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Healthy Shorelines & Lakes

Resource Material on Keeping our Lakes & Shorelines Healthy

Shorelines

  • Shoreline Actions To Protect Your Lake
  • Give Your Shoreline A Makeover
  • Muskoka Shoreline Vegetation Buffers
  • Soil Types - Every shoreline is unique. Review the film 'Beginner's Guide to Shoreline Stewardship' and read synopsis to find out what plants are most suitable and cost effective for your shoreline.
  • Shoreline Restoration - presentation by Julia Sutton at the 2016 Lake Stewards Meeting
  • Renaturalization Resources - a list of recognized designers, suppliers, and landscapers
  • Shoreline Primer - An in-depth guide to a healthy waterfront (Cottage Life/Fisheries & Oceans Canada)
  • Shoreline program gets cash infusion - Angelica Blenich, Haliburton Echo
  • Shoreline Slopes - Reference material for healthy shoreline development and management.

Plants

  • Native Trees, Shrubs and Plants for Shorelines - What are the best native trees, shrubs and plants for shoreline restoration?  From the Haliburton County Master Gardeners this beautifully illustrated document provides a description of many common native species that will grow in Haliburton (Zone 4).
  • Non-Invasive Plant Alternatives - More information on native plants that should be used in place of invasive plants.

Fishing

  • David Flowers Presentation on Lake Trout
  • Dr. Casselman's Presentation on Lake Trout - by Janet Trull (the Haliburton Echo - 3 June 2013)
  • Haliburton Lake Trout Presentation - Dr. Casselman
  • Introduction to Dr Casselman - David Flowers (Fisheries Extension Biologist, MOE)
  • Protecting Lake Trout
  • Fishing Regulations 2016 - Zone 15 Seasons & Limits, Protect our Spawning Bass

Invasive Species

  • Invasive Species Field Guide
  • Invasive Species in Haliburton - brief
  • Invasive Species in Haliburton - in depth
  • Invasive Species List (by lake)
  • Invasive Species News
  • Invasive Species Watch Program - Alison Kirkpatrick OFAH

Algae

  • Algal Blooms in Ontario - a presentation of CHPOA Lake Steward's Workshop (Michelle Palmer, MOE)
  • Blue-Green Algae: More Info
  • Blue-Green Algae at Three Mile Lake (Cottage Life Magazine)
  • Blue-Green Algae & Drinking Water (MOE)
  • Blue-Green Algae Info Sheet (MOE)
  • Blue-Green Algae Presentation (Andrew Paterson, Dorset Environmental Science Centre, MOE)
  • Lake Erie Algae Blooms
  • What Algae Tells Us - A power point presentation From Andrew Paterson (MOE) presented at the 2014 CHA Lake Stewards meeting

Wetlands

  • Types of wetlands, and their importance

Calcium

  • Calcium decline threat in Muskoka & Haliburton lakes - Dr. Norman Yan, York University
  • Calcium Reading (since 2008) - from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment - September 2012)
  • Importance of Calcium in our lakes - from the CHA  (August 2011)

Water / Lakes

  • Dissolved Oxygen Testing
  • Haliburton Lake Stressors - Terry Moore
  • Lake Partner Program - Intro to Lake types and water quality (Anna De Sellas, MOE)
  • Managing multiple lake stressors - Dr. Norman Yan, York University
  • Water 101: An Introduction to Water & Water Quality - F. Chris Jones (MOE), Gary Brown (Fleming College Environmental Technician Program), & Madison Menard(Fleming College, Ecosystem Management Program)
    As a 3 part power point presentation:

    • Part One
    • Part Two
    • Part Three

 

 

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