By Grace Oborne The U-Links Centre for Community Based Research enjoyed a successful opening weekend of its new Woodland and Waterways EcoWatch program.There are two components to the training program. The first took place this…
HHLT hopes to maintain the Highlands Corridor
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has made an application to the Ontario government to have a swath of natural habitat it is referring to as the Highlands Corridor added to a list…
County’s shoreline bylaw to be prepared for fall
By Chad Ingram A new shoreline preservation bylaw for Haliburton County should be ready for final approval by council by October, county councillors heard during a June 23 online meeting.Council received an introductory presentation from…
Parents write letters to TLDSB advocating for forest…
By Sue Tiffin During this past school year, Declan Brown looked forward to Thursday every week.It’s the day of the week that he – a Grade 1 student – went to forest school.“Being outside helped…
Report highlights need for shoreline education
By Chad Ingram A report from Watersheds Canada highlights a perceived lack of shoreland stewardship education among waterfront property owners as one of the major barriers to achieving sustainably healthy shorelines.That report, entitled The Future…
Local municipalities and library honoured for exemplary environmental…
By Mike Baker Haliburton County’s four lower-tier municipalities have been recognized for their environmental outreach and programming throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.Dysart et al, Algonquin Highlands, Minden Hills and Highlands East were acknowledged at the 2021…
Welcoming the wolves: five pups born at Haliburton…
By Sue Tiffin At the beginning of the month, Luna, the alpha female at Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre began exhibiting denning behaviours – she wasn’t seen much when the rest of the pack was in…
County awards contract for creation of shoreline bylaw
By Chad Ingram The County of Haliburton has awarded a contract for the creation of a draft shoreline protection bylaw to Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd., in partnership with J.J Richards and Associates.Councillors made that decision…
Mitigating mystery snails in county waters
By Chad Ingram The Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ Associations is launching a program aimed at decreasing the population of Chinese mystery snails, an invasive species, in the county’s lakes.County councillors heard a presentation about…
End-of-life doula speaks to choice at Green Burial…
By Sue Tiffin Adriane Weller’s curiosity in understanding better what the end-of-life time might be like has led to a passion to encourage others to become informed of their options and prepared to plan in…
Rock our World fundraiser is about paying it…
By Darren Lum Getting through the pandemic has been a lesson on how working together helps everyone.It’s that kind of approach that is at the heart of this year’s Rock our World, a major fundraiser…
U-Links launches new Woodlands and Waterways EcoWatch program
By Mike Baker U-Links Centre for Community Based Research is launching a new collaborative program to analyze the health of waterways and woodlands across Haliburton County.Launched in conjunction with Trent University, Fleming College and local…
Saving Grace and researching roads to help area…
By Sue Tiffin The first time Leora Berman was called to rescue Grace, one of Haliburton County’s oldest snapping turtles, was last year toward the end of the summer. Grace was crossing the street in…
Zygoptera aiming to be ‘environmental voice’ for Haliburton…
By Mike Baker While their company name may translate directly as damselfly, the trio of women who have recently come together to form Zygoptera Consulting are anything but your stereotypical damsels in distress.Launching a new…
Haliburton’s Cockwell hopes to use new role to…
By Mike Baker Having recently taken on a leading role with provincial non-profit Forests Ontario, Haliburton’s Malcolm Cockwell is committed to protecting what he believes is Canada’s greatest natural resource.The long-time managing director of the…
Be prepared when venturing out in the woods
By Darren Lum Last month two lost hikers needed to be rescued by the OPP in the Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park. It was a reminder of the dangers related to venturing into the…
Community celebrates research at virtual U-Links gathering
By Sue Tiffin Each March, the annual U-Links Celebration of Research event fills a room with unadulterated excitement from a community joining to share in the research findings of the year.A collective hubbub created by…
PhD student launches farming survey on cover crops
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A PhD student from the University of Manitoba wants to engage with farmers from Haliburton County to gather information for a study he’s working on focusing on the…
Citizen scientists find common goal against Eurasian watermilfoil
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Eurasian Watermilfoil Working Group is hoping that in spreading awareness of the invasive species, the spreading of the aquatic plant itself can be reduced.The group, a sub-committee…
Recent provincial legislation narrows the scope for environmental…
By William Chapple In December 2020, the Ontario government passed Bill 229 titled the Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act [Budget Measures]. Contained within this Bill is Schedule 6, which outlines significant amendments to…
Roadside moose put down by MNRF
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A moose making frequent visits to the side of Hwy. 118 was put down by Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry after staff determined the animal likely had…