Blue Canoe
What is the Blue Canoe?
The Blue Canoe is a waterfront visiting program run by Kawartha Conservation, with funding from the Township of Scugog and Region of Durham. It is operated in support of the Lake Scugog Environmental Management Plan and is designed to provide practical environmental information to homeowners and cottagers living on Lake Scugog.
The Blue Canoe crew travel by canoe and motor vehicle, as conditions permit, to lakefront properties with a free ‘goody bag’ of information related to living on the water. It is our goal to reach each lakefront household over the next few summers to answer residents' questions and to discuss ways in which we can all contribute to the health of the lake.
To learn more about what you can do to help the lake, refer to the Blue Canoe Checklist.
Related Services we offer:
- Our Shoreline Naturalization program provides a variety of services to shoreline residents within the Kawartha Watershed.
- Our Landowner Grant Program assists eligible shoreline landowners with the costs of plant material and labour.
- Our new Scugog WATER Fund provides financial assistance to Scugog landowners for eligible projects benefiting the health of Lake Scugog
- The Lake Scugog Environmental Management Plan is idenitfiying sources of nutrients entering Lake Scugog and recommending actions to improve lake health.
To learn more about the Blue Canoe program, contact Kristie Virgoe, manager, environmental protection and restoration at 705 328-2271 ext. 223 or toll free 1 800 668-5722.