Archive For The “Stewardship” Category

CEWF Priorites for 2019

CEWF Priorites for 2019

The KLCOA has been a long time supporter of the CEWF. The Coalition for Equitable Water Flow, (CEWF), is a coalition of 32 member Lake Associations which includes 91% of the Trent Severn Waterway’s (TSW’s) reservoir lake storage capacity and covers the sub-watersheds of the Gull, Burnt & Mississagua Rivers plus Nogies, Eels & Jack’s…

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Naturalize Your Shoreline

Naturalize Your Shoreline

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…

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Shoreline Protection

Shoreline Protection

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…

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Night Skies

Night Skies

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…

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Fireworks – Are They Worth It?

Fireworks – Are They Worth It?

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…

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Shoreline Restoration

Shoreline Restoration

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…

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