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Water and blue lakes

Healthy Waters:

Blue Lakes & Wetlands

Water is the life force of almost all beings in the world, and thus is of the utmost importance to protect! Pristine waters are essential to the health of ecosystems, wildlife and humans. This is why we must be conscious of how our actions impact the health of aquatic systems. In order to preserve the integrity of these systems and essential services they provide, we must do our best to responsibly manage both our waters and land.

Blue Lakes Project

Sometimes referred to as shorelines or the “ribbon of life”, shorelands are actually a wide band of land that surrounds a lake, including upland areas that are at least 30 m beyond the riparian edge. Since shorelands are ecotones, or a meeting place of upland and lowland/aquatic ecosystems, they provide important food sources and habitat for 80-90% of freshwater species, as well as essential support for up to 70% of land-based wildlife too – from birds, to minks, and moose. Learn more about how to keep your shorelands healthy and how to build a Shoreline Stewardship Network for your lake by checking out our Blue Lakes Project.

Learn more about our Blue Lakes Project

Shoreland Gardens

Shorelands are not only important for wildlife, they are also important for us! They provide important filtration and bank stabilization services that are essential for both our health and safety. We all want to have beautiful shorelands, but how? Who do we plant? Where do we plant them? What wildlife will different plants attract? All of these questions and more can be answered through joining our Shoreland Garden workshops! Learn how to make your shorelands healthier, safer and more wildlife friendly by attending!

Learn more about our Shoreland Garden workshops

Wetlands

Wetlands provide many incredibly important ecosystem serves. They act as the kidneys of our waterways, providing immense amounts of water filtration services. They provide essential breeding and rearing habitat for many organisms including frogs, waterfowl and fish. They are important allies in the fight against climate change because they are massive carbon sinks (they sequester carbon). They store and retain water preventing it from flooding our homes and streets.

Yet, our wetlands have been under attack for many years as development has progressed. Thus, it is now more important that ever to preserve our existing wetlands, in order to ensure that future generations, of both humans and our non-human kin, can prosper.

More information on wetlands coming soon!

The Natural Edge Site Visits

Book a site visit for a custom shoreland naturalization design site visit. Receive a full detailed plan and 50 free native flowers or 10 free shrubs.  This program is delivered in partnership with our friends at Watersheds Canada.

Learn more about Natural Edge Site Visits

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The Land Between
P.O. Box 1368
Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
705-457-1222
info@thelandbetween.ca

We respectfully acknowledge that The Land Between is located within Williams Treaty 20 Mississauga Anishinaabeg territory and Treaty 61 Robinson-Huron treaty territory, in the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. The Land Between respectfully acknowledges that these First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.

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