2020 Mini Testkit Recipients

Observations

• 28 June 2020

  Nepahwin Park by Laura E Young

  The lake is swimmable - as in when you look at you would think, I want to swim here. Geese defecating everywhere. Also, city needs to do MORE garbage pick-up; citizens need to bring out what they bring in. Mallard ducks, as well as gulls, mergansers in the bay

• 27 June 2020

  Portage trail near waterfall by Darlene Davison

  Garbage cleaned up except for some broken glass. Jill found a toad. Water is lower than last time you can see the water line. We did not take a measuring tape to find the distance.

• 27 June 2020

  Semicircle creek north bank by Darlene Davison

  Destruction From Gypsy moths is very evident this site.

• 27 June 2020

  End of dock by Darlene Davison

  Weather cloudy no breeze.

• 27 June 2020

  Shabomeka by Darlene Davison

  Weather was cloudy with no wind. There was a light rain as we were packing up to leave the site.

• 27 June 2020

  Tay Valley Township by andrew kendrick

• 27 June 2020

  Rainbow south shore by andrew kendrick

• 22 June 2020

  Old bridge crossing by Shaun Sellers

  flowering oxeye daisy, white yarrow, meadow buttercup, meadow hawkweed, silverleaf cinquefoil, fledgling common merganser, songbirds, thrushes calling.

• 20 June 2020

  Nepahwin Park by Laura E Young

  Happy summer: Beautiful swimmable day. Clear at beach. No smell of geese. City finally cut the grass this week. Saw 3 fish, one big dragonfly. Total chlorine was .2

• 15 June 2020

  Old bridge crossing by Shaun Sellers

  1st ever in this location spotting of common merganser (adult), sapsuckers calling, not many bugs.

• 14 June 2020

  Sunday Lake - east basin by Sunday Lake Stewardship Association.

  Taken Far East end of Lake. tons of minnows2 fish jumping in 1/2 hour. Partly cloudy. Previous 2 days colder( 14 high 5 low) heavy rains, high wind. Tons of caterpillars/ gypsy moths this season.

• 13 June 2020

  Nepahwin Park by Laura E Young

  This is a popular beach and it smelled of goose dump. Excrement everywhere: in the long grass, on sand, on rocky outcrops. The water looks clearer today than last Saturday and for our Tuesday night masters swim. Lake temp has dropped 4-6 degrees C since Tuesday (20C) depending on where you are on the lake today.

• 8 June 2020

  Old bridge crossing by Shaun Sellers

  Beaver, woodpeckers, lots of songbirds, and traffic heard through the trees. Water slightly lower.

• 6 June 2020

  Nepahwin Park by Laura E Young

  Grass in park is long. Geese poop everywhere again. Minimal garbage. sad to know the park isn't guarded or maintained much this summer. When are lifeguarding, water quality and park maintenance essential services? Swam here this week. Lake temp is cold. Water looks dark/greeny again for the second year.

• 31 May 2020

  Balmy Beach, Toronto, ON by Meg Schmieder (She/They)

• 31 May 2020

  Semicircle creek north bank by Darlene Davison

• 31 May 2020

  Bailey Creek- Consession Rd. 8 ( North of County rd. 1) by Lisa Narowski

  . Water murky . Water slower moving . Shallow water level . No rocks in/at site- very sandy bottom and silt . Some grass and woody debris in water . Site sample taken just downstream of two large drainpipes(municipal drain) . Slow drain of water coming out of "north" drain pipe . car tire in water at creek bed on north side . Surrounding land vegetation: grasses and deiciduous trees . High banks- noticeable bank erosion . No signs of aquatic life

• 31 May 2020

  Portage trail near waterfall by Darlene Davison

  There is lots of garbage left along the shore at the portage site (beer cans broken bottles chip bags etc.)

• 31 May 2020

  End of dock by Darlene Davison

• 31 May 2020

  Bailey Creek- Concession Rd 7 by Lisa Narowski

  .water clear .water slow moving .water level shallow (deeper than Kenansville side Road location) .algae on submerged rocks(Green and brown) .some grass and woody (twig)debris on bottom of Creek .no signs of aquatic life .sample taken on west side of bridge .surrounding land vegetation. Grasses