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Managing EWM – Looking Back and Ahead
The quiet of winter on Drag and Spruce Lakes marks the finish of 2024’s program and the beginning of 2025’s effort.
Regular updates will be provided regarding our success and upcoming planned activities.
Outbreaks:
20 known EWM outbreak sites in Drag Lake and 0 in Spruce Lake1 new outbreak identified last year
19 located close to shore, [...]
Get The Lead Out
Drag and Spruce Lakes Executive is announcing a new initiative, “Get The Lead Out” of our lakes and help our precious Loon, bird and aquatic populations. Loons are an iconic symbol of pristine wilderness lakes, where their haunting calls stir something deep within us. Loons face many survival challenges, including those created by human activity.
Currently 21 [...]
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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.