How much can I take?
MWC looks at our attitudes towards the environment. By Kevin Trimble. An eroded stream is rehabilitated using principles of natural channel design. The physical form of the low flow channel is…
The Assault on Science – Responding to Disinformation.
Disinformation poses a threat to truth and democracy. Recognizing reliable sources and evidence is crucial for protecting against misinformation’s harmful effects. By Geoff Ross. Many of us get our news…
The Assault on Science, Truth and Democracy.
How does disinformation and the assault on science, truth and democracy ‘relate to protecting our Muskoka Watershed ecosystem?’ By Geoff Ross. Our continued enjoyment of Muskoka’s natural environment depends on…
A History of Environmental Actions.
‘Polluters deny, obfuscate and predict’ harm to the economy with scientists’ persistence eventually leading to change. by Neil Hutchinson. The successful pattern of environmental management (centre) describes the path from…
How might multiple divergent threats pile on to damage Muskoka’s lakes?
By Dr. Norman Yan. Norman Yan and Lenore Inniss (R), Chair of Friends of the Muskoka Watershed, examine animal plankton on board the Peerless on Lake Rosseau in September. Photo…
Municipalities embark on a long and winding journey towards watershed management.
Collaborative approach needed to enable watershed-scale decisions that address local land-use issues. By Kevin Trimble. Kevin Trimble, a board member at the Muskoka Watershed Council, spoke at the Integrated Watershed…
Do the turtle and deer have a legal right to use Muskoka’s lakes and land as we do?
Just because our legal code declares that other species do not have rights does not make that assumption correct. By Peter Sale. The snapping turtle is Canada’s largest freshwater turtle…
It really is possible to take proper care of the Muskoka we love?
By Peter Sale. Finn MacDonald, Taryn van Kooten and Om Patel from Gravenhurst High School, three of the four students who were featured at MSE2024 – Resilience in Bracebridge. Those…