MWC launches the Doug Cross Stewardship Recognition Program to recognize watershed stewards
Our watersheds are made up of thousands of people who take small actions everyday to help keep our watersheds healthy and beautiful, and Muskoka Watershed Council (MWC) wants to help…
Muskoka Watershed Council is seeking Community Round Table members
Muskoka Watershed Council is seeking individuals from sectors across the Muskoka River Watershed to join the Community Round Table to ensure Muskoka's societal, economic, and environmental interests are considered in…
A Community Round Table is needed for Integrated Watershed Management
Muskoka Watershed Council is seeking individuals interested in joining the Community Round Table on Integrated Watershed Management for the Muskoka River Watershed. You can become a part of the process…
Municipal Official Plan Recommendations
Muskoka Watershed Council (MWC) has developed a series of 36 recommendations for consideration during a municipality’s Official Plan (OP) review process. Our recommendations generally relate to integrated watershed management (IWM),…
Restoring Muskoka shorelines and integrated watershed management
By Cassie Emms Did you know that the Muskoka River Watershed has approximately 6,800 kilometres of shoreline? To put that in perspective, it equates to driving from Ottawa to Calgary…
Explorers’ Edge Joins the Muskoka Watershed Council
Senior Director of Regenerative Tourism to sit as the organization’s representative. In an effort to inform its new regenerative strategy, Explorers’ Edge has accepted an invitation from the Muskoka Watershed…
Earth Day 2021: Take Care of the Planet
By Regan Augustine. Earth Day is on April 22 and this year’s theme plays on the absurdity and irony of animals cleaning up their polluted environment themselves. With “Take Care…
Understanding the Value of Water this World Water Day
By Regan Augustine. World Water Day 2021 is on March 22 and the theme focuses on what water means to people, its true value and how this vital resource can…
Texas Freeze and Muskoka Flooding: What We Can Learn From Recent Events Down South
By Peter F Sale. Photo Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Muskoka has a worsening flood problem: conditions often conspire to produce damaging spring floods, such as those in 2019 and 2013. Our…
Current planning is not doing enough to protect the Muskoka River Watershed
Nor is this planning helping the economy in our changing environment. By Kevin Trimble. Aerial view of Huntsville. This article is part of a series to show how Integrated Watershed…
Drawdown Ecology – why can’t we just lower the lakes?
By Kevin Trimble. Walleye. Source: Eastern Georgian Bay Stewardship Council Pressure is mounting in Muskoka to push water levels lower. The Muskoka River Water Management Plan (MRWMP) calls for a…
The harsh effects of winter de-icing salt on trees
By Javier Cappella. Cooler nights and shorter days trigger a response in trees to let them know it is time to shed their leaves and become dormant for the winter.…