The Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation developed its Internet website in 1996 to record its activities. Since then, there has been a positive spin with momentum building toward the creation of a database for Long Point Country. This idea evolved firstly, from the Biosphere's Website in the form of a worldwide learning tool, "The Long Point Schoolhouse". This project was sponsored in part by the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation and can now be used as a multi purpose learning tool, enabling students from K-12 access the project. Check out the Long Point Country Mystery Map.
The Long Point Biosphere Reserve Foundation has been given permission to enter into this database the following reports; The "Long Point Environmental Folio," compiled by the Heritage Resources Centre, University of Waterloo, Dr. Gordon Nelson and Kerrie Wilcox (editors). The Norfolk Land Stewardship Council Report on "Waterfowl and Wetlands of Long Point Bay and Old Norfolk County," by, Dr. Scott Petrie, this report relates to present conditions and future options for conservation. And a LPWBRF project to develop a Manual for Educators on "Growing Native Tallgrass and Wildflowers for Prairie Restoration," compiled by Wendy Cridland and Zoe Pfeiffer, through a Long Point Region Conservation Authority contract called Project CARE. The Long Point Biosphere Reserve Foundation has now hired students for a second year through the Human Resources, "Hire a Student" program and have also entered and completed year one with the Grand Erie District School Board "Student Co-operative" program in order to populate this material and much more into this database.
"The Long Point Schoolhouse Project" along with any educational institution, and children at home doing their homework, will be able to link to this Long Point Country database and extract information to assist in research projects, developing environmental models, examination studies, communications, networking, etc. The natural science datum will offer insight into the environmental impact experienced in the relationships between humans and nature. The database will provide our youth and anyone who explores it's content, the opportunity to better understand Long Point Country's natural resources, and assist to educate for an environmentally sound future for everyone's children's children.
