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Blue lakes project

Over 270,000 datapoints amassed to analyze lake health in cottage country

January 25, 2022 by TLB

As part of our efforts to create incentives for recipients of the Blue Lakes eco-label, we are continuing work to build the Blue Lakes database – a comprehensive and accessible resource for water quality, fish populations and development data within The Land Between. While much of the data it comprises is openly available online from …

Read moreOver 270,000 datapoints amassed to analyze lake health in cottage country

Lessons From the Graylings of Red Chalk Lake

May 31, 2021 by TLB

At The Land Between, stories are important to us.  Stories are great at sharing knowledge between generations and individuals.  This particular story comes from my Grandfather who was born and raised on the edge of Muskoka and Haliburton county as well as things I later learned at school.  Near the town of Dorset, where my …

Read moreLessons From the Graylings of Red Chalk Lake

Future-of-our-Shores Report Highlights Need for More Shoreland Best-practices and Education

May 10, 2021 by TLB

Media Release from Watersheds Canada – In partnership with a volunteer project steering committee of the Planning for our Shorelands project, Watersheds Canada is excited to announce the availability of the project’s first report, The Future of our Shores. The Future of our Shores provides critical insight into complicated questions related to: shoreland development and …

Read moreFuture-of-our-Shores Report Highlights Need for More Shoreland Best-practices and Education

Are We Losing the Loons?

January 9, 2021 by TLB

What is Happening to Our Loons in Ontario?   The Common Loon (Gavia immer) is Ontario’s provincial bird and a well-known character in cottage country – its mournful wails and uplifting laughter play the song of summer for many who retreat to the wilderness for peace and relaxation. With their striking appearance, magnificent diving skills …

Read moreAre We Losing the Loons?

Design Your Shoreline Gardens- All Summer

April 28, 2018 by TLB

Beautiful and biodiverse – Shoreline gardens are functional, fantastic and fun. They can be tailored to match your style, maintain your views, and increase privacy- and they will help to attract birds, bees, and wildlife, while deterring nuisance geese and invasive warm water fishes.  Naturalized shorelines also filter water. Keep your lake clean and healthy for …

Read moreDesign Your Shoreline Gardens- All Summer

Where is the American Eel?

February 25, 2017 by TLB

Once the most abundant fish in these waters; a manna that allowed Champlain and then European settlers to overwinter and survive the harsh and new climate that they encountered in Ontario- this species has not been observed in these waters since 1984. Watch this telling video that recounts the story of its disappearance, speaks to the …

Read moreWhere is the American Eel?

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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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