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Huron Expositor, 2014-08-20, Page 17—yourlifemoments.ca Marking your milestones. 1-888-786-7821 milestones.sun@yourlifemoments.ca Obituaries In Memoriam Thanks Births Celebrations More Coming Events Coming Events BLYTH FESTIVAL SINGERS WANT YOU! Registration / First Practice Weds. Sept 3, 7:00 pm. June Hill Room. Access stairs behind Blyth theatre administration building. RIPLEY OPEN MINIATURE HORSE SHOW At The Ripley Fair Grounds Saturday, September 27, 2014 Registration at 8 a.m. Show Starts at 9 a.m. Pre -Registration Welcome Halter, Showmanship, Jumping, Obstacles, Driving, Driving Obstacles, Costume and Fun Classes Open To All Miniature Horses Registered or Not - Must Be Under 38" tall. Please Call Debbie Goulding 519-395-5947 for more information or to pre -register. VINTAGE MASSEY-HARRIS/FERGUSON tractors and equipment will be featured at Mitchell Pioneer & Hobby Club's show at Mitchell Fall Fair on August 30 &31. All oth- er vintage farm equipment and automotive welcome. Information 519-348-8526. In Memoriams In Memoriams COOMBS: In Loving Memory of my My Mom & Best Friend, Thelma Coombs whom I lost Aug 18th 2001 I've copied you, Mama My words echo your voice You're my shining example The one of my choice You fashioned my dreams You painted my hopes I've learned to make knots At the end of my ropes We all learn to love, But not from a friend I learned your strength And when I should bend Mama, you've mapped the way To Heaven above By teaching me kindness By teaching me love Missing you more than ever! Love you, Chance xo P.S. I'm very Proud when people comment, I remind them of you! GRAY Marlyn October 3, 1937 - August 24, 2013 God saw you getting tired when a cure was not to be, He closed his arms around you and whispered, "come to me". In tears we saw you sinking, our hearts were almost broken, you fought so hard to stay. But when we saw you sleeping so peacefully, free from pain, we would not wish you back to suffer that again. So treasure her, Lord, in your garden of rest, for here on earth she was one of the best. So hard to believe it's been a year. We love and miss you everyday, Brian, Terry, Becky & Families In Memoriams In Memoriams SMITH: In loving memory of Mary Anne Smith who passed away 15 years ago. You said to me in your final days, "Don't forget me," I will never forget, Missing you and always near. - Maureen SMITH: Remembering Mary Anne, a loving daughter, sister and aunt who went to be with Jesus August 24, 1999. The Angels sang Amazing Grace, Jesus came down and touched your face, He held your hand and whispered low, Come with me it's time to go. The gates of Heaven opened wide, The Angels lined up side by side, A special gift was on her way, The day God took our Mary Anne away. - We'll love you always and forever. Mom, your brothers and their families :Silently, one by Ok te,„ inan the infinite . Plead ows Of ik Cann, lossonied the lovely stars, tlieforget-nte-nots of the angels. , Wednesday, August 20, 2014 • Huron Expositor 17 Infested Ash trees to be removed from Morris Dam Conservation Area Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority (ABCA) has issued a public notice that some trail areas at Morrison Dam Conservation Area, east of Exeter, will be closed in mid to late August in order to remove Ash trees that are infested by the Emerald Ash Borer invasive beetle. "A rapid decline in Ash trees is expected over the next year because of the Emerald Ash Borer," said Kate Monk, manager of stewardship, land and educa- tion with ABCA. "We will be supervising an operation to cut and fell Ash trees so they do not become a public safetyhamrd. It is safer, and the wood has value, if the trees are removed while they are stillliving' The Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive species from Asia. The insect is now well established in most of southwestem Ontario. "To date, native Ash trees have shown no ability to resist or toler- ate infestation and near 100 per cent mortality has been experi- enced in infested areas," said Ian Jean, forestry and land steward- ship specialistwithABCA. The area will be closed to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week, not just when the equip- ment is operating. A map of the trail areas to be dosed in August is included in the public notice which can be downloaded at the Ausable Bayfield Conservation website at abca.on.ca. The parking lot, pavilion area, and trails immediately south of Morrison Reservoir (Morrison Lake) will be closed to the public in mid -to -late -August in order to complete the work, according to ABCA. The two parking lots to the north of the reservoir at the ABCA Administration Centre, on the east of Morrison Line, and the Morri- son Commemorative Woods on the west of Morrison Line will remain open. All of the trails west of Morrison Line and north of the reservoir will remain open. "Ash trees make up more than 50% of the tree canopy in the affected area," Jean said. "There will be a lot of visual impact after the Ash trees are gone but the Ash canopy must be removed to reduce the risk posed by dying branches and trees:' Ausable Bayfield Conservation will plant new trees in the spring of 2015. There will be a greater vari- ety of trees introduced including Maple, Oak, Sycamore, and other native species. "Planting a mix of species should help to make the forest better able to adapt to future threats from insects or changing weather," Jean said. The forest behind, or to the east of, the pavilion (south of Morrison Reservoir) was planted in the late 1950s, following the construction of the Morrison Dam. A mix of White Pine, Red Pine, and White Ash were planted in rows. The main tree today in the plantation is White Ash. That is the tree species, which is now infested with Emerald Ash Borer. The row -planted Ash will be removed by a mechanical, fixed head harvester. The harvester can 'hand-pick' only the Ash trees in order to reduce damage to non - Ash trees. Those non -Ash trees will be retained. This type of operation also enables the log -length mate- rial to be removed from the site to be salvaged as lumber or firewood. Mechanical removal is the saf- est and most efficient method to fell row -planted trees and will reduce the amount of lime the for- est and trails are impacted, according to ABCA. Bayfield and area residents volunteer to be "citizen scientists" Tim Cumming Special to the Signal Star Several volunteers from Bay- field and area have signed up to be 'citizen scientists: These people from the local commu- nity are helping to collect water quality data along the Bayfield Main Beach. Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion staff members currently col- lect about 1,300 water samples a year, said Hope Brock, Healthy Watersheds technician. "This monitoring helps us to know if water quality is getting better or worse in different places," she said. "It would be great to sample at more loca- tions, but that is not always possible' That's where citizen science can help, according to Brock "Volunteers can provide us with more data, more often, from more locations' Citizen science often involves volunteers who assist researchers by collecting information. Ausable Bayfield Conservation provided training for the volunteers, who will collect water quality data from stormwater outfalls along the Bay- field Main Beach. The volunteers will collect sam- ples every two weeks and during rain events throughoutAugust The samples will then be ana- lyzed for concentrations of E. coli and phosphorus - a nutrient that can sometimes result in algal blooms. The data collected by the volun- teers will help project partners (Ausable Bayfield Conservation, Huron County Health Unit, and Municipality of Bluewater) to determine whether stormwater from the Bayfield area is having an impact on the beach and lake. When rain falls or snow melts during storm events, water can run off of land. That runoff could carry pollutants and degrade water quality if not properly man- aged. Algal blooms and bacteria can make the lake water not meet the standards for swimming and recreational beach use. Decaying algae can also deplete the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water, which can affect aquatic life. Brock said this citizen science program not only expands the locations for collecting water qual- ity information, but it is a chance to engage the community in watershed improvement. Volun- teers leam about how complexit is to manage stormwater The Bayfield Beach Stormwater Monitoring project helps to imple- ment the Bayfield and area community's Main Bayfield Watershed Plan. The local steering committee launched this plan last autumn. The community steering commit- tee for the Main Bayfield Water- shed Plan set a goal to improve water quality within the Bayfield River, and its tributaries. The plan offers ways to do this. These ideas include more forest cover, wet- lands, and streamside covet Many landowners can use rain barrels, create rain gardens, and use per- meable pavement to hold back- water and allow it to filter into the ground. Farmers can plant cover crops, add berms and grassed waterways, and use conservation tillage. Many actions by many people can help to reduce phos- phorus and Escherichia coli (E. coli) concentrations, according to the plan. The Bayfield and area commu- nity has already implemented some of the plan's recommenda- tions to improve water quality within the Bayfield River water- shed. Theyhave held a rain garden workshop, helped hundreds of landowners protect water quality and quantity byusing hundreds of rain barrels purchased through a rain barrel blitz, and completed a watershed wallc to identify poten- tial best management practices. You can find a copy of the Main Bayfield Watershed Plan by typing in 'Main Bayfield' into the search box at the top of the Ausable Bay- field home page at abca.on.ca and pressing 'Enter: Or, you can go directly to this link: http://www. abca.on.ca/page. php?page=bayfield-main. For more information visit abca.on.ca or phone 519-235- 2610 or toll-free 1-888-286- 2610 or e-mail using the staff contact form on the Ausable Bayfield Conservation website.