by Sandy Boeckh | Jul 23, 2015 | Environment, Water
There is an interesting article from The Globe and Mail on Sunday talking about the lake Erie algae bloom. It’s summertime, and Lake Erie’s in trouble. Songwriters seeking seasonal inspiration should look away from the not-so-great Great Lake in the coming months....
by Sandy Boeckh | Jul 17, 2015 | Environment, Invasive Species, Phragmites
The GBA has put out a a nice fact sheet on identifying native vs non-native species. You can read more about it by following this link Phragmites fact sheet
by Sandy Boeckh | Jun 30, 2015 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife
There are concerns over a range of invasive forest pests threatening our local forests including the emerald ash borer, Asian long-horned beetle, beech bark disease, and hemlock wooly adelgid. This report provides an overview of forest pests in the Parry Sound-Muskoka...
by Shelagh Grant | Apr 22, 2015 | Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Invasive Species, Pine Sawfly
Here is a link to the Forest Health Report included in the 2015 yearbook. Forest Health 2015
by Sandy Boeckh | Feb 22, 2015 | Invasive Species, Phragmites
I wrote an article warning of the spread of this invasive terrestrial in the 2012 yearbook. That article was a bit premature but this year, we need to watch out for and eradicate any new stands of this nasty reed in our area. This will help to reduce the number of new...
by Dan Stuckey | Jan 27, 2015 | Fish & Fish Biology
We would like to point out one interesting fact a year so we all can become better sportsmen. Here is our 2015 interesting fact from the 2015 Regulations: “It is illegal to attempt to catch fish for which the season is closed, even if you are going to release them....
