By Jenn Watt On Saturday June 8 the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners’ Associations honoured the years of support Murray Fearrey gave to the organization when he was mayor of Dysart et al. “He has…
Ash program seeks to ‘wake’ forests
Work being done in Muskoka and Haliburton would return calcium to soils and lakes By Jenn Watt A legacy of acid rain falling calcium levels in some forests and lakes has put pressure on the…
Dirty diapers and beer cans – volunteers talk…
By Sue Tiffin It doesn’t matter which part of the county people are picking up roadside garbage from they all say the same thing: they’re finding plastic bags candy wrappers plastic bottles coffee cups cigarette…
Researcher warns against permethrin use
By Jenn Watt Use of a chemical called permethrin to rid properties of mosquitoes could have unintended consequences a guest speaker at the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association spring meeting told the audience. Chris Brew…
CHA releases Lake Health Report
By Darren Lum Published May 28 2019 A new publication on Haliburton County lakes called The Lake Health Report is providing the public with an opportunity to make an environmental difference. Produced by the Coalition…
Dysart committee recommends selling composters
By Jenn Watt Residents may soon have access to composters and digesters sold at-cost by the Municipality of Dysart et al. Council’s environment and climate change committee passed a recommendation at its May 9 meeting…
In search of wildflowers at Barnum Creek Nature…
By Jenn Watt A large group of hikers arrived at the Barnum Creek Nature Reserve on Saturday May 11 keen to see the property recently donated to the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust by the Dobrzensky…
Maple trees shown to emit methane
By Chad Ingram When one thinks of methane emissions a herd of livestock may come to mind more so than a grove of maple trees however a project by a University of Toronto researcher is…
Protest for climate change action draws support raises…
By Darren Lum Published March 26 2019 People showed their support for the climate change rally on Friday outside the Dysart township office by honking their horns and bringing hot chocolate to the participants of…
Dysart advised on tree planting in park
By Jenn Watt Published March 19 2019 Trees along the shoreline of Head Lake Park are doing well for the most part with good soil conditions. Trent University student Anieca Lloyd gave a presentation on…
Low participation in first year of septic reinspection…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 19 2019 Chief building official Karl Korpela came to the Dysart environment and climate change committee meeting Feb. 7 looking for feedback on how to proceed with year two of…
Reducing single use plastic in Dysart et al
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 19 2019 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the environment and climate change committee of Dysart et al council held Feb. 7. Dysart is planning to change…
Solving plastic problem crucial Enviro-Cafe attendees say
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 17 2019 Our world is swimming in plastics but even as people become more aware of the problem solutions are still hard to find. At last week’s Enviro-Cafe in Haliburton…
Trees tell the story of the Haliburton Highlands
By Sue Tiffin Published January 15 2019 Witness trees trees that have stood through history and can help date when significant events like forest fires occurred by way of increment boring – extracting a small…
MNRF withdraws support of fish hatchery egg collection
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 8 2019 Updated Jan. 9 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association is hoping the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will revisit its decision to cease its assistance in an…
Haliburton environmentalists’ work dates back decades
By Jenn Watt Dec. 11 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust has selected three environmentalists as this year’s Enviro-Heroes. The annual awards are given to those who “protect and sustain our natural resources and environment…
Invasive beetle found in neighbouring areas
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 27 2018 The presence of the emerald ash borer hasn’t been confirmed in Haliburton yet but the invasive wood-boring beetle has been identified in Muskoka and City of Kawartha Lakes…
Gould’s Creek receiving new lease on life
By Darren Lum Published Nov 6 2018 The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association is turning back the clock on Gould’s Creek with the support of the community and professionals from near and far. The Gould’s Creek…
Getting to know blue-green algae
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 23 2018 Though cyanobacteria have been around for over 2.5 billion years we’re still learning about how best to deal with accumulations of the photosynthetic bacteria groupings known as blue-green…
Becoming plastic-free takes long-term effort
By Jenn Watt Published Sept. 18 2018 Reducing plastic use in the community needs a multi-pronged approach and it needs to start at the grassroots organizers from Blue Bayfield told an audience in Haliburton last…
Reinspections find high risk septic systems in Highlands…
Malfunctioning septic systems are being found through Highlands East’s reinspection program and so far property owners have been receptive to fixing the problems identified said Laurie Devolin chief building official at a council meeting on…