By Jenn Watt High-risk septic systems in Highlands East have been troubling Deputy Mayor Cec Ryall who said during the municipality’s council meeting on July 14 that he wanted to see the number of them…

By Zachary Roman The G7 Student Senate presented their  climate action plan to the Trillium Lakelands District School Board at its regular meeting of the board on June 9. One representative from each of the…

By Darren Lum The public will have to wait for the official opening of the Barnum Creek Nature Reserve previously planned for this spring due to COVID-19 precautions. “We do not have a date for…

Answering common landfill questions. Jenn W asks: “Where do I put my milk cartons?” In the fridge! Joking aside it’s an excellent question. Milk cartons are one of the most misplaced items in the recycling…

By Jenn Watt Efforts to improve the landscape around Silver Beach condominiums has landed a committee of residents the honour of being the first recipients of the Lake Kashagawigamog Organization’s Conservation Award. The Silver Beach…

By Jenn Watt Mason Gordon stands a few metres from the shed at the West Guilford landfill where he works as a landfill attendant on a warm Friday morning travel mug in hand watching as…

Mapping wetlands is one of the first steps to providing them legal protection prohibiting development that could hinder their ability to filter water mitigate flooding safeguard wildlife and sequester carbon. On the heels of a…

The Bark Creek Wetland Complex has been deemed provincially significant by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Municipal planner Chris Jones told councillors at a Jan. 14 meeting of Highlands East council that he…

By Sue Tiffin Korey McKay is in the unique position of working in a job that didn’t exist two years ago when she enrolled in a master’s program that would eventually enable her to work…

By Jenn Watt A beekeeper and a student climate activist were honoured by the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust as this year’s “enviro-heroes” during a presentation at their office in Haliburton on Dec. 5. Ron Lofthouse…

By Sue Tiffin Gino Ariano and Jim Prince of the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association presented to Dysart et al council on Oct. 22 on their traditional rights of way project for which they’ve been…

By Sue Tiffin Much of the Coalition of Equitable Water Flow’s annual communications meeting held Sept. 14 at the Haliburton fish hatchery celebrated the work done through what was described as being a “critical relationship”…

By Jenn Watt A group of students and community members joined together on County Road 21 outside the high school in Haliburton on Friday afternoon demanding action on climate change as part of the Global…

By Steve Galea Special to the Echo A Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry proposal that if implemented will dramatically change moose hunting in Haliburton County and the rest of the province beginning in 2020…

By Chad Ingram The Municipality of Dysart et al willimpose a ban on the use of powerful herbicide Garlon. Back at an April council meetingcouncillors supported a recommendation from the municipality'senvironment and climate change committee…

An introductory course on how to find identify and harvest wild edible mushrooms is a new addition to the Yours Outdoors experiences offered. Mushrooms are one of the most plentiful organisms found in ecosystems and…

By Vanessa Balintec As climate change progresses cities and towns around the world can expect more natural disasters affecting infrastructure energy water and food availability and human health. Rural areas are not immune – dependency…

By Jenn Watt The beach on Head Lake in Haliburton was reopened on Thursday July 18 by the Municipality of Dysart et al after staff determined debris from a boat fire had been adequately cleaned…

By Jenn Watt Composting in cottage country doesn’t necessarily mean attracting critters. Several local composting enthusiasts say proper use of a compost bin can eliminate many of the potential problems and create nutrient-rich soil for…