Muskrat Watershed Council
P.O. Box 317 K0J 1K0 Cobden, ON, Canada

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Muskrat Watershed Council

Our friends from Watersheds Canada had their Natural Edge Trailer stolen at their home office in Perth, ON. Please keep an eye out and feel free to share this post

Check out the latest press release from Watersheds Canada featuring the final year of the Natural Edge Program in the Muskrat Watershed Program Partners: Watersheds Canada Algonquin College Waterfront Campus Program Funders: Ontario Trillium Foundation Lush Cosmetics North America SCBNA Whitewater Brewing Company Township of Whitewater Region M&R FEEDS - Micksburg, Pembroke, Shawville Corteva Agriscience Cabela's... https://watersheds.ca/media-muskrat-2020/

Our monthly meeting is happening this Thursday at 6:30pm via online video conferencing. If you are interested in joining in on proceedings, please email us at [email protected]. Membership not required, everyone is welcome!

Our Natural Edge team has finished their fall planting season! This marked a bittersweet moment as the team finished their three-year project to restore agricul...tural buffer zones in the Muskrat watershed. Over three consecutive years, our Natural Edge program has planted 45,000 native trees and shrubs along agricultural stream banks and shorelines in the Muskrat watershed. This was possible because of support from Muskrat Watershed Council - MWC, Algonquin College Waterfront Campus, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Lush Cosmetics North America, Whitewater Brewing Company, Algonquin College’s Office of Applied Research, and many local partners and volunteers. This work is critical in protecting the water quality in the Muskrat watershed for years to come.

November 6, 2020, marks the completion of Watersheds Canada's Natural Edge Program in the Muskrat Watershed. Over the course of 3-years (2018-2020), with the help of over 500 local volunteers, Watersheds Canada, the MWC, and the Office of Applied Research at Algonquin College's Pembroke Campus have successfully planted over 45,000 native trees and shrubs along agricultural streambanks in the Muskrat Watershed, covering an area of 113, 603 square meters (or 28 US Acres)! Ove...r time, these vegetative buffer zones will stabilize the soil, reduce erosion and sedimentation while offering new habitat for wildlife and fish. These new trees and shrubs will also help absorb sources of agricultural run-off such as fertilizers and pesticides. A huge thank you goes out to all volunteers, project partners, and program funders over the years, this achievement would not have been possible without your support, hard work, and dedication. Whitewater Brewing Company Ontario Trillium Foundation SBCNA Township of Whitewater Region Lush Cosmetics North America Corteva Agriscience M&R FEEDS - Micksburg, Pembroke, Shawville Algonquin College Waterfront Campus Cabela's #Cabelas #BassProShops #OutdoorFund #MuskratWatershed #ruralcommunities #stewardship #waterqaulity #Muskratlake

A snowy start to our #NaturalEdge plantings in the Muskrat watershed this week! These native trees and shrubs will provide an agricultural buffer, protecting wa...ter quality and providing wildlife habitat to the local watershed. Partners: Algonquin College Waterfront Campus Ontario Trillium Foundation Muskrat Watershed Council - MWC