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Muskoka Watershed Council |
2007 Muskoka Watersheds Report Card - Full Document (2.8 MB)
Background Report - Full Document (3.16 MB)
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2004 Muskoka Watershed Report Card The Muskoka Watershed Council released its first Report Card of Watershed Health on Thursday, July 8, 2004. The next Muskoka Watershed Report Card is scheduled to be released in 2007. The Council
worked closely with several provincial and federal departments to
accumulate and analyze environmental data for Muskoka and are
pleased with the results of the 2004 Report Card.
It will now be used to develop an action plan to address
areas of concern. About the Report Card - pg 1 (2 MB) Our Water, Our Air - pg 2 (150 KB) Our Land, Our Communities - pg 3 (98 KB)
Background Reports
1. OUR WATER - Swimability - Bacteria 2. OUR WATER - Swimability - Nutrient Enrichment 5. OUR AIR 7. OUR LAND
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Indicators of Watershed Health (2003) The first major initiative the
Muskoka Watershed Council undertook was to develop a set of indicators of watershed
health in order to assess the health of Muskoka's watersheds. It is important
to monitor the health of a watershed in order to identify stresses
early and develop programs to address any potential issues. An initial workshop with over 20 expert volunteers was held in November 2002 to begin the process of defining meaningful indicators such as loss of forest cover and amount of shoreline alteration. The Council is currently in the process of assessing what monitoring programs are already in place. The next step will be to identify gaps in information and to try and work with a variety of partners to develop monitoring programs to close these gaps. Executive Summary (99.3 KB) Full Report (486 KB) |
