Liken the Lichens

By Valerie Fieldwebster   Fifteen thousand years ago after the Wisconsin Glacier receded, this area was left with bald rock. The melt waters from this enormous glacier inundated the area.…

AHHHHH! There are bugs in the lake with me!

By Katie Paroschy   What are those things crawling below my feet when I’m swimming in the lake? Are those critters good or bad and what can they tell me…

Caution: Poisonous Plants

By Rebecca Willison     Stands of Giant hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, have been identified in several areas throughout Muskoka, most notably in disturbed roadside areas within the Townships of Muskoka…