{"id":458,"date":"2026-05-07T22:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/?p=458"},"modified":"2026-05-07T22:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:10:14","slug":"resources-from-the-natural-edge-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/2026\/05\/resources-from-the-natural-edge-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources from the Natural Edge Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 23, 2026 &#8211; Rebecca Willison, DMM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page provides the key resources shared during our Natural Edge webinar led by&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Willison<\/strong>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<strong>District Municipality of Muskoka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Natural Edge program is a follow-up to the Love Your Lake shoreline assessments conducted on Gull and Silver Lakes in 2023.\u00a0<br>Property owners who wish to improve their shoreline health can receive\u00a0<strong>free professional guidance<\/strong>\u00a0on how to naturalize and restore their waterfront in practical, manageable steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/1f449\/72.png\" alt=\"&#x1f449;\" style=\"width: 1px;\">\u00a0Use the link below to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access your personalized Love Your Lake report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Register for a free shoreline site visit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about shoreline planting and naturalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore additional stewardship information and plant sourcing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Healthy shorelines protect water quality, reduce erosion, improve wildlife habitat, and preserve the natural beauty and health of our lakes for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To get your survey code to order your LYL property report:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:stewardship@muskoka.on.ca\">stewardship@muskoka.on.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459\" style=\"width:491px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grow Me Instead Guide:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca\/resources\/grow-me-instead\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca\/resources\/grow-me-instead\/\">https:\/\/www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca\/resources\/grow-me-instead\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Natural Edge brochure:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/Environment\/Documents-and-Forms\/MuskokaTNEBrochure2025-Web.pdf\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/Environment\/Documents-and-Forms\/MuskokaTNEBrochure2025-Web.pdf\">https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/Environment\/Documents-and-Forms\/MuskokaTNEBrochure2025-Web.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Natural Edge Site Visit:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online-forms.muskoka.on.ca\/Environment-Forms\/Natural-Edge-Program-Registration\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/online-forms.muskoka.on.ca\/Environment-Forms\/Natural-Edge-Program-Registration\">https:\/\/online-forms.muskoka.on.ca\/Environment-Forms\/Natural-Edge-Program-Registration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Georgian Bay Biosphere Planting for Pollinators Guide:<a href=\"https:\/\/georgianbaybiosphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Planting-for-Pollinators-A-Guide-for-Eastern-Georgian-Bay.pdf\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/georgianbaybiosphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Planting-for-Pollinators-A-Guide-for-Eastern-Georgian-Bay.pdf\">https:\/\/georgianbaybiosphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Planting-for-Pollinators-A-Guide-for-Eastern-Georgian-Bay.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Natural Edge Native Plant Database:<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaledge.watersheds.ca\/plant-database\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaledge.watersheds.ca\/plant-database\/\">https:\/\/naturaledge.watersheds.ca\/plant-database\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muskoka Conservancy Native Plant Sale:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskokaconservancy.org\/native-plant-sale\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskokaconservancy.org\/native-plant-sale\">https:\/\/www.muskokaconservancy.org\/native-plant-sale<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muskoka Lakes Association Family Seedling Day:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mla.on.ca\/Seedling-Day\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mla.on.ca\/Seedling-Day\">https:\/\/www.mla.on.ca\/Seedling-Day<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hidden Habitat Native Plant Nursery:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiddenhabitat.ca\/store\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiddenhabitat.ca\/store\/\">https:\/\/www.hiddenhabitat.ca\/store\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide to Preparing a Shoreline Naturalization Planting Plan:<a href=\"https:\/\/watersheds.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Guide-to-Preparing-a-Shoreline-Naturalization-Planting-Plan.pdf\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/watersheds.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Guide-to-Preparing-a-Shoreline-Naturalization-Planting-Plan.pdf\">https:\/\/watersheds.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Guide-to-Preparing-a-Shoreline-Naturalization-Planting-Plan.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Natural Edge website:<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaledge.watersheds.ca\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaledge.watersheds.ca\/\">https:\/\/naturaledge.watersheds.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Natural Edge Muskoka webpage:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/environment\/natural-edge-program.aspx\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/environment\/natural-edge-program.aspx\">https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/environment\/natural-edge-program.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 23, 2026 &#8211; Rebecca Willison, DMM This page provides the key resources shared during our Natural Edge webinar led by&nbsp;Rebecca Willison&nbsp;of the&nbsp;District Municipality of Muskoka. The Natural Edge program is a follow-up to the Love Your Lake shoreline assessments conducted on Gull and Silver Lakes in 2023.\u00a0Property owners who wish to improve their shoreline &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/2026\/05\/resources-from-the-natural-edge-webinar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-enviro","tag-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}