Water Level Woes
Why did many lakes in Muskoka experienced extremely low water levels this summer? The short answer is that the low water level was due to a combination of low snowfall…
Nature’s Snarl-Up is the Best Shoreline for Muskoka
By Scott Young There’s a tiny beach at our family cottage that has been there longer than I. It’s got space for a couple of chairs and a modest…
An Extra Bit of Colour in Your Lake?
If you are noticing more algae on your lake this summer, you are not alone. Throughout Muskoka, there seems to be an increase in the number of algae blooms…
A Lesson for Miss Muffet in Mutualism
By Valerie Fieldwebster If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive. - American Quaker saying Mutualism describes the type of interaction, between organisms, where…
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…