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EWM Update September 29 – Progress!
The DSLPOA deployment of benthic matting over the Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) outbreak located on the sandbar south of Harris Beach has been completed for this year. Bert Bicknell, our Lake Steward, describes the activity on September 28 this way:
“On Monday September 28 Dundee Marine installed eight 8 ft x 40 ft rolls of coconut fibre matting over most of the remaining milfoil off Harris Beach. We were very pleased that there was minimal disturbance to the weed bed and consequently relatively little debris loosened.
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Hazard Buoy Removal
As the boats and docks started getting pulled for the season, it’s also time to start swapping out the hazard buoys for the white wood markers. On the afternoon of September 24, buoys HR4 thru HR8 as well as HT1 thru HT5 were removed. The white markers are visible, but extra care should be taken when boating in Spruce Lake and Outlet Bay.
A special thanks to Stan Consky and Kathy Wesselman for helping again this year.
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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.