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.
Great Lakes Water Levels Assessment Update
University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute has released their Great Lakes Water Levels Assessment Update for December 2015. View the full report >>
Article in the Globe and Mail on the Great Lakes
Here is a link to the Globe and Mail article on the environmental status of the Great Lakes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/great-lakes-are-on-the-mend-but-new-threatsloom/article27548939/
Introduced Pine Sawfly in ToA report September 2015
Here is a link to the Pine Sawfly report that was produced in September 2015 by the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve and Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc. Full Report ->
Introduced Pine Sawfly
(Diprion similis) from PaBIA/Ojibway Yearbook 2015 pg. 98-99 written by Shelagh Grant, Chair of Forest and Wildlife Surveys conducted by the Ontario Forest Health Monitoring Program indicated that the introduced pine sawfly was remaining at low levels in the...
Are Yellow Grubs in Fish Harmful to You?
Yellow grub is closely related to black spot and has a similar life cycle. It appears as yellow or white spots in the flesh, sometimes over one-half cm long. Smallmouth Bass and Yellow Perch tend to be the species most commonly inflicted with yellow grub in Ontario....
Garter snake eating a minnow
Here is a video of a garter snake eating a minnow.
Fishing Links
Fishing in General: http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/index.html http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/ Invasive Species: Asian Carp...
The Type of Hook Can Make A Difference
Catch & Release - The Type of Hook Can Make A Difference While in Florida in the winter Jan and I learned some things about different type of hooks and when different ones were legal and illegal. So we did some investigating about how this affects fishing in...
Time to clean up Lake Erie’s eerie waters
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....
More info on 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