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Total Fire Ban in effect now – click here
Horticultural Society Annual Flower Show (Aug 12&13) – click here
Highlands Opera Studio Anniversary Party (Aug 21) – click here
An aquatic plant that has been identified by the Ministry as probably Eurasian Water-Milfoil has been spotted in Drag Lake in 3 patches about 100 m off of Harris Beach*. It is an aquatic plant, kelp like, with a dense, matted surface, rooted in about 2 m of water. It is and has been in the Drag and Burnt River system for some time, and it flourishes in hot weather.
To help recognize it and know what to do – click here
*Note: If you look on the map in the Directory (or, click here), Harris Beach runs from Pine Tree Point east along Blueberry Trail until the sand runs out. The shallow area can be seen on the underwater contour lines going south from the end of Blueberry Trail. There is a white marker there that someone has placed but please don't get close and drive through the weeds as it causes them to spread.
FACT – Having a healthy shoreline is perhaps the single most important factor to maintaining a healthy lake.
FACT – Did you you know that our beloved Drag Lake did not meet the minimum recommended standards?
It is time for action.
To help with that process, here is a summary of the Shoreline Assessment Recommendations – click here.
And here are some sample photos to show the different categories of shoreline status – click here
Give your own shoreline a grade – did you pass? If not, now is a good time to start your action plan.
Send us your pictures to share. And as always if there are further questions please let us know. For further excellent information see the website for CHA (Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations) – click here
Keeping our lake healthy and pristine
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Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that the County of Haliburton is located on Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory, and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which are Curve Lake, Rama, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Beausoleil and Georgina Island First Nations.
We acknowledge a shared presence of Indigenous nations throughout the area, and recognize its original, Indigenous inhabitants as the stewards of its lands and waters since time immemorial.