It is very difficult to identify algal blooms by observation from a shoreline. A water sample is needed to know if the algae is toxic or not, but as they could be toxic, do not attempt to take a water sample without the proper protective equipment and report it immediately to
​Ontario’s Spills Action Centre (SAC) at 1-800-268-6060.

Bad news for fishing:
​https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oxygen-climate-lakes-1.6059334
Climate change is sucking the oxygen out of lakes, study suggests
Warming reduces transfer of oxygen from air to water, boosts algae blooms that consume oxygen​

Blue Green Algae:
The Good , the Bad, and the Ugly
Dr Elizabeth Favot
February 9, 7:30pm
The link to the video https://youtu.be/tDQAyZ8XB34
The Resource List can be found here:
https://canoefm.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Resource-List-for-Planet-Haliburton-January-28-2021.docx

Did you know that there has been a 68% rise over 2016 numbers of blue-green algae blooms in Ontario this past year?  We are fortunate to have Dr Elizabeth Favot, who recently defended her PhD thesis on blue-green algae, speak at our upcoming Enviro-Cafe on February 9.

It is very difficult to identify algal blooms by observation from a shoreline. A water sample is needed to know if the algae is toxic or not, but as they could be toxic, do not attempt to take a water sample without the proper protective equipment and report it immediately to Ontario’s Spills Action Centre (SAC) at 1-800-268-6060.

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