Wednesday February 8, 2012

A Cottager’s Guide to Waterfront Friendly Docks

Dock Primer (DFO, Canada)

It is part of the waterfront experience…sitting on your dock watching the sun set and having a place to tie up your canoe or motor boat. Perhaps your shoreline already has a dock but it is badly in need of repair, or perhaps you do not have a dock and would like to add one [...]

A Cottager’s Guide to a Healthy Waterfront

Shoreline Primer (DFO, Canada)

For many cottagers and other waterfront residents, the quiet spot by the lake is a little bit of paradise where we can relax, play, and enjoy being closer to nature. But it is a special place for another reason too. The zone where the water meets the land is the richest natural environment that most [...]

A Guide to Maintaining and Conserving Drains (Open Ditches) and Fish Habitat

Drain Primer (DFO, Canada)

This primer is a guide to provide information for a variety of groups in Ontario. For farmers and municipalities (and cottagers), this primer will assist in finding ways to maintain the effectiveness of open drains while limiting the impact on the local environment. For the general public, the primer explains the necessity of open drains [...]

A Guide to Understanding Freshwater Fish Habitat

Fish Habitat Primer (DFO, Canada)

Why should we care about a fish’s world? Well, because fish are more than an important source of recreation and commercial revenue. They are key players in the complex aquatic balancing act that keeps our rivers and lakes healthy and our ecosystems strong. Yet most of us do not have the faintest clue where in [...]

A Guide to Identifying and Protecting Ontario’s Baitfishes

Baitfish Primer (DFO, Canada)

Recreational angling is a popular pastime in Ontario – well over one million residents and visitors enjoy angling every year. Angling supports many aspects of the Ontario economy, including the baitfish industry. Many anglers use live bait, including baitfishes. Few anglers probably realize that there are over 65 species of legal baitfishes in Ontario. To [...]