We all play a part in protecting our Muskoka environment
By Rebecca Willison | Published August 23, 2025 I moved to Muskoka in 2001 to work at a new outdoor education facility and never left. While it didn’t work out…
The problem with climate change. No obvious need for urgency.
By Peter Sale | Published August 16, 2025 It has been said that people evolved behaviour that gets them out of the way of a sabre-tooth cat. But a slowly…
Living Smarter in My Community: A Personal Reflection
By Madison Menard | Published August 9, 2025 For me, living smarter means living in a way that respects the environment, honours community, and invests in the future. It’s about…
We’ll need to collaborate to sustain our economy and environment
By Kevin Trumble | Published August 2nd, 2025 They say we are the only species to ever exist on this planet that killed itself off because fixing its climate didn’t…
How much stress is too much? When does a system suffer change?
By Neil Hutchinson | Published August 14, 2025 High on a ridge, many years ago, retreating glaciers revealed a small depression in the bedrock of the Precambrian Shield. Over centuries,…
How do we nurture our environment more effectively? We integrate.
By Peter Sale | Published July 19, 2025 Over recent months, Muskoka Watershed Council has talked a lot about Integrated Watershed Management. But are we ready yet to explore what…
Finding Meaning as an Artist on a Changing Planet
By Bet Smith | Published July 12, 2025 Some days, I sense a chasm between my creative ambition and my desire to make a positive difference in the world. How…
What does Living Smarter mean?
By Peter Sale | Published July 5th, 2025 I recently saw an article about a new cottage on the Joe River. According to the article, when the owner first saw…
When is the time to invest in the environment?
By Geoff Ross. If we used green building practices in Muskoka, our infrastructure could disappear into the environment it is a part of while also reducing its impacts on our…
Might living smarter in Muskoka mean measuring time like a lake?
By Norman Yan. In some ways, lakes are like bathtubs. Some lakes overflow more quickly than others and this will impact how we manage them. Photo from iStock by @fokkebok.…
The Muskoka we want should not be the Muskoka of yesteryear.
The challenge we face in Muskoka is that we want to retain this healthy natural environment while also allowing for continued growth. By Peter Sale. Port Carling in September 2015…
How to protect nature in Muskoka when there are governments promoting ‘environmental stewardship’ while approving ‘shoreline-altering developments’.
By Bet Smith. Exploring Muskoka’s quiet places by canoe or kayak can be exhilarating. Photo by Bet Smith. After a long, hard winter rife with emergency-level weather events, spring has…