Scugog Lake Stewards
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Posted: January 11, 2012
Welcome letter
How to join the Scugog Lake Stewards
Lake Stewards 2011 Work Plan and Board of Directors
Important Recent News Stories and Newsletters
Our Valued Sponsors
WELCOME!
Last posted January 11, 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Finally we are back on line and ready to go in the New Year.
May we say first, ... welcome your Scugog Lake Stewards website. We will be up-dating it totally in the next several months.
We apologize for our recent slow-down in postings.
We have been busy in the last year on a number of pressing issues regarding the lake. Unfortunately a lot of our work has been of the behind the scenes variety pushing for realistic lake-friendly solutions to such issues as the Port Perry sewage lagoon improvement, stormwater best management practices, naturalized shoreline parks maintenance and encouraging data collection and improvement regarding private septic systems around the lake.
We also conducted our second year of scientific research on milfoil weevils to overcome our excessive invasive lake weed problem.
We held weekly volunteer clean-up and pruning sessions in both Joe Fowler and Baagwating Parks during the summer, replaced degraded signage in Baagwating Park and pushed to have all the signage posts repainted by Township employees.
Last year at this time we were honoured to be added to the Mayor's Honour Roll and today we received a Community Conservationist Award from Kawartha Conservation at their Annual General Meeting in January 2012. See the picture at right of the presentation by our Mayor, who is also on the Board of KRCA. (From Left to Right, our Treasurer Tom Phipps, Barbara Karthein, Vice President, Mayor Mercier and Jamie Ross, Scugog Lake Stewards Inc. - President.) Also given a similar award, but also from Scugog, was the Pine Point Cottagers Association, represented by Sharon Oke, for their work restoring the shoreline along Lake Scugog.
THE LAKE STEWARDS' NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012.
PLAN TO ATTEND AND TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON WHO WILL MAKE UP THE 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ORDER TO VOTE, YOU MUST BE A PAID UP MEMBER STEWARD AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING. AS SOON AS THE SITE IS CHOSEN IT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE.
PLAN TO BE THERE.
HOW TO JOIN THE LAKE STEWARDS AND HELP LAKE SCUGOG
Those wishing to become members, or renew their memberships should call Barbara Karthein (905) 985-0958 or e-mail at bkarthein@yahoo.ca or call President Jamie Ross at (905) 985-0555, or jlross@sympatico.ca We would really enjoy hearing from you.
membership form.pdf Unfortunately, this is not interactive. However it can be printed, filled out and mailed with your membership cheque to B. M. Karthein, 770 Reach Street, Port Perry, Ontario,, L9L 1B2. $25.00 for individuals or families, $100 for businesses. Cheques should be made out to Scugog Lake Stewards Inc. please.
Donations are always appreciated. Over the years we have spent only approximately 2% of our funds on administration and the rest has been used on lake related expenses. Tax receipts for both memberships and donations are given.
LAKE STEWARDS 2011 WORK PLAN AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LAKE STEWARDS 2011 WORK PLAN AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The 2011 Board of Directors of the incorporated charitable organization, Scugog Lake Stewards held their first meeting on December 2 and set the course for actions in 2011. While 2011 has been an extension of their work in 2010 and before, new details have been added. If you have any items that you feel the Stewards should consider, conduct research upon or advocate for 2012 ... please call President, Jamie Ross (905) 985-0555, or Vice-President, Barbara Karthein (905) 985-0958 and make your opinions known.
One change from previous format was agreed upon and that was to change the Annual Meeting from a date in November to a suitable date after the previous year's books have been tallied rather than reporting on financial information that was always almost a year old. It was therefore agreed to hold the 2012 AGM on March 22, 2012 and a venue to be specified later.
2011 Work Plan
- To continue our interest in improving water quality in Lake Scugog.
- To reduce the volume of the invasive aquatic plant, Eurasian milfoil and its hybrids in Lake Scugog using increased bio-remediation with a plant-specific predator, the Milfoil Weevil and to continue to monitor our 2009 implantation.
- To promote the establishment of a Durham-wide Private Wastewater Management Steering Committee to search out suitable solutions to Scugog's private septic system problems.
- To promote the best interests of the lake, its river systems and the community as members of the Port Perry Sewage Lagoons Environmental Assessment stakeholders committee in order to find an in-Scugog, environmentally sound, affordable solution for now and the next 30 years.
- To work closely with the Township and Kawartha Conservation to choose the best possible storm water solutions for urban and rural areas around the lake.
- To work closely with our partners in Scugog Connections; Durham Sustain Ability, Kawartha Conservation and the Durham Land Stewardship Council.
- To help the general public understand the complexities of how to improve the lake through regular programs, articles in FOCUS on Scugog Magazine and participation in community programs.
- To promote natural shorelines and best management practices for property management as important solutions for algae and weed proliferation.
- To increase funding through the promotion of new memberships, grant applications and events.
- To improve the maintenance understanding of naturalized shorelines and natural public parks.
- To keep old members and volunteers through interesting programs, opportunities and regular communication.
Scugog Lake Stewards Board of Directors
The Lake Stewards held their annual general meeting and elected a new slate of directors for 2010, 2011. We said goodbye to our good friend and trusty Treasurer of 12 years, Ken Oldfield and hope that when he is not so involved elsewhere, he will consider re-joining our Board. See a photo at right of Ken and his wife, Cathy, with their thank-you cake and present.
President and Director: J. L. (Jamie) Ross, (re-elected for another term)
Treasurer and Director: Tom Phipps,
Secretary and Director: Ian McLeod
Vice-President and Director: Barbara Karthein (re-elected for another term)
(See the photo at right of current Lake Stewards, Sandy Beaton, Carolyn Hall, Chris Hall, Ian McLeod and Tom Phipps ... in front Barbara Karthein and President, Jamie Ross. (Missing from Photo: Bill Lishman, Lee Beacock and Maggie Williams)
Directors:
Carolyn Hall, re-elected
Maggie Williams, re-elected
Chris Hall, re-elected
Bill Lishman, re-elected
Lee Beacock
Sandy Beaton, Past President
We thanked our former Secretary of many years, Maggie Williams, seen at right with (L to R) Director, Bill Lishman and President, Jamie Ross. Maggie will be remaining as a Director.
Another Director of many years, Larry Corrigan, has our best wishes on his re-election as Councillor for Ward 1. He has therefore regretfully resigned from the SLS board. We thank him for his hard work over the years, and will miss his good humour and guidance. (See photo at right of Councillor Corrigan at the induction of the new Scugog Council, Dec. 6, 2010)
Although it was a snowy night, we had an excellent attendance including Mayor (elect) Mercier and all the Councillors (elect). Regional Councillor (elect) Bobbie Drew sent her regrets as she had a previously scheduled Library Board meeting. After the conclusion of the business part of the meeting and the refreshments; Lake Stewards President, Jamie Ross, gave a detailed PowerPoint President's report on the history, projects and plans for the Stewards. This was followed by a report by Dave Pridham of Kawartha Conservation outlining their current projects and plans.
Through the talks and the ensuing discussion, we believe the new in-coming council had a good opportunity to begin to understand current watershed protection issues and to meet many of the people engaged in that activity.
IMPORTANT RECENT NEWS STORIES AND NEWSLETTERS
RECENT IMPORTANT NEWS STORIES OR INFORMATION
See the 2010 Lake Scugog Report 2.pdf on the 2009 implantation of milfoil weevils in Lake Scugog to fight the overabundance of Eurasian water milfoil and its hybrids.
Port Perry Lagoons Environmental Assessment
The Lake Stewards have taken an strong interest in this file for years and have researched many options in advance of this study. Should you have points that you would like the Lake Stewards to bring forward to the Advisory Group, please call or e-mail our President, Jamie Ross at 905) 985-0555, or jlross@sympatico.ca
New Research on Ontario's Wetlands from Ducks Unlimited, Posted Sept. 30, 2010
A research project called "The Wetland Conversion Analysis" has analyzed current and historic wetland loss rates in southern Ontario and helps determine long-term trends in wetlands larger than 10 acres (10 hectares). It has indicated that every day between 1982 and 2002, southern Ontario is losing the equivalent of 25 acres of wetlands.
All the research points to the importance Scugog's wetlands -- an area of huge diversity and reservoir capability so close to the largest city in Canada -- Toronto.
To read the summary of this very interesting and relevant data see: DUC Executive Summary of Wetlands Conversion. View this summary
GENERAL DATA
Chamber weevils handout.pdf
Weevil report for Sideroads of Durham.pdf
West Nile virus information from DU.pdf
Lagoons, letter Region May 3.08.pdf
New!! Wild Rice in the Kawarthas Wild Rice in the Kawarthasby Deryck N.pdf
OUR VALUED SPONSORS
The Scugog Lake Stewards are indebted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Baagwating Community Association for their unfailing support with our efforts, including this website, over the years.
In addition the Scugog Lake Stewards are very appreciative of the support by the
Ontario Trillium Foundation
for funding to develop and operate the new environmental action centre, SCUGOG CONNECTIONS in Port Perry for three years. The lead partner in this venture is Durham Sustain Ability with the sustaining partners: Kawartha Conservation, the Durham Land Stewardship Council and Scugog Lake Stewards Inc.