Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation

#POTW - Georgian Bay Waves Crashing With Georgian Bay at record high water levels, waves crashing on our shorelines have become a common and very powerful sight. This beautiful photo was taken in Sunset Park earlier in September. PC: Jeffrey Brydges

Group hopes to start a buzz around Collingwood with Bee City designation https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca//group-hopes-to-start-a-bu via CollingwoodToday.ca

#POTW - Collingwoods Wetlands Collingwoods Wetlands are home to a diverse range of birds, turtles, grasses and other wildlife. This beautiful picture was taken from the gazebo at the end of the boardwalk. With the Terminal Buildings in the background, it is one of Collingwoods most peaceful spots. Photo Credit: Norm Wingrove

#HeartOfTurtleIsland book Page 28 #Duntroon, ON markzelinski.com/heart-of-turtle-island-blog/ Herman Ohrt gives a tour of lime kilns that he and other #BruceTrail volunteers worked diligently to restore.

You might have noticed a bit of a building boom in our area. We are chipping away at a list as long as your armand the list is getting longer. We need your contribution, we need to add you to our numbers, and we could use your help in running our programs. Visit https://watershedtrust.ca/ and make a difference by becoming a member today.

#POTW The red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America including Ontario, Quebec and Western Canada. It is one of the largest members of the hawk family, typically weighing 1.5-3.5 lbs and measuring 18-26 inches. This beautiful and graceful bird was found sitting in a tree in Jeffreys backyard in Collingwood at dusk. PC: Jeffrey Brydes

Blue Mountain Watershed Trust is passionate about making a difference in the place you call home. Please help us lets not love Collingwood to death. Visit https://watershedtrust.ca/ and make a difference by becoming a member today.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We require volunteers on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 to distribute informative postcards as apart of an effort to get more members to join Blue Mountain Watershed Trust. Our goal with this mini-campaign is to increase our membership drive to raise funds for us to accomplish the many environmental initiatives we are taking on. ... We will be walking, as a trust, and placing postcards in local neighbourhoods in Collingwood. -Princeton Shores -Forest Drive -Silver Glen -Ruperts Landing -Wildwood Cove -Georgian Manor The postal walk is Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30 p.m. We will be meeting at Squire Jones and from there, venture on to place some postcards. Following the postal walk, we invite you to join us for a beverage on the patio at the Beaver & Bulldog Sports Pub on 195 First Street, Collingwood. Please email [email protected] if youre able to attend or with any questions you may have!

What a beautiful summer it has been in the Collingwood area! This gorgeous picture taken from the top of Blue Mountain shows the sun setting over the Georgian Bay harbour and the Terminal Building. PC: Shirra Benson... #Photooftheweek

We need the natural world: help us protect it. Renewing your membership for just $30 can help make a difference in our work to protect wildlife, habitats, and give back to nature. #natureisagift Message us or visit here for more information: https://watershedtrust.ca/contact/donate/

Is Georgian Bay the most beautiful place on earth? Many Thornbury, Collingwood, Blue Mountain and Georgian Bay residents would say it is! This stunning photo was taken by Catherine Smart at Thornbury Harbour. Lets let you be the judge! Photo Credit: Catherine Smart... #photooftheweek

Blue Mountain Watershed Trust is passionate about making a difference in the place you call home. Please help us lets not love Collingwood to death. The Collingwood and Blue Mountains area is under increasing environmental pressure. YOU can help us protect and preserve our incredible natural heritage. Visit https://watershedtrust.ca/ and make a difference by becoming a member today.

Decommissioning a dam: the plan involves a 500-foot bypass, fish rescue, and lots of digging; https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca//decommissioning-a-dam-the via CollingwoodToday.ca

Blue Mountain Watershed is working hard to preserve this very important coastal wetland as in our opinion-nature and climate does not support development in this area. Please visit https://watershedtrust.ca/ for more information and join the all-volunteer BMWT team! Photo Credit: Chris Mifflin

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Renewing your $30 membership can help make a difference in our work to protect wildlife, habitats, and give back to nature. Message us or visit here for more information: https://watershedtrust.ca/contact/donate/

Increase in shoreline repair requests to Grey Sauble Conservation due to high waters: https://collingwoodtoday.ca//increase-in-shoreline-repair- CollingwoodToday.ca

#Naturephotooftheweek: Muskrat at Silver Creek Wetlands This muskrat was found cleaning its meal at the edge of the Silver Creek Wetlands. The Silver Creek Wetland is the most important remaining coastal wetland on Southern Georgian Bay. Covering approximately 450 acres, it is home to a wealth of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It also provides other invaluable ecological services including improving water quality and reducing flood damage and erosion.... Photo Credit: Jeffrey Brydges We love to see your nature photos! Please keep sending them our way to [email protected] for them to be featured.

The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Case Management Conference regarding Huntingwood Trails is this Friday, July 31st at 10:00 a.m. Interested? The call-in details are: audio-only telephone line: +1 888 299- 1889 (Toll-Free) or +1 (647) 497-9373. Access code is 294-089-229. Cant make the call? Heres where you can help: https://watershedtrust.ca/contact/donate/

What have you done for me lately? If you live in Collingwood/Blue Mountains, weve done a whole lot for you. And we still need your help. Click to learn more.- https://mailchi.mp/395e9d5/what-have-you-done-for-me-lately

Petun Dam Removal! We are pleased to announce that the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has started the Petun Dam removal project! This earthen dam at the top of the Niagara Escarpment raises the water temperature of Collingwoods Black Ash Creek by almost 5 degreesbad for fish habitat and algae growth. Thanks to funding from the Greenbelt Foundation, Bruce Power and other donors, the NVCA will be upgrading this important cold water trout and salmon creek for us and for future generations. Learn more about Black Creek restoration: https://www.thebluemountains.ca/document_viewer.cfm

A true White Beauty The Collingwood area is so fortunate to be home to many beautiful White Swans and their cygnets. Amongst the largest flying birds, swans gracefully glide over our Georgian Bay waters with their cygnets always close behind. Photo Credit: Jeff Young Please keep sending your pictures including the location, your thoughts and your website or Instagram to [email protected].

Northern Shoveler Duck-Skimming the Surface for Supper This Northern Shoveler Duck was recently found skimming the surface of the Collingwood Harbour. The bill of the Northern Shoveler is big (about 2.5 inches long) and shaped like a shovel. Their odd-shaped bill has about 110 fine projections (called lamellae) along the edges that act like a colander, filtering out tiny crustaceans, seeds, and aquatic invertebrates from the water. Commentary and Photo Credit: Duncan Bristow Please keep sending your pictures including the location, your thoughts and your website or Instagram to [email protected].

A Pileated Woodpecker Calls Collingwood Home A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers require a home territory of more than 40 ha of mature forest to settle so they are not encountered with much frequency. The largest woodpecker in North America, this big dashing bird with a red crest seemed to be quite at home in the wooded area of the Habourview Park trail. Photo Credit and Commentary: Marlene Esson Please keep sending your pictures including the location, your thoughts and your website or Instagram to [email protected] to be featured.

In front of the Simcoe Street Theatre!

May 1st brings Mayflowers! One of the most beautiful signs of spring is the Mayflower. It is most commonly found in rocky pastures, barren lands and grassy areas where the soil is acidic and well drained. These ones were found on the Kolopore Uplands Trails in The Blue Mountains. Photo Credit and Commentary: Duncan Bristow Please keep sending your pictures including the location, your thoughts and your website or Instagram to [email protected]

Introducing Pollinate Collingwood, an organization aiming to get Bee City Canada certification and become Butterflyway Ranger status (learn more here: https://d...avidsuzuki.org//act-locally/butterflyway/national/). With 10-12 pollinator gardens planned and plants already ordered, this group is a growing concern! Join the first pulic group meeting on Thursday, March 12, 7pm at the Free Schools Room at the Collingwood Library. Get involved!

Welcome Spring Creatures It might not feel like Spring outside yet but April still means the arrival of many woodland creatures including Collingwoods many Spring bunnies. These happy creatures visit our many Blue Mountain-area gardens and open meadows. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Brydges Have you been out with your cameras capturing our gorgeous surroundings here in the Land of the Escarpment? Captured pictures of our many beautiful creatures, flowers, birds or waterways? The Bay in her many moods? Please share your cameras eye view and send your photo, the location and your website or Instagram if you have one to [email protected].

Happy Earth Day!

Today is Earth Days 50th year! Denis Hayes, the founder of Earth Day, talks about why he started and where he sees the movement going. Were in a unique position where weve been forced to do things differently, to take a pause, and this represents an opportunity to change direction on climate. How have you celebrated today?

The return of birds to Ontario after a long Winter signals warmer weather & better days ahead. One of the more interesting are Turkey Vultures which return each Spring from their winter homes in the Southern U.S. and Central America. Turkey Vultures are large, dark birds with sharply hooked beaks and a wingspan of up to 6 feet. They roost in trees at night coming in for a landing in the late afternoon after a day of soaring in the thermal updrafts of the Niagara Escarpment. ... Photo Credit and Commentary: Gary Cauthers, Glen Huron Have you been out with your cameras capturing our gorgeous surroundings here in the Land of the Escarpment? Captured pictures of our many beautiful creatures, flowers, birds or waterways? The Bay in her many moods? Please share your cameras eye view and send your photo, the location and your website or Instagram if you have one to [email protected].