{"id":213771,"date":"2026-01-13T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=213771"},"modified":"2026-01-14T06:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:35:50","slug":"friends-of-the-muskoka-watershed-to-hold-first-ash-drive-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/friends-of-the-muskoka-watershed-to-hold-first-ash-drive-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Muskoka Watershed to hold first Ash Drive of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Please bring your cold, clean ash.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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>The Friends of the Muskoka Watershed (FOTMW) are holding the first ash collection of 2026 on Saturday, January 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1062&nbsp; Rosewarne Drive, the Bracebridge landfill\/transfer station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, the organization has collected over 36,000 kg of woodstove and fireplace ash to help protect&nbsp; Muskoka\u2019s watershed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FOTMW uses the ash to conduct research with Trent University and to restore Muskoka forests. Lab 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>Thousands of kilograms of processed wood ash have been applied to sugar maple bushes and research forests, and they&#8217;ve discovered that wood ash neutralizes the acidity of Muskoka soils damaged by decades of acid rain. Research suggests that ash application to the soil increases tree vitality and growth, making trees more storm-resistant and&nbsp;potentially more able to capture carbon! Healthier trees can also pump more water, with a positive impact on flood mitigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to know more, contact friends@fotmw.org or visit them on Saturday to talk to them about the research and future projects, or visit their website at <a href=\"https:\/\/fotmw.org\/\">fotmw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please bring your cold, clean ash.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Friends of the Muskoka Watershed (FOTMW) are holding the first ash collection of 2026 on Saturday, January 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":213788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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