CBC has used FOIA filings to winnow out considerable concern among scientists in Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MNRF) over the proposed new provincewide hunting season for double-crested cormorants. Those concerns echo the issues I raised in my submission of comments on the proposed measures, after the province posted them on the Environmental …
Fish farming
The results of a multi-year study on the impact of fish farms on freshwater lakes in Freshwater Biology is being greeted as good news for the aquaculture industry, which has long dealt with accusations that its operations in the Great Lakes are not a good thing for the environment. I wrote about the controversy for …
Varley’s “Stormy Weather”
Here’s an image to get everyone in the mood for another summer: Frederick Varley’s Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay (1921). It was painted by the Group of Seven member in the vicinity of Dr. James MacCallum’s cottage on West Wind Island on eastern Georgian Bay. The painting hangs in the National Gallery of Canada.
Welcome
Today I’m returning to an old passion: writing on a personal website about issues, events, and resources of interest to those who enjoy the Great Lakes wilderness experience, and want to ensure that experience remains available to future generations. About a decade ago I ran a website called Sweetwater Cruising, which was dedicated to the …
