Rescheduled February Ash Drive
We've rescheduled our February 2022 ash drive! It was unfortunate that bad weather forced us to cancel our original February Ash Drive date.
CANCELLED – December 18th Ash Drive
Due to the significant concerns about the omicron COVID variant that many are feeling, we have made the unfortunate but wise decision to announce
Our ASHMuskoka promotional video
During the summer months this year (2019), Ian Black, a Master of Science Communication student from Laurentian University, expertly crafted a video
Friends of the Muskoka Watershed begins calcium restoration field study
In August, Friends of the Muskoka Watershed met with Dr. Shaun Watmough, Professor and Director of the Trent School of the Environment and a leading
FAQ: Calcium and the watershed
Elevator version: Calcium is an essential nutrient, particularly for tiny creatures called daphnia. They filter the water in our lakes, and without
FAQ: ASHMuskoka
Elevator version: The trees and lakes in Muskoka, and many other Canadian Shield regions, are suffering because they don't have enough
We’ve got a place to store your ash!
A great big THANK YOU to all of our volunteer ash donors, not only for contributing ash to the ASHMuskoka project, but also for your patience as we
Together We Can Save Muskoka
Friends of the Muskoka Watershed have launched Canada’s first residential wood ash recycling program designed to solve the calcium decline problem in
Want to Save Your Ash?
ASHMuskoka is a 3-year project which will require approximately 100 Tonnes of wood ash in order to achieve our goals. That's a lot of ash! How can