Special News
Lake Monitors’ reports
Lake Monitors’ reports indicate several areas along the shore have small dead fish and a few report seeing large fish carcasses. There are several reasons for this. The first reason being the depth of the ice this winter and the length of time the ice covered the lake. The longer… Read More about “Lake Monitors’ reports”
Sealcoating problems
Making your driveway look more attractive through sealcoating may be very harmful for Lake Scugog and its watershed and it may actually harm you and your children who play on it. Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey have identified coal-tar-based sealcoat – the black, viscous liquid sprayed or painted on… Read More about “Sealcoating problems”
Look out for this pretty invasive species
Somehow a very pretty, but very invasive species has turned up in the planting beds at the Waterfront Park. It is called Iris pseudocorus and it looks like a giant Iris. It is classified as an aquatic plant as it likes to grown in lakeshores or wet areas. It spreads… Read More about “Look out for this pretty invasive species”
Lake levels on Lake Scugog
In the fall of last year, our lake was taken down to well below average in order to have work carried out on the Scugog River to the north. What was left in the lake froze to record depths — well into the muck on the bottom. In April when… Read More about “Lake levels on Lake Scugog”
Curiosities of this winter on Lake Scugog
This past winter started early and carried on late. It started cold and stayed cold until early to mid May. The lake froze to depths that were deeper than anyone seems to remember — up to 4.5 ft. When this happened, not only the water froze. The bottom muck… Read More about “Curiosities of this winter on Lake Scugog”
Scugog Lake Stewards’ Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
Scugog Lake Stewards’ Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program The Lake Monitoring Program has two main purposes: We want to gather information about the lake and its changing conditions from sites all around the lake. This will help the Stewards to speak authoritatively about the lake and be credible representatives for our members. We want to develop… Read More about “Scugog Lake Stewards’ Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program”
Jamie Ross
The Scugog Lake Stewards are deeply saddened by the recent death of one of their hardest working and longest serving members, Jamie Ross B.A., M.B.A. (1943 – 2014). Read more about Jamie Ross.
The Tremendous Power of Ice
Lake Scugog is a very large lake. Every spring it experiences the power of ice along its shorelines – pushing up ice ridges…
Lyme Disease Now in Ontario
Durham Region Health will now be providing information on Lyme Disease as part of their investigation and reporting as cases have been found close to this region. With warmer winters, it is expected that this tick bourne disease will become more and more common. www.canlyme.com/ontario.html After you, your children or your… Read More about “Lyme Disease Now in Ontario”
West Nile Virus Update
The occurrence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Canada was much reduced last year with only 8 cases in all of Canada and only one suspected case in Ajax, Ontario. Dead bird surveillance in Ontario turned up on 6 positive birds for the virus. (See the Durham Region Health Department’s… Read More about “West Nile Virus Update”