MWC Chair Peter Sale presents MWC member Richard Lammers with the stewardship award

MWC Helps Local Organizations Recognize Watershed Stewards

Muskoka Watershed Council is pleased to recognize a number of watershed stewards in 2023 through the Doug Cross Stewardship Recognition Program and the Robert Allen Memorial Stewardship Award. Worthy recipients…

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Integrated management of the Muskoka River Watershed: Time to get started!

Integrated Watershed Management requires a culture shift in the way we think but is a more effective way to manage our environment and economy. By Kevin Trimble. Muskoka Watershed Council…

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Is sustaining the environment really important in Muskoka?

By Dr. Peter Sale. Our municipalities state that conserving and sustaining our iconic environment is a key objective in their Official Plans. Candidates for municipal councils almost universally include the…

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MWC Releases the Muskoka Watershed Health Report Card

Muskoka Watershed Council (MWC) is pleased to release the latest edition of the Muskoka Watershed Report Card, a comprehensive scientific assessment of the health of Muskoka's watersheds. Produced every five…

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Our Changing Watershed: What Have We Learned, Muskoka?

Our Changing Watershed series illustrated problems and aimed to identify solutions. By Dr. Neil Hutchinson. We thank all of you who have read and followed our series of articles over…

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Our Changing Watershed: Apology for Muskoka environment as written 76 years from now

"I want to apologize to you and your generation for leaving the planet in such a poor state." By Richard Lammers. To my dearest great-granddaughter, As we approach the turn…

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Our Changing Watershed: Who are those climate scientists, and why should we believe them?

These folks are the world’s most credible voice on climate change. By Geoff Ross. I often hear, or read, sentiments that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consists of…

The balance is clear – the benefits of climate action outweigh the costs of not acting.

Our Changing Watershed: Let’s Stop Pretending Our Environment is Worthless

Part two of a two-part series. By Geoff Ross. Last week’s article described how our society has progressed from an inability to recognize the value of healthy ecosystems, to the…

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Our Changing Watershed: Let’s Stop Pretending Our Environment is Worthless

Part one of a two-part series. By Geoff Ross. This week’s title will be shocking to those who understand that the environment is clearly worth a great deal. I agree. But…

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Our Changing Watershed: How well is our Muskoka environment doing?

In 2023, we see evidence of change according to report. By Peter Sale. Aerial photo of the Town of Huntsville. This summer, the Muskoka Watershed Council is releasing its 2023…

Andrea and Thomas, Shoreline Assessment Technicians, assess shoreline properties on Six Mile Lake for the Love Your Lake program.

MWC working with partners to assess the health of Six Mile Lake’s shoreline

Muskoka Watershed Council is partnering with Watersheds Canada (WC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) to assess the shoreline health of Six Mile Lake this summer through the Love Your…

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Our Changing Watershed: The evolution of the Muskoka Watershed Report Card

Reporting on the overall health of our watersheds. By Rebecca Willison. Muskoka Watershed Council (MWC) is set to release its sixth Muskoka Watershed Report Card this summer, the result of…