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…
You mean one problem isn’t enough?
How the cumulative effects of multiple stressors impact the Muskoka Watershed. By Neil Hutchinson. This slide from Friends of the Muskoka Watershed show an example of cumulative effects — many…
Citizen Scientists Play Important Role in Sustaining Our Watersheds.
By Dr. Norman Yan. Whether sampling algae in a lake or spreading ash in a sugar bush, citizen scientists are making an important contribution to understanding our watersheds. My friend…
Artificial intelligence and its impact on the Muskoka watershed.
Everything is connected to everything else. It’s going to be challenging to manage the wonderful natural environment of Muskoka in this rapidly changing world. By Peter Sale. This server farm…
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,…
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…