How would you like to help fix a serious problem in Muskoka’s forests and lakes at no cost to you, while helping to recycle and re-purpose a waste you
REPORT: Is Residential Wood Ash Safe for Use to Help Solve the Calcium Decline Problem in Muskoka?
The overarching goal of the HATSEO project is to evaluate the use of residential wood ash - a readily available waste product – to help solve the Ca
REPORT: Solving the Calcium Decline Problem – Insights from a Muskoka Wood Burner’s Questionnaire
Over the past several decades, calcium (Ca) concentrations have been declining in Muskoka lakes and forests. In 2014, The Muskoka Watershed Council’s
PUBLICATION: Could a residential wood ash recycling programme be part of the solution to calcium decline in lakes and forests in Muskoka (Ontario, Canada)?
One possible solution to the recent decline of calcium (Ca) concentrations in Canadian Shield forests and lakes in eastern North America is the
From fireplace to pancakes – solving the widespread problem of calcium decline.
Can our enjoyment of morning pancakes really be linked to our fireplaces? Yep. It's about the maple syrup. Today, the health of both our lakes and
The results are in …
Recent research co-authored by our Trent University collaborator, Dr. Shaun Watmaugh and led by his M.Sc. student, Holly Deighton**, has definitively
Norm’s Notes: The first evidence is in, wood ash works!
FMW’s approach to protecting Muskoka watersheds is to work with the local and scientific communities to identify, develop and foster solutions to the
Wood ash. What is “solubility”?
Wood ash is not particularly soluble in water, but it’s not quite that simple. Solubility in water is simply a measure of how much of a solid can
From forest to lakes: how does calcium make its way into our waters?
Our lakes get calcium (Ca) naturally from the air and from surrounding lands, and on occasion, from us. Ca enters lakes directly from the atmosphere,
Why are we utilizing sugar bushes for our calcium research?
Why do they want us there? What do they hope to gain? We are beginning our restoration work in three sugar bushes. These are perfect “test sites”
