The tall limestone cliffs and turquoise water of the Bruce Peninsula provide a variety of recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike. Credit: Scott Parker
Sharing information on Best Management Practices is an important part of collaboration between the individuals, communities, watershed groups and governmental agencies at work for Lake Huron. Credit: BPBA
Exposed limestone bluffs at Cave Point, Bruce Peninsula.
Rocky islands of eastern Georgian Bay. Photo credit: Ellen Perschbacher
Southern Ontario agriculture along Lake Huron’s southeast shore. Credit: Daniel Holm Photography
Sand beach and dune complexes are found along the southeastern shores, such as those pictured here near Pinery Provincial Park. Credit: Daniel Holm Photography
Lake Huron waters support a thriving agricultural sector, particularly in the southeastern portion of the watershed. Credit: Daniel Holm Photography
Volunteers engaged in stream restoration efforts in a Lake Huron tributary. Photo credit: MSIA
Rocky islands of eastern Georgian Bay. Photo credit: Ellen Perschbacher
The St. Marys River flows from Lake Superior to Lake Huron, contributing 8 billion liters/hour to the receiving basin in Lake Huron. Photo credit: Mark Chambers

M’Chigeeng Creek

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This is a project we initially began in 2014 in partnership with Lakeview Public School in M'Chigeeng First Nation as an opportunity to not only improve the habitat and accessibility for spawning fish species, but incorporate an education aspect with the Grade 8 class to develop a sense of ownership and responsibility to hold onto in the future as protectors of the water and land in their own backyard! Each year (with a new class of Gr. 8's) we pick a new area along the M'Chigeeng Creek and do a thorough garbage clean up, improve flow, add spawning substrate, and plant new trees for the future!
This year we continued to enhance this creek with the Lakeview Public School grade 8 class and two Sudbury Youth Ranger groups.
Accomplishments this year;
-1180m of stream clean up; 2 trucks full
-log jam and beaver damn removal
-50 native trees planted
-2 wing deflectors installed
-15 yards (a dump truck full) of cobble mixture installed
-100m of instream habitat repaired

Nearest city or town: M'Chigeeng First Nation
Project start date: August 18, 2014

Project focus: Education
Project contact: Seija Deschenes

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