When Lakes Fall Ill: A review of current threats to lake health in Ontario Andrew Paterson, Department of Biology, Queen’s University Abstract: Across the globe, inland lakes are being altered by climate change, pollutants, landscape degradation, and the introduction of non-native species. Long-term monitoring and new research shows us that lakes respond to these stressors […]
Alesha Breckenridge, SALTYMuskoka Community Project Lead, will be speaking at the Baysville Public Library about the SALTYMuskoka Project and how you can make a difference by reducing your road salt use with the Green Cup Movement.
Bring your cold wood ash to the Rosewarne Transfer Station at 1065 Rosewarne Drive in Bracebridge. Wood ash has been used to restore the well-documented damage to forests and lakes caused by widespread calcium (Ca) decline in Muskoka. Restoration begins by restoring soil and groundwater Ca levels to their pre-acid rain levels. The 2026 dates […]
Wednesday, February 25 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Visit Dwight Public Library to learn about Climate Change and excessive use of road salt. Join Alesha and Lauren Saville, from the District of Muskoka. Learn how you can have a positive impact on climate change. Get a Green Cup and sign up to become a Climate […]
Tuesday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Water Watchers, Water Rangers and Watersheds Canada and featuring FOTMW’s SALTYMuskoka Project lead as a panelist. While there’s scientific & civic consensus that road salt is a huge issue for our environmental systems, conflicting information abounds when it comes to salt alternatives. Are there chemical de-icers that […]
Please bring your cold, clean ash to our drive on Saturday, March 28. Join us at 1062 Rosewarne Drive in Bracebridge between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. If you’d like to donate your ash, please contact sandy@fotmw.org to get a can for ash storage. Help us protect our watersheds forever.
