Archive For The “Stewardship” Category
Shoreline Restoration Using Native Plants Shoreline protection and an understanding of how it affects waterways is critical for wildlife habitat for a variety of species including spawning fish, naturalize-shoreline aquatic insects,turtles and nesting waterfowl. Shoreline vegetation also helps protect water quality. A dense strip of native plants is an important buffer filtering snow and water…
Protecting Our Lakes On March 27th the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Association (CHA) made a presentation to the Council of the County of Haliburton urging more action to protect our lakes. The CHA believes that more action is necessary in order to protect the health of our lakes, especially with the increased risks due…
This article was provided by the CHA. One of my fondest and most vivid memories growing up in Haliburton County was the night sky. Like so many kids, we spent hours lying on the dock gazing at the stars while contemplating the universe and the meaning of life. Of course, we still do that today…
This article was provided by the CHA. There’s something about fireworks that people love. Generally, I’m not a fan of loud noises, but when it’s accompanied by flashes of light and dazzling displays of colour, it’s hard not to get sucked in. But have you ever noticed all that smoke during the brief flashes of…
Protecting and Re-Naturalizing Our Shorelines • A minimum of 75% of the shoreline of our lakes should be natural or re-naturalized (regenerative) just to maintain water quality and lake health as it is • At less than 75% natural or regenerative, our lakes’ water quality will degrade Natural shorelines do so much for our lakes…
CEWF Priorities for 2018 CEWF’s main priority will continue to be advocating for an Integrated Approach to Water Management at the Watershed level. In 2018 this includes: – The CEWF will continue to work with TSW management and in particular the new water management engineer to build on the excellent water management experience of the…