Giving Back

Zuzek Inc. was excited to contribute to the Maitland Conservation Foundation’s annual donors luncheon again for 2024. Donations to the foundation help contribute to projects that protect and enhance watershed forests, rivers and soil. Zuzek Inc. was also a proud sponsor of the annual ERCA Golf tournament. Funds received for the tournament relate directly or indirectly to the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural and heritage resources in the Essex Region. Additionally, Zuzek Inc. was a Genessee River Level Sponsor for the Great Lakes Coastal Assembly which is a binational, voluntary partnership that works through member collaboration. The Coastal Assembly is comprised of coastal and natural resource driven organizations throughout the Great Lakes region conducting research and monitoring, implementing on-the-ground projects, and working on policy, planning, and outreach. Finally, BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc. received a generous contribution from Zuzek Inc. to help further grow community awareness on priority environmental issues and accelerate solutions that collectively contribute to a healthier, more resilient environment.

Zuzek Inc. has made a multi-year donation to the Building Beach Resilience study, which is focused on implementing nature-based solutions to increase beach resilience in Ontario. Two pilot studies are ongoing at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park and Burlington Beach. In the fall of 2021 and spring of 2022 more than 3,000 beachgrass plugs were planted at the two parks to kick-start the foredune recovery following several years of record setting lake levels that eroded the beaches and dunes. Post and rope walkways and new signage was installed to direct beach users away from sensitive dune habitats.