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Shoreline Stewardship – Protecting the Places We Love

Owning shoreline property is truly special. It may be a place to make lasting family memories, where you plan to

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September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 Cottage Country 360 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Communities in Cottage Country, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Fenelon Falls, Freshwater Researcher, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, Love Your Lake, Ontario, Peach Blossom Jellyfish, Peterborough, Terri-Lee Reid, Watersheds Canada, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Freshwater Jellyfish

Turns out jellyfish aren’t just found in oceans; they can also be spotted in lakes and rivers – even in Canada.

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May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 Cottage Country 381 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Assoc, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Haliburton, home, Kawarthas Magazine, lake, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Love Your Lake, Peterborough, Terri-Lee Reid

Properly Draining A Hot Tub

Did you know there is a right and wrong way to drain your hot tub? The wrong way harms aquatic

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Waterways Under A-Salt!

Millions of tons of road salt, usually sodium chloride, are applied to our roads, sidewalks and parking lots every year

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July 22, 2024July 21, 2024 Cottage Country 565 Views absorb nutrients, Algal Blooms, bacteria, biodegradable soap, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canoe, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, downspouts, erosion, filter runoff, flooding, Freshwater Researcher, gardens, healthy shoreline buffer, home, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, kayak, lake, lawns, Lifestyle Magazine, Love Your Lake, native vegetation, nature, Ontario, plant, rain barrel, Rain gardens, septic, shoreline, soap, summer, swim, Terri-Lee Reid, viruses, water, water quality, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

5 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Lake’s Water Quality

For many of us, looking forward to time at the lake is what gets us through our busy weeks. These

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May 23, 2024May 18, 2024 Cottage Country 614 Views Algal Blooms, animal life, bacteria, blooms, blue-green, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, CCC Publications, clumps, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Cyanobacteria, Fenelon Falls, fertilizers, Freshwater Researcher, growth, Haliburton, Jennifer L Graham, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Leaching septic systems, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, livestock, Love Your Lake, mats, nature, nutrients, Ontario, oxygen, Peterborough, pets, phosphate-free products, phosphorus, Photo Credit, plant, scum, septic systems, shoreline assessment program, spring, summer, sunny, Terri-Lee Reid, turquoise paint forming foam, U.S. Geological Survey, Urban runoff, vegetative buffer, warm, water, Watersheds Canada, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Harmful Algal Blooms

Shoreline property owners are becoming increasingly concerned about algal blooms. What is an algal bloom? It is the rapid uncontrolled

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April 7, 2024April 6, 2024 Cottage Country 597 Views April 26 to 29th, bird banding, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canada Service Corps program, Canadian Wildlife Federation, canoeing, CCC Publications, City Nature Challenge, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cooperating with like-minded partners, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, CWF, Earth Day Weekend, environment, family, Fenelon Falls, fish, fishing, friends, fun, Government of Canada, Haliburton, harmony, hiking, home, invasive species removal, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, Memories, Morgan Tompkins, nature, Ontario, park cleanups, Peterborough, Peterborough’s WILD Outside Youth Leadership Specialist, pollinator garden building, promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, recommending legislative changes, service hours, Shoreline Cleanup, skill level, sponsoring research, spring, summer, Things to do, tree-planting, water, young, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Less Screen Time, More Green Time with WILD Outside

The young people of Peterborough are getting outside and giving back to their community through WILD Outside, the Canadian Wildlife

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March 10, 2024March 11, 2024 Cottage Country 620 Views bark, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, erosion, Fenelon Falls, filtered, flooding, Freshwater Researcher with the Canadian Wildlife Federation, gravel, Haliburton, home, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, leaves, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, love, Love Your Lake, mulch, nature, Ontario, pathway, Peterborough, pine needles, pollutants, runoff, S-curve switchbacks, sand, shoreline assessment program, shoreline property, soil, spring, stairs, stone, Terri-Lee Reid, vegetation, water, Watersheds Canada, wood, wood chips, Your Lifestyle Magazine

The Best Way to Access Your Lake

Walking across different areas of your property to get to the lake can trample vegetation, expose soil and increase erosion

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September 12, 2023September 10, 2023 Cottage Country 836 Views 1994, access, beautiful, buffer, Canada Geese, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada, coarse grasses, contaminants, dense, droppings, erosion, evaluation, Food, Freshwater Researcher, Gaggle of Geese, geese, grass, green, information, issues, lake, lakefront, lawn, Love Your Lake, Migratory Birds Convention Act, narrow, native, native vegetation, plant, poop, Predators, program, property, protect, seeds, shoreline, shrubs, source, tall, tasty, Terri-Lee Reid, trees, vegetation, view, water, Watersheds Canada, wildflowers, wildlife, wind

Is a Gaggle of Geese Causing You a Gaggle of Issues?

If you have a shoreline property and are having issues with Canada Geese and the amount of droppings they leave

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Being a Responsible Boater

Boating is a favourite pastime for many people – an enjoyable way to take in the outdoors and spend time

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