August 2018
The Adopt a Highway Program which encompasses a section of Highway 60 got underway in the spring of 2018. Thank you to Cory Beckstead (MTO) and Gerard Lorbetskie (EMCON) who met with members of the Carson Trout Lepine & Greenan Lakes Association (CTLG) to receive their official training in safety and receive supplies. 28 bags of…
Effects of Littering
As a further example of the effects of littering, Pelee Island, situated in Lake Erie, is our southernmost point in Canada. It is renowned, amongst many things, for its stopover of migratory birds. Sadly, this island is not immune. According to Solène Williams of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, there has been reported an accumulation…
Stewardship Rangers 2018
This summer we were fortunate to have aspiring young seventeen-year-old conservationists, known as Stewardship Rangers employed by the MNRF, assist us with the building of wood duck nesting boxes that were strategically placed along our shores. Wood ducks were once an endangered species and hopefully, these boxes built from pieces of donated wood scraps will…
