Environment
Our deep connection to the bay is rooted in sparkling blue waters, granite shorelines, windswept pines and various other flora and fauna indigenous to our region. Our job is to sustain this connection for future generations through mindful stewardship of our natural environment.
The Gifts and Art of Mother Earth
I am always thrilled to explore little channels to see the wonders that have been created. You have to look both above and below the water line, as sometimes it is hidden. If you just take the time to truly see the beauty in front of you .... you will be mesmerized....
Blueberries
Blueberries and How to Encourage Them by Sandy McCoy Blueberries, along with loons and white pines, are essential parts of the Pointe au Baril experience. Somewhere in the back of my mind there will forever remain a memory of picking blueberries on hot afternoons,...
Millipedes, Bark Lice, and Oakworms
Have You Seen These Creatures? After cottaging in Pointe au Baril since the late 1950’s, it is always surprising tocome across creatures I have never seen before. Looking down at the ground, at the trunks of pine trees and up at deciduous tree foliage, this happened 3...
Encapsulated Polystyrene
Private Member Law Passed to Require Encapsulated Polystyrene in Docks, Platforms or Buoys Your investment is making a difference in cleaning up dock foam litter.Georgian Bay Forever would like to offer our congratulations to MPP Miller for the successful passing...
Mayflies
Mayflies, or shadflies are hatching in great numbers. Relatives of dragonflies and damselflies, these short-lived insects belong to an order fittingly named Ephemeroptera. There are many species all over the world and in our area. They became known as...
Monarch Butterfly
Gypsy Moth Infestation 2020
We had quite an infestation of Gypsy Moth in Pointe au Baril in 2020. Luckily, most healthy trees that experience defoliation (even for 1-2 years) will withstand and survive as long as other stressors (pests, lack of rain) are not present. The attached Information...
is Georgian Bay TOO BLUE?
Bear witness Have you noticed the numerous collected pieces of mainly blue dock foam (although it comes in other colours) floating along your shoreline? You’ll see it washed up into crevices, not only at your cottage but on the outer islands where you picnic. It is...
River Otters
by Trudy Irvine, PaBIA Education Committee A day trip to the Key Harbour area this past Saturday resulted in my first sighting of a North American River Otter. With my dogs and the rest of my party forging ahead on a walkabout of the outer island on which we had...
Marvelous Mergansers
by Trudy Irvine, PaBIA's Education Committee How many mergansers do you see in this photo? Three dozen or so? Mother mergansers have their work cut out for them- with the crisply colored green and white males departing shortly after breeding in the spring, the females...