Tag Archives: Muskoka

Wood ash recycling program could help save Muskoka’s forests and lakes

March 28, 2019Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Forests, Lakes, Muskoka, Recyclingvthomps

Restoring calcium levels may spark forest growth across cottage country TORONTO, March 28, 2019 – Implementing a new residential wood ash program to restore calcium levels in Muskoka’s forest soils and lakes could help replenish the area’s dwindling supply of crayfish and maple sap, according to new research co-led by York University. Calcium levels in […]

Below the surface lies a hidden world

November 20, 2015Below the surface, event, Muskoka, watersandramc

TORONTO, Nov. 20 – What’s below the surface of the water? York biology Professor Emeritus Norman Yan has teamed up with artist Lynda Lynn to provide a hint of what can be found in the fresh water lakes of Muskoka. The exhibit, Below the Surface – Our Hidden World, will be on exhibit in Bracebridge […]