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February 27, 2023

Interim Report on the Effects of Wood Ash Addition On Sugar Maple Sap Yields

Over the long-term, adding ash to Muskoka sugar bushes should help sap production as trees become stronger, healthier and bigger. After all, bigger

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  calcium decline,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

February 27, 2023

Literature Review: Effects of Chronic Soil Calcium Decline and Soil Acidification on Terrestrial Forest Crustaceans and Mollusks

While there has been little research, the studies make it clear that snails and isopods respond negatively to acidification and positively to enriched

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  calcium decline,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

February 27, 2023

Preliminary Report: Research To Determine the Effects of Wood Ash Additions on Carbon Sequestration In Muskoka Forests

Determination of the effects of ash addition on carbon sequestration rates of forests, requires both above (tree growth) and below ground (root

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  calcium decline,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

February 27, 2023

Wood Ash Amendments as a Potential Solution to Widespread Calcium Decline in Eastern Canada Forests

Adding wood ash could improve forest health Calcium deficiency is an environmental issue in areas of the Canadian Shield with shallow soil and a

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  calcium decline,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

February 26, 2023

The State of Industrial Wood Ash as a Forest Soil Amendment

Industrial wood ash could be a useful forest soil amendment but it is currently classified as a potentially hazardous waste, not a fertilizer. This

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  calcium decline,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

February 26, 2023

Interim Report on the Effects of Wood Ash Addition in Select Muskoka Sugar Bushes

To determine if residential wood ash additions could mitigate the long-term damage done to Muskoka forests by acid rain, we collaborated with Trent

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  calcium decline,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

February 26, 2023

Citizen Science: Supporting Ecological Restoration in Muskoka’s Forests with Wood Ash

The Citizen Science program seeks to better understand the benefits of residential wood ash on Muskoka trees and forests and to advance public

Category iconASHMuskoka Research Reports,  ResearchSnapshot Tag iconASHMuskoka,  calcium,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

Dr Norman Yan holding glass with local water

October 24, 2022

Muskoka non-profit collaborates with scientists from around the world

Category iconAnnouncements,  Environmental Programs,  Featured,  FMW,  FMW News,  News,  News Post,  Press Release,  Research,  Science,  Watershed Health Tag iconbioremediation,  daphnia,  environmental,  muskoka,  sentinel,  water flea,  water quality,  watershed

Citizen Science

March 22, 2022

Becoming an FMW Citizen Scientist

The results are in! Friends of the Muskoka Watershed, in collaboration with community, university, and government partners, along with thousands of

Category iconCitizen Science,  Environmental Programs,  FMW News,  Research,  Watershed Health Tag iconcalcium,  calcium decline,  citizen science,  environmental,  muskoka,  watershed,  wood ash

May 13, 2021

Calcium deficiencies in landscapes: its effects and its solutions

Calcium is an essential macronutrient and signalling molecule needed by all plants to respond to stress and stimuli. However, in many parts of the

Category iconResearch,  Science,  Student Research Tag iconcalcium,  calcium decline,  calcium deficiency

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