Private Wetlands
This brochure will educate landowners on the value of small wetlands
on their property. It deals
with stewardship, species at risk, importance of wetlands and how to
enjoy their wetland.
Visit the following websites for more information about caring for
wetlands on your property:
Wetlands
101
Muskoka Water Web - Wetlands
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources -
Species at Risk
Environment Canada -
Wetlands
Hinterland
Who's Who
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Ontario
Nature
Toronto Zoo -
Adopt A Pond
Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program
LandOwner
Resource Centre
Wetkit -
Tools for Working with Wetlands in Canada
US Environmental Protection Agency -
Wetlands
Wetlands
International
University of Guelph -
Discover Canada's Wetlands
The Atlas of Canada -
Wetlands
Canadian Wildlife Service -
Working Around Wetlands
Stormwater
Management
The
brochure will assist residents in meeting the requirements under the
new Lake System Health Program and will cover the basics of
stormwater, principles for managing it, and how to manage stormwater
on your property, with a focus on shoreline properties.
Visit
the following websites for more information about managing the
stormwater on your property:
Muskoka
Water Web - Stormwater Management
Ontario
Ministry of the Environment - Understanding
Stormwater Management (4.2
MB)
Ontario
Ministry of the Environment - Stormwater
Management Planning and Design Manual
Ontario
Ministry of the Environment - Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Handbook
Riversides
- Homeowners'
Guide to Rainfall
Controlling
Runoff and Erosion
Catching
the Rain: A Great Lakes Resource Guide for Natural Stormwater
Management
Canadian
Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Home-A-Syst
- How to Manage and Control Stormwater Runoff
Minnesota
Urban Small Sites BMP Manual
University
of Conneticut - Planning for Stormwater
Stormwater
Manager's Resource Center
Low
Impact Development Center
The
Living By Water Project
Water
Balance Model
US
Environmental Protection Agency - Managing Nonpoint Source
Pollution from Households
Woodlot
Management
This
brochure, produced in association with the Parry Sound-Muskoka
Stewardship Network and the Haliburton Highlands Stewardship
Council, answers the most common questions landowners have about
managing their woodlot, including why they should manage, how to get
started, hiring a consultant, developing a forest management plan
for MFTIP, and landowner rights and responsibilities.
Visit
the following websites for more information on managing your woodlot
sustainably:
Parry
Sound-Muskoka Stewardship Network
Haliburton
Highlands Stewardship Council
Ontario
Stewardship
Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources - Extension Notes
Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources - Ontario's Forests
Westwind
Forest Stewardship Inc.
District
Municipality of Muskoka - Good Forestry Practices By-law
County
of Haliburton - Tree Cutting By-law
Ontario
Woodlot Association
Ontario
Forestry Association
Landowner
Resource Centre
Managed
Forest Tax Incentive Program
Conservation
Land Tax Incentive Program
Healthy
Properties
This
eight-page booklet provides
information and best practices to reduce the impact of lawns and
gardens on your lake water quality. It contains sections on Healthy
Soil, Alternative Groundcovers, Integrated Pest Management and Plant
Health Care, Beneficial Insects, Common Lawn Problems, and
Maintenance Best Practices.
Visit
the following websites for more information about maintaining
healthy lawns and gardens:
Muskoka
Water Web - Water Smart Living
Health
Canada - Healthy Lawns
Go
for Green - Gardening for Life
Composting
Council of Canada
Guelph
Turfgrass Institute
City
of Ottawa - Healthy lawns, trees and gardens - naturally
The
Bug Lady
Evergreen
Native Plant Database
Landscape
Ontario
Healthy
Lawn Factsheets - Toronto Environmental Alliance
City
of Toronto - Go Natural in the Garden
Organic
Landscape Alliance
OMAFRA
- Integrated Pest Management for Turf
OMAFRA
- Lawn Maintenance
A
Shoreline Owners Guide to Lakeland Living
Septic Systems
This
brochure focuses on septic system maintenance and addresses
landowner questions that have been identified through local
re-inspection programs.
Visit
the following websites for more information about septic systems:
Muskoka
Water Web - Wastewater Management
A
Guide to Operating & Maintaining Your Septic System
Septic
System Maintenance Pure & Simple Brochure
About
Your House: Your Septic System
Environmental
Protection Agency - Septic Systems
Living
By Water Project - Septic Systems
Ontario
Building Code Part 8:
Sewage Systems
Ontario
Ministry of the Environment - Water and Sewage Works
Ministry
of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs - Care & Maintenance
of a Rural Septic Tank System
All
Around the House - Septic Systems
Tarion
Warranty Corporation - A New Homeowners Guide to Septic Systems
BC
Ministry of the Environment - Septic Tank & Disposal Field
Systems
Healthy
Shorelines
Natural
shorelines are a valuable and limited commodity and this brochure
focuses on the evaluation and sustainable growth of this investment
through proper stewardship. Best
practices address a variety of conservation management issues.
Visit
the following websites for more information about healthy
shorelines:
Muskoka
Water Web - Lake Friendly Shorelines
The
Shore Primer
District
Municipality of Muskoka - Guide to Healthy Shorelines
Ministry
of Natural Resources - Preserving & Restoring Natural
Shorelines
The
Living By Water Project
International
Society of Arboriculture - Trees Are Good
Ministry
of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs - Common Disorders of
Broad-Leaved Trees
Shoreline
Vegetative Buffers
Natural
Resources Canada - A Guide to Tree Planting
Natural
Resources Canada - Pruning Trees and Shrubs
A
Shoreline Owners Guide to Lakeland Living
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