scarborough Area
Waterfront Planning
The Waterfront Plan for the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Area 1967
Waterfront Technical Committee.
Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
http://trca.on.ca/trca-user-uploads/WatershedPlan.pdf
The Waterfront Trail: First Steps from Concept to Reality 1991
Lockhart, R., Peterson, B., Reid, R., and Woodburn, B.. Toronto
http://virtualreferencelibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM552772&R=552772
Regeneration, Toronto's Waterfront and the Sustainable City: Final Report 1992
Royal Commission of the Future of the Toronto Waterfront. Toronto
http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/bcp-pco/Z1-1988-1-1992-1-eng.pdf
Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy 1995
Waterfront Regeneration Trust. Toronto
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM670781&R=670781
Integrated Shoreline Management Plan (ISMP) 1996
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
http://trca.on.ca/trca-user-uploads/IntegratedShorelineManagementPlan.pdf
City of Toronto
City of Toronto Official Plan June 2015
Toronto Multi-use Trail Design Guidelines December 2014
City of Toronto Tree Protection Policy and Specifications for Construction Near Trees
Press
Contaminated soil from Toronto construction sights barred from Scugog
Toronto to spend $500K to improve paddling access at 5 city parks
Cost of planning Scarborough waterfront parks rises $1 million
Looking Ahead
Biphilic Cities - Can Toronto become a partner city?