10th Annual Lakeland Conference

Yesterday we attended the 10th Lakeland Conference. It's a superb opportunity to learn more about your lake and what can be done to preserve it's uniqueness, Discussion topics included: Algal Blooms Research in the Kawartha Lakes; Native Shoreline Plants and Naturalization; The Changing Face of Cottage Culture in Ontario; Biodiversity -The Aquatic Side; and The Power of Collaboration - A Stewardship Manual Ensuring coordinated Efforts of Lake Stewards in Haliburton County. Presenters and displays included the Ministry of the Environment; the Ministry of Natural Resources; staff from Trent University; FOCA; and the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owner Associations.

If the topics sound rather heavy and dull, they certainly were not. A lot is happening in cottage country as our areas develop and populate. And we must be aware of how these changes can affect our sensitive lake environments and the biodiversities around us. We must have the knowledge and the capabilities of controlling the effects of growth and preventing irreversible damage to those environments and biodiversities.

This yearly conference provides an excellent opportunity to start to learn how to preserve our lake heritage and where to go to get involved or to get information.

It is held yearly in the fall season. It will occur again next year in Apsley and will rotate for two years to Haliburton and thence to Bobcaygeon for two years.