Friends of the Muskoka Watershed at Bracebridge Farmers' Market
2026-07-11 08:30 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Bracebridge Memorial Park, Bracebridge, Canada
If you are interested in learning more about the work we do to protect the Muskoka Watershed, come join us on Saturday, July 11.
Volunteer for a fall ash-spreading event, learn about all we have planned for this summer or check out some local lake steward data.

Peer Under the Surface Cruise - on the Peerless with FOTMW experts
2026-07-13 10:00 - 12:00
Join us on Monday, July 13 for our Third Annual excursion on Sunset Cruise’s Peerless II. We leave from Port Carling docks at 10 a.m. but guests are asked to arrive by 9:40 a.m.
Onboard will be Dr. Norman Yan and Ron Ingram as we learn about the zooplankton that lives under the surface. They use a giant net to pull out thousands of tiny creatures that passengers have the chance to examine up close.
For this cruise, Peerless II will head down the northwest shoreline of Lake Muskoka and head over towards the west arm of the lake, stopping near the Kettles for a peer beneath the surface. After our first stop and testing, we move south into East Bay and examine the water quality and life there. Return to Port Carling via Horseshoe Island.
Tickets are $75, including tax. For tickets contact Sandy by email sandy@fotmw.org or call Alesha at FOTMW’s # 705-640-0948. Payment may be made via credit card, cash in person or via e-transfer.
Don’t hesitate. Cruise is limited to 40 tickets.

Water Science Fun at Huntsville Public Library
2026-07-24 11:00 | Huntsville Public Library, 7 Minerva St. East, Huntsville, Canada
Join Friends of the Muskoka Watershed Project Lead Alesha Breckenridge as she talks about the Road Salt Story.
Learn about how road salt affects the biology, chemistry and physics of lake health in Muskoka. Learn how you can make a difference and help protect your Muskoka Watershed with awareness, tips, and tools from SALTYMuskoka and Friends of the Muskoka Watershed. Ages 4-12.
Registration for kids is required using the link below.
https://events.huntsville.ca/librarycalendar/Detail/2026-07-24-1000-How-Does-Road-Salt-Affect-Waterways-Hands-on-exper

Friends of the Muskoka Watershed at July Muskoka Pride Festival
2026-07-26 11:00 - 15:00
Come and visit staff and volunteers of Friends of the Muskoka Watershed at Muskoka Pride Festival at Memorial Park in Bracebridge. Learn all about SALTYMuskoka, ASHMuskoka and other projects that help protect Muskoka’s watershed.

Lake Day: Science, Crafts & Curiosity - at Muskoka Chautauqua
2026-08-10 11:00 - 15:00
Join our staff, volunteers and scientists for a day of learning and creating at Muskoka Chautauqua.
Monday, August 10 from 11 am to 3 p.m.

Hands-on crafts and activities for all ages – even adults! Make your own Daphnia, draw zooplankton and craft an origami fish.

Bring your curiosity and questions. Our scientists, Dr. Norman Yan and Dr. Neil Hutchinson, are on hand with explanations and answers. (all ages)

ASHMuskoka info -Do you know that the wood ash from your fireplace can be used to restore our watershed?

SALTYMuskoka experiments – See how road salt is hurting our lakes and the creatures in it. How much road salt will it take for us to taste it?

See and touch, and learn all about the tiny zooplankton that keep our lakes clean

and more to come. Check our website fotmw.org for updates.

FREE but donations always appreciated

Road Salt is an Invisible Threat to the Water you love. Come Learn how to Protect it!
2026-08-19 16:30 - 18:00 | Muskoka Lakes Museum, The Island, Port Carling, ON
Friends of the Muskoka Watershed — Road salt is an invisible threat to the water you love: Come learn how to help protect it!
August 19 at the Muskoka Lakes Museum in Port Carling from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Road salt is an invisible threat to water health in your Muskoka watershed year round. Whether you are on a lake or a river or nearby, we are all connected! Come learn from Alesha Breckenridge, SALTYMuskoka Community Action Project Lead, about why it is important to use less road salt and how to do it. Come help learn how to spread the word and not too much salt by picking up your own SALTYMuskoka ACTION KIT.

Admission: $10 general | $8 for museum members.

October ASHMuskoka Drive
2026-10-17 09:30 - 13:00
Please bring your cold, clean ash to our drive on Saturday, October 17. 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 to collect your ash.
Help us protect our watersheds forever.

November ASHMuskoka Drive
2026-11-21 09:30 - 13:00
Please bring your cold, clean ash to our drive at 1062 Rosewarne Drive in Bracebridge on Saturday, November 21 between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Email friends@fotmw.org to get an ash can to donate ash or to learn more.
