Healthy Streams for a Living Island
Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association is a grass roots, not-for -profit, registered charity that is focused on large-scale, community based efforts to rehabilitate aquatic ecosystems on Manitoulin Island. We bring communities together to achieve our goals via joint private and public driven initiatives. Our efforts rehabilitate and enhance water quality and the fisheries resource on Manitoulin Island and in Lake Huron.
Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world and is widely referred to as “the heart” of the Great Lakes. It contains 108 freshwater inland lakes, many of which in conjunction with its cold water springs, feed into Lake Huron, making it an extremely important spawning and rearing area for many species of salmon and trout.
Manitoulin Streams respectfully acknowledges that we are located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe peoples, including the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations. Manitoulin Island is home to unceded Anishinaabe lands, including Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory.
As an organization dedicated to the protection of water, we honour the Anishinaabe understanding of water as sacred and life-giving, and we strive to protect these waters with respect, humility, and responsibility to the next seven generations.
Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world and is widely referred to as “the heart” of the Great Lakes. It contains 108 freshwater inland lakes, many of which in conjunction with its cold water springs, feed into Lake Huron, making it an extremely important spawning and rearing area for many species of salmon and trout.
Manitoulin Streams respectfully acknowledges that we are located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe peoples, including the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations. Manitoulin Island is home to unceded Anishinaabe lands, including Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory.
As an organization dedicated to the protection of water, we honour the Anishinaabe understanding of water as sacred and life-giving, and we strive to protect these waters with respect, humility, and responsibility to the next seven generations.
Donate to the Kagawong River Relief
After the devastating 100 year flood, Kagawong River and its trail system have been greatly impacted. The sheer cliffs along the side of the trail created a funnel of all the debris directly into the river. Rock slides have covered parts of the walking trail, fallen trees were forced downstream making large pileups, and spawning gravel and larger rocks were pushed downstream causing diversion of water to the already eroded banks. The removal of this material from the trail and river is extremely costly and time consuming. The work is set to take place over the next few years. This work is being done together with the Township of Billings and many other partner groups. If you have enjoyed using the Kagawong trail and visiting Bridal Veil falls we kindly ask you to think of donating. We are already working towards our goal of $140, 000! The smallest donation will help, with all money from this fund being put towards the Kagawong River. Please use the link or the QR code below to donate.
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In the slideshow you will see:
Large piles of trees blocking the flow of the water. The walking bridge access has been washed out and some benches have fallen into the river. Rock material and potential future rock slides make walking on the trail hazardous. There are also rock bars in the middle of the river diverting the river to the riverbank which is causing more erosion. Overall this debris will cause more damage if left where it is. The spawning habitat for fish has also been greatly impacted. This debris can also alter the fishes ability to move upstream. The in-water working period is essential to avoid the crucial time the fish come to spawn so their breeding is not disrupted any more than necessary. Everyone is working as hard as possible during these times to restore Kagawong River. |
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