{"id":153244,"date":"2024-04-19T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=153244"},"modified":"2024-04-19T17:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:31:22","slug":"final-ash-drive-of-the-season-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/final-ash-drive-of-the-season-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Final ash drive of the season this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>From Friends of the Muskoka Watershed<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please bring your cold, clean ash.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Saturday is Friends of the Muskoka Watershed\u2019s (FOTMW) last ash collection day until the fall. Already this year, we\u2019ve received donations of over 4000 kg of ash. We can\u2019t wait to see what the total is after our Saturday, April 20 collection day. We will be at 1062\u00a0 Rosewarne Drive, the Bracebridge landfill\/transfer station, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, we\u2019ve collected over 36,000 kg of woodstove and fireplace ash to help protect&nbsp; Muskoka\u2019s watershed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April is also our birthday month, so we are ready to celebrate. If you are thinking of supporting us with a cash donation, now is the time. Two generous supporters are matching donations as a birthday gift to FOTWM. As a result, your donation goes twice as far.(fotmw.org\/donate\/\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all the amazing volunteers and ash donors who have contributed to the work of the Friends of the Muskoka Watershed and the betterment of our shared environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use this ash to conduct research with Trent University and to restore Muskoka forests. The&nbsp; laboratory studies indicate that Muskoka ash is 25-30% calcium and has appreciable amounts of&nbsp; other key plant nutrients including potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have applied thousands of kilograms of processed wood ash to sugar maple bushes and research forests. We\u2019ve learned that wood ash neutralizes the acidity of Muskoka soils that were damaged by decades of acid rain. Preliminary research suggests that ash application to the soil increases tree vitality and growth, meaning that trees are more storm-resistant and\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>have the potential to capture more carbon! Healthier trees also can pump more water, with a positive impact on flood mitigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We require more ash, as our research is ongoing. The next drive is on Saturday, April 21. Real science takes real money, so financial support is also appreciated. 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