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Dog-Strangling Vine Dog Strangling Vine is an extremely aggressive plant species from the milkweed family that has traditionally inhabited field borders, roadside and rail tracks. More recently it has been creeping into agricultural fields and pasture lands across Ontario, but mainly east of Toronto. To minimize the impact of Dog Strangling Vine in these areas it is important to understand how this plant reproduces so that control measures are effective as possible. General D

In Ontario alone, there are more than 1.2 million on-site wastewater treatment systems. This term is used to describe all the various types of systems that treat wastewater with the vast majority being conventional septic systems. Septic systems are a good way to treat waste – as long as they are functioning properly. Faulty septic systems can be extremely hazardous since improperly treated effluent can harm both your health and the health of the environment. What Is a Septic

Several years ago we asked our members and others interested in the lake to identify problems, priorities, and concerns. We received over 60 excellent responses, and complaints about “excessive weeds” were quite frequent and vigorous. Lake weeds fall into three general categories. They are (1) bottom weeds which are rooted in the bottom and remain below the surface, (2) emergent weeds which are rooted on the bottom but emerge from the lake surface and grow further and flower

General Freshwater lake contamination by the element phosphorus (P) is a very widespread and common problem in Canada and the United States. A 2007 report by Environment Canada called phosphorus “a national freshwater-quality issue” finding that one-third of southern Canada’s water monitoring sites exceeded the safety threshold for fish and other water life more than half the time. Dr. David Schindler is a leading water ecologist and researcher at the University of Alberta.

Before 1800 Prior to 1800, Lower Beverly Lake is somewhat smaller than it is today, perhaps 400 to 500 hectares. The lake size and level are determined by the geology at Furnace Falls (now Lyndhurst), and the level is probably 88 to 89 meters above mean sea level. There may be only three important islands (Mott, Whiskey, and Prisoner’s). High fish populations include lake trout and whitefish. At this time the lake is oligotrophic, with pH around 8.0 to 8.5 due to high calcite