Publications

Living in Cottage Country Handbook

Planning for Climate Change in Muskoka

Position Papers

Best Practices

Brochures & Handouts

Emerging Issues in Watershed Health

Large Natural Areas – A Literature Review

Large Natural Areas – A Literature Review

Biodiversity Loss: What it is and why it matters to Muskoka

Biodiversity Loss: What it is and why it matters to Muskoka

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water

Stewardship Guides

Building a Trail on Private Land in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Building a Trail on Private Land in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Living With Beavers on Private Land in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Living With Beavers on Private Land in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Restore Your Shore: Softening a Hardened Shoreline in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Restore Your Shore: Softening a Hardened Shoreline in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Species at Risk in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Species at Risk in Parry Sound-Muskoka

Species at Risk Factsheets

There are currently 48 Species at Risk in the Muskoka-Parry Sound area.

Learn more about some of these species at risk, where you’re likely to find them in Muskoka, and how you can help protect them and their habitats in the Species at Risk Factsheets below.

Birds

Bobolink

Bobolink

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Black Tern

Black Tern

Canada Warbler

Canada Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift

Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

Golden-winged Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Least Bittern

Least Bittern

Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Whip-poor-will

Whip-poor-will

Reptiles

Common Five-lined Skink

Common Five-lined Skink

Eastern Foxsnake

Eastern Foxsnake

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Eastern Milksnake

Eastern Milksnake

Eastern Ribbonsnake

Eastern Ribbonsnake

Blanding's Turtle

Blanding’s Turtle

Eastern Musk Turtle

Eastern Musk Turtle

Northern Map Turtle

Northern Map Turtle

Snapping Turtle

Snapping Turtle

Spotted Turtle

Spotted Turtle

Mammals

Eastern Wolf

Eastern Wolf

Fish

Lake Sturgeon

Lake Sturgeon

Northern Brook Lamprey

Northern Brook Lamprey

Insects

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

West Virginia White Butterfly

West Virginia White Butterfly

Plants

Branched Bartonia

Branched Bartonia

Broad Beech Fern

Broad Beech Fern

Butternut

Butternut

Engelmann's Quillwort

Engelmann’s Quillwort

Forked Three-awned Grass

Forked Three-awned Grass

Shoreline Factsheets

healthy waterfront

A Healthy Waterfront

littoral zone

Your Littoral Zone

your shoreline

Your Shoreline

your buffer area

Your Buffer Area

creating a healthy waterfront

Recreating a Healthy Waterfront

Other

Atmospheric Deposition Background Paper (2009)

Atmospheric Deposition Background Paper (2009)

Best Management Practices and Guidelines for the Development and Review of Golf Course Proposals

Best Management Practices and Guidelines for the Development and Review of Golf Course Proposals (2001)