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We’re Talking Shorelines
This week we’re near Westport, ON along with the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds training the technicians who will be out on some of Ontario’s lakes this summer surveying shorelines as…
Ontario Steps in to Save Renowned Freshwater Research Station
The Premier of Ontario announced that her government would support the operation of the Experimental Lakes Area for this year, allowing concerned Canadians to breathe a sigh of relief about…
Stormwater
[PHOTO] While this article and video focuses on Washington’s Puget Sound the situation is similar here in Canada. It begins when diver, Laura James, comes across a big black column…
Vote For Us!
We need your help! Vote for Love Your Lake at Shell Fuelling Change and help us win $100,000 to improve the health of Ontario’s shorelines. Buy anything at Shell and use…
Cutting Down on Phosphorus
Image Credit Content for this article was researched and written by CWF volunteer Connor Reid, with oversight provided by the CWF conservation team. Phosphorus is the 11th most abundant chemical…
Love Your Lake Shoreline Project
Have you been voting for the Love Your Lake Shoreline Project? Last week I had the opportunity to do some training on a lake in Renfrew County for this project…
Stream Surveys
Last week I had an opportunity to go out with a local conservation authority and perform some stream surveys. While it was incredibly hot the water helped cool things down…
Urban Runoff and Your Local Stream
[Photo Credit] Did you know that urban runoff is the main source of toxic chemicals for urban streams? With the warm temperatures many of us experienced last week and will…
Winter Salt Use
[Photo Credit] The salt we use around our home in the winter to melt ice and snow can damage our lakes and rivers harming fish, insects, plants and all the…
