Observations
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18 July 2019
Humber Bay Park West by Korice Moir
Site #4 along Humber Bay Park West beach. Lots of wave action. Major debris from last night’s storm at site #1 and also along shoreline around and between site #2 and #3. Major! Never seen so much wood and plastic at this site. One loon (?), duck, seagull, and a couple shore birds. Also saw resident fox! What a treat!! Did phosphates test = 30. Using AI strips, alkalinity and hardness measured the same as regular strips (120 and 100 respectively), but pH was different (6.8 using AI test strips compared to 7.8 using regular strips).
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11 July 2019
Apex Beach (south side) by Korice Moir
Shore birds. Seaweed on the small beach. Also some washed up garbage.
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11 July 2019
Mouth of creek flowing into Frobisher Bay by Korice Moir
Rushing water flowing into Frobisher Bay. Clean clear water, except for a bit of garbage in creek.
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10 July 2019
Sylvia Grinnel Territorial Park by Korice Moir
Golden/rusty-coloured rocks. Mosquitoes galore! Crow let us know s/he was there. Spiders. Butterflies.
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10 July 2019
Mouth of River in Sylvia Grinnel Park by Korice Moir
Dipped feet into river. Felt icy cold. :) Zero reading for nitrates/nitrite, alkalinity, total hardness.
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9 July 2019
Koojesse Inlet, Iqaluit by Korice Moir
Today is Nunavut Day! It is the 20th anniversary of Nunavut. Low tide, walked way out into the water. Record high temperatures today. Warm sunshine, traditional food, BBQ, pastries, chili making contest, games, lots of smiles. Ice in the water in the far distance.
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7 July 2019
Near Creekside village by Korice Moir
Creek in Iqaluit that flows past Frobisher Inn down Astro Hill. Low flow. A bit of garbage in the water.
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7 July 2019
South of Waltham by Kim Emde
Observations made to see whether there was a difference between the resurgence at the Gervais caves and the main river. There was no difference. There was a bald eagle flying around!
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7 July 2019
Gervais Caves underground channel resurgence by Kim Emde
Observations made during a Celebrate Our Rivers group paddle. Species identified include the Hickory Nut Mussel (a rare mussel), a Northern Map turtle, Northern Waterthrush, and Chickadees. Dragonflies were observed emerging from the Nyad nymph stage.
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7 July 2019
Apex, Iqaluit, Nunavut by Korice Moir
Apex Creek flows into Frobisher Bay. Very clean water. Interesting that alkalinity and total hardness did not register on the test stripes (zero reading).
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6 July 2019
Apex Beach, Iqaluit, Nunavut by Korice Moir
Sandy beach. High tide. Only took salinity reading and temperature on hike from Apex community to main part of Iqaluit. Cool clear water.
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5 July 2019
Apex, Iqaluit, Nunavut by Korice Moir
Walked from town on the tundra to Frobisher Bay. Permafrost (spongy!) mixed with mossy rocks. Mini ice chunks along the shoreline. Could also see small ice berg chunks off in the distance in the water. Clean cool water. Only one benthic macroinvertebrate (scuds?) visible in the shallow water. Did not bring salinity test on this walk.
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4 July 2019
Mimico Waterfront by Korice Moir
Beautiful morning walking along Mimico’s waterfront after sampling in Humber Bay Park. Still have very high water level.
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4 July 2019
Humber Bay Park West by Korice Moir
Lovely morning! Fifth time out testing for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper (E. coli samples) and Water Rangers (test strips, conductivity meter) at Humber Bay Park West this season. No rain, a few clouds but warm with sunshine. Both my testing colleagues saw a fox! Red with white tail they said. I turned my head but missed it. Determined to catch a glimpse next time. :) We also came across some art (see lighthouse pic) hidden amongst the trees.
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1 July 2019
Bobcaygeon Beach Park by Korice Moir
Warmest water. Sandy beach. Dog sounding like a bird.
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30 June 2019
End of dock by Kim Emde
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30 June 2019
Deep spot by Kim Emde
One loon present, many swallows feeding at water level, and many dragonflies.
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30 June 2019
Deep spot by Kim Emde
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