Turn Science into Community-Wide Action to Protect Your Muskoka Watershed

Proactively identifying environmental threats and proposing solutions, preserving your piece of paradise for future generations.

DATA-DRIVEN ACTION

Take a moment to look around you…

You may have already guessed it – Muskoka is facing serious environmental threats. Have you noticed more algae in the water? Have you seen brown roadside vegetation? And when was the last time you saw a crayfish? From calcium decline in our forests and lakes to harmful winter road salt, these and other challenges have the potential to change forever the Muskoka you know and love.

Ensure the Muskoka You Know Stays the Muskoka You Love

Assess

Always looking for potential changes and emerging threats.

Communicate

Staying connected to the Muskoka community and policy-makers.

Evaluate

Tracking trends to evaluate the effectiveness of previous actions.

Diagnose

Gaining a deeper understanding of the cause behind environmental issues.

Act

Preventing, restoring, and creating proactive action to combat threats to the Watershed.

A RIVER OF KNOWLEDGE

Friends of the Muskoka Watershed is Dr. Norman Yan’s passion project. Co-author of over 200 publications and 25 years of experience with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Yan has been a proud member of the Muskoka community for over 20 years. Few people understand the Muskoka Watershed like Dr. Norman Yan, but there are those who care as much as he does.

MICHELLE de MEEL
Board Director
JIM DAVIS
Board Director
PAUL GRINNELL
Technical Operations Director
SPENCER MACPHERSON
JOAN D’SOUZA
BUSINESS MANAGER
SANDY LOCKHART
Communications Director
ANDREW WAGNER-CHAZALON
Communications Chair
GORD MILLER
Board Director
NEIL HUTCHINSON, PH.D.
Environmental Action Committee
LENORE INNISS
Board Chair
DOUG CLARK
Treasurer
PETER KELLEY
Vice-Chairman
DR. NORMAN YAN
Secretary and Fundraising Chair

STAY INFORMED AND UP-TO-DATE

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TAKING ACTION

AshMuskoka

A community-wide collaboration to introduce a desperately-needed source of calcium into the Muskoka environment.

Future Projects

  • Increasing algal blooms in our lakes and rivers
  • The ongoing impact of development on our watershed
  • Local floods in and around the Muskoka region

Smart About Salt

Addressing the threat posed to Muskoka’s wildlife and water by reducing excessive use of road salt.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Become a member, donate funds, or get involved as a volunteer.

A STRENGTHENED BUSINESS REPUTATION

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