PaBIA’s eBlast January 2024
Find us on Social Media Volume 16 No. 1 Happy 2024! We hope everyone's holidays were filled with good memories! And now, as the days are starting to get longer, let's begin to think about summer at the cottage! Your Board has been hard at work preparing for a new...
PaBIA’s eBlast August 16, 2023
Find us on Social Media Volume 15 No. 23 Senior Regatta 2023 - What awesome weather! Thanks Mike Berton! This past week has almost felt like fall...cooler temperatures and a bit of rain. If you have an abandoned dock and wish to get it into the government dock at the...
Afternoon Delight
by Trudy Irvine, Member of Education Committee Photos by Chrystal Barrett (1st one) and Trudy Irvine (2nd) “Gonna find my baby,gonna hold her tight,gonna grab some afternoon delight -my motto’s always been when it’s right, it’s right -why wait until the...
PaBIA eBlast July 21, 2021
Click Here In this eBlast:IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL BOATERS The S-Turn Flashing Red Light is STILL NOT Back in Service by Tom Lundy, Director of Member Safety TODAY & TOMORROW PaBIA In-Person Boater Coaching @ 1:30 pm with Randy Johnson, Royal...
What Impacts Our Water Levels, What Does The Future Bring, and What Can We Do About It?
by Helen Bryce, Director of Education INTRODUCTION As a child growing up here every summer, I listened to my grandfather talk about the water levels. He described a 5 - 7 year cycle; and, as a child, I noticed the water level gradually rising each summer...
Q & As From “5 Things You Can Be Fined For’ Article
Answered by Tom Lundy Original Article 1. What do you do if you can't find your Boating Licence [PCOC]? You will have to go to the course provider who issued it for a replacement. Go to the Transport Canada Website 2. What do you do if you can't find your boat...
The Grammar of Animacy – A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer
I can attest that, as a student of biology in the early 90’s, anthropomorphism and personification were frowned upon. Plants and animals were to be viewed through a scientific lens and were largely regarded as an increasingly complex series of cellular structures and...
Nature Helps in Our Fight Against Gypsy Moths
We may have received some help from Mother Nature in our battle against the infestation of gypsy moths. The caterpillars were slowing down and looking like they were preparing to pupate just over a week ago. However, the apparent slowing down or lethargy was likely...
PaBIA eBlast July 14, 2021
In this eBlast: TODAY NOTICE - PaBIA S-Turn Marker Light NOT Functioning - BEWARE NIGHT BOATINGPaBIA EdCom - “Learning with Oshkinigig” 11:30 am, 12 noon, or 12:30 ONLYGBB Lessons from an Ontario Biosphere in Phragmites Management July 14th JULY GBLT'S Webinar on...
Know How To Run Your Fire Pumps
Do you know where your nearest PaBIA fire pump is from your cottage? If not, find those listed on pages 133-139 of the 2021 Yearbook In the time of a crisis, would you be able to start one of the 4 Wajax pumps? It would be wise to become familiar with them if you are...
Gypsy Moth Caterpillars Going to the Pupa Stage
Sandy Boeckh believes that there is still time to build those pheromone traps (described in last week's eBlast and now found on PaBIA's website) for the male gypsy moths. Look at the two pictures she's shared: one - the moth's caterpillars on the trunk of a pine,...
Offering Partial Solution for Gypsy Moth Infestation IF You Act Now!
by Michael Phippen, PaBIA Environment Director If you are suffering from an infestation of gypsy moths on your island or property, PaBIA is offering a partial solution that should help curtail the infestation next summer by offering an instructional YouTube for...