- Report a Bloom
- Contact the MECP Public Pollution Reporting Hotline at 1-866-663-8477
- Resources
- Muskoka Watershed Council - Algae Quick Guide
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations - Algal Blooms
- Severn Sound Environmental Association - All About Algae
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Blue-green Algae
- Watersheds Canada - Cyanobacteria Education Resource Toolkit
- Love Your Lake - Algal Blooms
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit - Current waterways affected by Blue-green algae
- Muskoka Watershed Council - Algae Monitoring Program
- Resources
- Watersheds Canada - How Native Plants Help with Erosion Control
- Love Your Lake - Erosion
- District of Muskoka - Shoreline Vegetative Buffers
- Working Around Water Factsheet - Fish Habitat & Shoreline Stabilization
- Extension Notes - Protecting Fish Habitat from Sediment
- Kawartha Conservation - Erosion and Shoreline Protection
- Solutions for Shoreline Erosion: A Basic Guide to Bioengineering
- Regulations
- Fisheries Act - Chapter F-14, Section 34: Fish Habitat Protection and Pollution Prevention
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Projects Near Water
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Maintain, repair or replace erosion control structures on shore lands
- Love Your Lake - Permits and Approvals
- Reporting
- District of Muskoka - Muskoka E-Rode Survey
- Resources
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Lake Fact Sheets
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Fish Stocking
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Learn to Fish Guide
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - The Baitfish Primer
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - The Fish Habitat Primer
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Guide to Eating Ontario Fish
- Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters - Fishing
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Invasive Species Action Plan for Anglers
- Invading Species Awareness Program - Resources for Boaters
- Regulations
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Fishing
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Fish ON-Line
- Resources
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Invasive Species in Ontario
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations - A Shoreline Owner's Guide to Invasive Species
- Ontario Invasive Plant Council - Grow Me Instead Guides
- Severn Sound Environmental Association - Invasive Species
- Love Your Lake - The Good, the Bad and the Invasive
- Watersheds Canada - Invasive Species
- Organizations
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Invasive Species Centre - IsampleON
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations - IsampleON
- Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS)
- iNaturalist - Invasive Species in Ontario
- How to Form a Lake Association
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations - Association Governance and Best Practices
- North American Lake Management Society - How to Form a Successful Lake Association
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources - Starting and Running and Effective Lake Association
- Maine Lakes - How to Start a Lake Association
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Association - Lake Planning for Community Groups
- North American Lake Management Society - Lake Management Planning
- Rideau Valley Conservation Authority - Lake Planning
- Eastern Ontario Model Forest - Lake Planning
- District of Muskoka - The Natural Edge
- Watersheds Canada - The Natural Edge
- Love Your Lake - Natural Shoreline
- Watersheds Canada Native Plant Database
- Canadian Wildlife Federation Native Plant Encyclopedia
- Canadian Wildlife Federation Gardening for Wildlife
- Ontario Invasive Plant Council - Grow Me Instead Guides
- Georgian Bay Biosphere - Planting for Pollinators Booklet
- Network of Nature
- North American Native Plant Society
- In Our Nature - Ontario Native Plant Resources, Guides and How-to's
- Nature Canada - Your Guide to Native Ontario Plants
- Resources
- District of Muskoka - Love Your Lake
- Love Your Lake
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations - Healthy Shorelines & Lake Stewardship
- Watersheds Canada - Natural Shorelines Toolkit
- Watersheds Canada - Planning for our Shorelands
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - The Shore Primer
- District of Muskoka - Shoreline Vegetative Buffers
- Extension Notes - Preserving and Restoring Natural Shorelines
- Regulations
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Crown land and shore land work permits
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Projects Near Water
- Fisheries Act - Chapter F-14, Section 34: Fish Habitat Protection and Pollution Prevention
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Remove aquatic native plants
- Trent-Severn Waterway - In-water and shoreline works permits
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Muskoka River Water Management Plan
- Checking Water Levels on Your Lake
- Trent-Severn Waterway - Water Management InfoNet
- District of Muskoka - Floodplain Mapping
- Muskoka GeoHub - Floodline and LiDAR Mapping
- Georgian Bay Forever - Water Levels
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Assocations - Water Levels (Highs & Lows)
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Managing Great Lakes water levels
- Ministry of Natural Resources - River & Stream Systems: Flooding Hazard Limit Technical Guide
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Protecting people and property: Ontario’s flooding strategy
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Surface Water Monitoring Centre
- Environment and Climate Change Canada - Water Quantity
- Canadian Coast Guard - Waterways Management
Water Quality
- Resources
- District of Muskoka - Lake Water Monitoring
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Assocations - Lake Partner Program
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Water sampling and testing (inland lakes)
- DataStream - A Monitor's Guide to Water Quality
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations - A Guide to Citizen Science at the Lake
- Severn Sound Environmental Association - Descriptions of Water Quality Variables
- Environment and Climate Change Canada - Freshwater Quality
- World Wildlife Fund Canada - Freshwater
- Data
- Lake System Health Data
- Great Lakes DataStream
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Water quality in local lakes
- District of Muskoka - Making Waves: Integrated Watershed Management Projects
- Muskoka Watershed Council - Integrated Watershed Management
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Protecting the Muskoka River Watershed
- Conservation Ontario - Watershed Management in Ontario: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
- Conservation Ontario - Overview of Integrated Watershed Management in Ontario
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Watershed Planning in Ontario
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Subwatershed Planning Guide
- Ministry of Natural Resources - Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT)
- Trent University - Institute for Watershed Science