Fighting an aggressive invasive plant: Georgian Life magazine
On page 44 of the September 2018 issue of Georgian Life: Fighting an Aggressive invasive plant. Georgian Bay Life, September 2018, p. 44
Letter to the Globe & Mail re: Pesticides.
Response from George Powell, Vice Chair Watershed Action Group to the Globe & Mail article: Canada to phase out most uses of pesticides linked to bee deaths by Eric Atkins published August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018 Dear Editor: Re: Canada to Restrict Use of Two Pesticides Article by Eric Atkins in Thursday’s [...]
Media Release: Help us fight an aggressive invasive plant in Collingwood & Blue Mountains
Help us fight an aggressive invasive plant in Collingwood & Blue Mountains 2 August 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Collingwood, ON – On August 18th the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust will be going head-to-head with Phragmites Australis, an invasive grass that grows so thick that turtles become trapped and die. "It’s an extremely [...]
Fight the Phrag! August 18, 2018
DATE: Saturday, August 18th 2018 TIME: Morning session 8:00 – 11:00, Lunch 11:30 – 1:00, Afternoon session 1:00 – 4:30 LOCATION: West Collingwood Shoreline (map to come) Phragmites is an invasive plant that poses a serious threat to our local environment. It has invaded our beaches and our wetlands. If left [...]
Phragmites on the loose across Simcoe County
Read Miriam King's article on CollingwoodToday.ca: Phragmites on the loose across Simcoe County
Welcome to New Communications Committee Member, Andrea Matrosovs
Welcome to New Communications Committee Member, Andrea Matrosovs By Carl Michener As the daughter of two Ontario College of Art and Design graduates, it’s no wonder that Andrea has an artistic bent. A few years ago, she tried basketweaving, blacksmithing and dry stone walling as part of a 50-point bucket list [...]
Welcome to New Communications Committee Member, Susan Parkin
Welcome to New Communications Committee Member, Susan Parkin By Carl Michener Susan Parkin grew up in Collingwood. Now living in Toronto, she still comes up to Collingwood regularly to visit family and over the years has noticed a dramatic change in the region: new people moving up in increasing numbers and [...]
We are Taking our Environmental Courses to the Local Elementary Schools again in 2018
We are Taking our Environmental Courses to the Local Elementary Schools again in 2018 By Blanka Guyatt, member of the Board and Watershed Action Group The BMWTF Education Committee has received money from The Blue Mountain’s Environmental Sustainability Fund. The $1000+ was matched by the Watershed Fund and these combined funds [...]
Save the Date: Volunteer on August 18 to “Fight the Phrag!
Save the Date: Volunteer on August 18 to “Fight the Phrag! This will be the fourth summer that Watershed Trust, NVCA, the Town of Collingwood and Georgian Bay Forever have joined together to cut down the invasive Phragmites along the Collingwood shoreline. Again this year we will target the Eastern Fen, [...]
Preserve the Pretty River or Dig a Gravel Pit?
Preserve the Pretty River or Dig a Gravel Pit? By Don Avery On April 4, 2018, The Blue Mountains Committee of the Whole unanimously rejected the application of the Gibraltar Sand and Gravel Company for an amendment to the Official Plan and Zoning Policy. However, 12 days later this decision was [...]