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The Recreation Lakes Dilemma
[Note: The following was first published as a series of three columns in the January to March 2011 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright (C) 2011 Don H. Meredith Lower catch limits, draws for special licences, restricted seasons, enforced catch-and-release. These are some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Fishing, Wildlife
Tagged fish habitat, Fishing, Gull Lake, healthy lakes, healthy recreation lakes, Lake Isle, lake legislation, lake management, managing lakes, Nakamun Lake, natural shorelines, nutrient loading, Pigeon Lake, recreation lakes, recreation lakes dilemma, shoreline residents, Sylvan Lake, Wabamun Lake, Wabamun Watershed Management Council, watershed, watershed management
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Loving Lakes to Death-2
I continue my discussion about the “Recreation Lakes Dilemma” in my February Alberta Outdoorsmen column. In this chapter, I look at how lake shore development can reduce fish habitat and increase the amount of nutrients that drain into the lakes. … Continue reading
Loving Lakes to Death
In January’s Alberta Outdoorsmen, I started a series of columns on “The Recreation Lakes Dilemma” in which I describe how more and more people are attracted to Alberta’s most popular lakes to recreate and sometimes purchase a lake shore lot. … Continue reading
