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BP di Su le i "A Family Tradition for 131 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 29, 1997-3 Plotting Mapping project collecting a future vital information on Lake Scugog's natural features By Chris Hall Port Perry Star ) Almost three months after they began, 23 students have nearly com- pistes an intensive mapping project of ake Scugog and the surrounding area. - According to Sandy Beaton, regional president of the Kawartha Fisheries Association (KFA), the students are taking care of a few loose ends needed to complete the pilot project. "The work they are doing is just fas- cinating; it's amazing. They have creat- ed 2 digital map of Lake Scugog," he said. = Since May 4, students from various colleges and universities have been mapping the bottom of the lake, noting the vegetation and taking an inventory of the shoreline of Lake Scugog. "It's really quite incredible. They have recorded the stumps and rocks on the bottom of the lake as far you can see out to the bottom; they have document- ed the area known as the littoral zone," said the KFA president. = Thorough inventory taken "They have also inventoried all the vegetation so we know where all the " white lilypads, duckweed and cattails are; anything we need to know, it's there. We have also mapped the entire shoreline so we know if it is sloped or how steep; where houses, docks, ramps, or boathouses are. It's really a great project." The inventory information -- the project is the first of its kind in Ontario -- will be used to be useful in further development around Lake Scugog and the surrounding area, as well as in efforts to rehabilitate Scugog's wildlife. "If someone wants to build a dock out into the lake, they can look at our report and see exactly where spawning grounds or thick weeds are; we know where all the sensitive life areas are in. the lake so hopefully no one will put a boathouse in the middle of spawning bed," said Mr. Beaton. "We are not here to prevent develop- 'ment; we are not anti-development. We are good partners with Lake Scugog," he said last Friday. With the inventory portion of the project done, Mr. Beaton says that the next step will be taken next summer. "We just did our preliminary step this summer and next year we'll try to get some rehabilitation done on the area. But, before we fix something we have to know what's there; what the state of Lake Scugog is like." When this summer's work is com- 'have dealt wi the public, he added. Over 20 students are tying up some loose ends in their mapping project of Lake Scugog. There are various crews taking an inventory of everything they see in or near the lake for future use. Here, Tania Baler, a lake crew supervi- sor, goes over some of the maps made so far. plete, the public will be able to go to the cugog Shores Museum and take a look at the result. "After the raw data is inputted -- "that's what we're doing now -- people will be able to go to the museum or to the library and get the information." ~~ Public interest is high While doing their work, students a lot of inquiries from e students were well received by the public, who were very curious as to what they were doing. The students would stop and help people identify whatever it was they were looking at; they were a positive influence in the community. | "As for the people of Port Perry who "depend on the lake they will be pieased to see that the new inventory will be a wealth of knowledge for them. As well, it will give us concrete tools to enhance and preserve our incredibly valuable resource. The whole project is a com- plete success," he said, adding that he would like to thank all the companies and individuals who sponsored the pro- ject. we B H fal ------------------ I -- 7 | LSE LE, Ie I eo Yr vy sv SRS -- meh Aad Lo A ALA AT 3 alc - B iH --- dst Service, Quality & Style Since 1881 168 Queen St., Port Perry 985-2521 FASHIONS ARRIVING DAI | 9) ¢§ - ® al= [ H £4 © idhs bil: -~ (former location of Pentlands) i.1 yao I 174 Queen St. |e Port Perry an 965-6797 BRAK Eh he is 'TY |