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About Us
Mission Statement
​The Lake Huron Coastal Centre fosters community awareness and action for a healthy Lake Huron coast, inspiring this generation to protect and restore coastal waters, life and landscapes for those that follow.
About the Lake Huron Coastal Centre
The Lake Huron Coastal Centre (LHCC) is a charitable organization founded in 1998 to protect and restore Lake Huron’s coastal environment and support a healthy, resilient shoreline ecosystem through education, restoration and research. Guided by an experienced Board of Directors, LHCC is the only grassroots organization dedicated to lake-wide coastal protection.
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We believe that thriving shoreline communities depend on a healthy environment. That is why LHCC uses a science-based approach to guide our programs, strengthen partnerships, improve decision-making, and inspire meaningful environmental action across the Lake Huron coast.
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Our programs include community science through the Coast Watchers program, plastic pollution reduction initiatives, youth engagement through the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps (CCYC), and beach restoration led by our Green Ribbon Champion (GRC) program. In addition, we deliver presentations and workshops focused on shoreline health and have developed an extensive library of coastal education resources and shoreline management plans for 25+ years.
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By supporting LHCC, you help protect Lake Huron today and ensure a positive environmental legacy for future generations. Together, we are the voice for Lake Huron.
Our Priorities
Water Quality
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The quality of our nearshore coastal waters and estuaries has become a point of great concern to the Lake Huron community in recent years. The scope of the problem is regional, but the most effective efforts to improve water quality will be made at the grassroots level. Through bi-national lake-wide planning at the regional level, and research, education and community stewardship at the local level, the LHCC is in a unique position to contribute to long term solutions.
Biodiversity
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The biological diversity of Lake Huron’s coast is being compromised by over-development, fragmentation of forest areas, the spread of invasive species, and damage to sensitive coastal environments. Biodiversity is important to ecosystem health, to the recreation and tourism economies, and even to human health. The LHCC, through education, research and community stewardship, is undertaking efforts to help restore the biodiversity of the coast and minimize future losses.
Climate Change
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Climate change has far reaching implications for the Lake Huron environment. All of us who work or play along the Lake Huron coast will be affected. Through research and education, the LHCC is raising awareness of this issue locally, and encouraging individuals and communities to pay close attention to this important emerging issue.
Coastal Processes
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Coastal processes, like water level fluctuations, flooding, erosion, coastal wetland processes, and beach and dune systems, are vital to the ecology of Lake Huron. It is important to understand these processes in the context of the coastal ecosystem so that we don’t harm the lakeshore environment through unwise actions. Through education, research, community stewardship and its technical advisory services, the LHCC helps individuals, community groups and local governments work with the coastal environment to minimize their impact.