What’s Wrong with the Current Management of Our Watershed?
Too Many Managers and No Common Plan. By Patricia Arney. The Muskoka River Watershed stretches from its headwaters within Algonquin Park to its outlet to Georgian Bay. This watershed needs…
On Our Path to Integrate our Watershed Management.
IWM is a necessary new approach to manage how we live, work and play in Muskoka. We need this new paradigm to remain economically prosperous while retaining a resilient natural…
How well do we know our watershed?
What do we know about our watershed and are there gaps in the information being collected? By Dr. Peter Sale. The Muskoka River watershed is quite well known because many…
What’s in that sip of lake water?
By Dr. Norman Yan. Norman Yan, enjoying his canoe and thinking about Muskoka’s wonderful water. Over the decades on wilderness canoe trips, I commonly scooped a drink of lake water,…
MWC Chair’s Annual Report for 2024.
Delivered by MWC Chair Aaron Rusak at MWC’s Annual General Meeting held on February 21, 2025. My usual style of brevity and efficiency may not lend itself well to summarizing…
Do you know the ‘long history’ of integrated watershed management in Muskoka?
“The long-term prosperity of the Canadian economy can only be built on the sustained integrity of our [environment].” — "Achieving a Balance" published by the National Round Table on the Environment and…
There’s a Big Difference Between “Water Management” and “Watershed Management”.
By Kevin Trimble. Flood waters swirl past the Bracebridge Generating Station during the 2019 flood. There has been recent interest in reopening and modifying the Muskoka River Water Management Plan…
Caring for Muskoka’s environment with the unknown unknowns.
Unknown unknowns cause problems we cannot anticipate, problems that can be small or very large. By Peter Sale. Our environment faces four types of risk. Known and unknown risks that…
An idyllic summer’s day on the lake?
How can we reduce our use of mechanized watercraft and still have heart-thumping fun? By David Parsons. Sailing is a green, emission-free way to enjoy the lakes of Muskoka, whether…
7 Ways to Travel With a Positive Impact in Muskoka or Anywhere Else.
Muskoka and the greater region sees approximately four million visitors per year and generates up to $800 million per year in spending. By Rebecca Francis. A group of hikers cross…
Protecting Our Water. A 21st Century Challenge.
By Peter Johnston. Damage due to flooding is becoming more frequent in Muskoka as climate changes. In this changing world we cannot manage flood risk or anything else in our…
How much can I take?
MWC looks at our attitudes towards the environment. By Kevin Trimble. An eroded stream is rehabilitated using principles of natural channel design. The physical form of the low flow channel is…