Water Quality Report 2025
For a fifth year in a row, the Trent Aquatic Research Program (TARP) has shared water quality results from their work in the Kawartha Highlands region. These results add to …
Fall Hike & Forest Bathing in Catchacoma Forest
Join us for a Fall hike in Catchacoma Forest featuring guided forest bathing with Beth McKinlay, trained Forest and Nature Therapy guide. When: Sunday Sept. 29, 2024, 1PM-4PM Where: meet …
Researchers Deploy Sensor Buoy in Catchacoma Lake
On Monday, August 26, 2024, a team of researchers from Trent University’s Frost/Xenopoulos freshwater ecology lab (frostlab.ca) deployed a sensor buoy in a deep part of the lake in the …
2024 Water Quality Report
The Trent Aquatic Research Program (TARP) from Trent University has again produced their Kawartha Highlands Water Quality Report 2024 (pdf). The report covers about 30 lakes, half of which are …
Summer Nature Hike – 22 June 2024
Join the Catchacoma Forest Stewardship Committee (CFSC) for a guided nature hike in Catchacoma Forest! We will visit the wetlands and old growth, search for wildlife signs, plants and fungi …
Catchacoma Forest Winter Wonders Hike
Join the Catchacoma Forest Stewardship Committee and Wilderness Committee for our 5th annual winter wonders hike in Catchacoma Forest. Find out about what makes this old growth hemlock forest special …
Catchacoma Old Growth Forest Hike
Saturday, September 30 – 1 to 4 pm Fall is a fabulous season for exploring forests! Join the Wilderness Committee, Catchacoma Forest Stewardship Committee and Haliburton Land Trust for a …
2023 Water Quality Report
CCA has been sponsoring the work of the Trent University team from the Trent Aquatic Research Program (TARP) to sample the water quality on Catchacoma Lake. The team has been sampling lakes …
Forest Hikes for Kids – Aug 24 & 25
These hikes are led by by expert naturalists and teachers in Catchacoma Old Growth Forest. Thursday, August 24 and Friday, August 259:30 am to 12:30 pmFor 8 to 13 year …
Catchacoma Forest Stewardship Committee Update
This edition of the Catchacoma Forest newsletter includes Notes from the Field (recent exciting discoveries include a wildlife cam capture of what is likely an Algonquin wolf!), Catchacoma Forest youth …