Spring Into Marsh Monitoring

Wetlands are among the world’s most diverse and productive environments, upon which countless species of plants and animals depend. Yet these habitats are often overlooked and undervalued. Understanding long-term population trends of the species using these ecosystems is becoming increasingly important for their conservation.

10 Safety Tips!

With the May long weekend just behind us, The Insurance Bureau of Canada and the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations have compiled the following list of 10 Safety Tips to remind people to make safety a priority getting to and while at the cottage.
 

UPDATE Summer 2017 Issue

In this issue, our first enhanced digital edition:

• Launching Guardians of Georgian Bay
• GBA Meetings with the OPP & MPAC
• Lighthouses of Georgian Bay
• Reader Survey Results
• Water Quality Monitoring

and so much more.

Powassan Virus

Tick numbers are on the rise in Canada, putting more Canadians on the lookout for Lyme disease. But a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging — one that many have never heard of — that could pose an even bigger threat.

US Budget Deal Preserves Great Lakes Support

The U.S. House and Senate agreed on a 2017 budget to fund the federal government through September 30. The budget—which maintains funding for core Great Lakes programs—comes amid threats by the Trump Administration to cut funds for Great Lakes programs this year and eliminate them in next year’s 2018 budget

Flares: A Hot Topic

Concern has been expressed by the recreational boating community and enforcement agencies over the difficulty of dealing with expired flares and the environmental impact resulting from their disposal.