Friends of Oliphant Coastal Environments

This year FOOCE applied for a “netCorps Technology Grant for Environmental Organizations” to support our desire to use technology to communicate effectively as an executive and to reach our extended membership who live in a variety of geographical locations.

Unfortunately, we were not successful with our netCorps application. However, the organization said our application for technology assistance had merit and invited us to apply again next summer.

FOOCE has recently submitted two funding proposals to support our work. Read more… »

FOOCE will host a number of educational sessions for the membership and pubic in the summer of 2009. Based on membership input, we are considering the following presenters: bears, flora and fauna, phragmites (common reed), astronomy, piping plovers, species at risk and birding and community stewardship. Please send us an email at info@fooce.org if you have a topic of interest.

The executive has determined that we hope to foster attitudes of responsibility and stewardship among all of those who love, enjoy and use our beaches. This fall four of our members have indicated their desire to personally monitor and conduct cleanups of the following beaches, rather than organize large community cleanups. If there is a stretch of shoreline that you would personally like to monitor, please let us know and we’ll add your name to the list. Read more… »

isBIZ is pleased to announce the launch of friendsofoliphant.org (fooce.org). This new site is the official webhome of the Friends of Oliphant Coastal Environments (FOOCE). Read more… »

Friends of Oliphant Coastal Environments brought information directly to Oliphant Camper’s Association members in May 2008. “Beach Conservation: Environmental Impacts of Vehicles on Lake Huron’s Beach and Dune Systems” and “Common Reed (Phragmites australis)” factsheet, were included in the Oliphant Camper’s Spring 2008 Newsletter mailout. This was made possible by The Oliphant Campers’ Association, Freshwater Futures and The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation.

FOOCE will undertake beach cleanups of the Sandy Bay Beach, South Beach (Oliphant government dock area) and Lonely Island Beach in the fall of 2008. We invite community members, cottagers and beach users to join us. Please watch for further information regarding dates and time on this website.