Work continued over the course of the summer on the bank stabilization and water flow management of a 4 km section of Depot Creek to control the amount of sand entering the waterway and damaging the coldwater aquatic habitat for speckled trout and other invertebrate species.

The project was launched in 2017 by the Greater Nipissing Stewardship Council (GNSC) and the Nosbonsing Anglers and Hunters to repair damage caused by flooding and high flows during Hurricane Hazel in 1956.

Funding for the initial work was provided largely from the federal Ministry of the Environment and Climate Control – Environmental Damages Fund.

And again, this summer, thanks to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, $2,063 in funding was provided from the OFAH Community Conservation Fund. In 2024, the O

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