June 28 & 29 – See Muskoka Through Our Eyes: 2nd Annual Powwow in Bracebridge
The annual Powwow is a celebration of Indigenous traditions, a reflection of culture, and a time to honour Indigenous heritage. This gathering brings us together in unity, strength, and harmony. Annie Williams Park in Bracebridge, June 28 & 29 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Hosted by the Parry Sound Friendship Centre.
Experience the Spirit of the Powwow. Details
Past events
June 12, 2025
Georgian Bay Biosphere Mnidoo Gamii’s Climate Action Forum in Parry Sound,
Join us for the 2025 Climate Action Forum at the Charles Stockey Centre in Parry Sound on Thurs., June 12, 1-6 PM. Presented by Georgian Bay Biosphere Mnidoo Gamii.
Visit dozens of industry and partner tradeshow booths, (including Climate Action Muskoka!) to discover local climate solutions to lower your GHG emissions and reduce your costs for energy and transportation. Speak with building experts, look at EV options, consider composting, and meet new people!
- Food waste, composting, circular economy, waste repurposing, and more!
- Solar installations, retrofits, renewable energy, heat pumps, sustainable building design & construction
- Electric vehicles, EV charging, e-Bikes, sustainable transportation
June 14, 2025
Please join us for a special Earth Day 2025 screening of Later is Too Late, a film documenting the first ever National Seniors Day climate action, organized by Seniors for Climate, on October 1, 2024. Seniors, youth, Indigenous elders, and environmental and climate justice activists across Turtle Island rallied in 76 communities from Pugwash NS to Victoria BC to Yellowknife NT, as well as Huntsville ON.
Tuesday, April 22, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Huntsville Public Library
Admission is free
All are welcome
A discussion will follow. Snacks will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!
In Person: Shrinking the Lawn April 3 at 7pm
Muskoka Field Naturalists present best-selling author Lorraine Johnson at the Bracebridge Sportsplex, speaking on Shrinking the Lawn. She is the best-selling author of more than 10 books, including her most recent, A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee: Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators, co-authored with Sheila Colla.
Listen to the interview with Lorraine on the Joe Gardener Show podcast here.
Nov. 7, 2024 – Progress on Sudbury Pollution Damage Cleanup, a presentation by Dr. John Gunn hosted by Muskoka Field Naturalists in Bracebridge,
Muskoka Field Naturalists will host guest speaker Professor Emeritus Dr. John Gunn of Laurentian University, one of the principals involved in the cleanup of the Sudbury area’s lakes, wetlands and forests after they were heavily damaged by industrial mining, milling and refining operations.
The regreening has drawn international attention for its success. Dr. Gunn is the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair for Stressed Aquatic Systems and a founder of the Living with Lakes research and teaching facility.
His presentation is at Bracebridge Centre for Active Living, 54 Dominion Street, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. A voluntary donation is welcomed from non-members. More background about Dr. Gunn’s work and the project in The Sudbury Star here.
Climate Action Muskoka (CAM) invites Muskoka seniors and their friends and family to join us for a National Seniors Day for Climate event at River Mill Park on Tuesday, October 1, from 11 am to 1 pm.
Let’s talk! We see climate and biosphere changes around us. Let’s share our concerns and our hopes… Listen… Share stories… Find out about solutions… Discover what others are doing… Discuss what we can do individually and together… The Earth needs our help, our voices, and our actions.
Bring your lunch and a chair and join Muskoka seniors in conversation. It’s time for Canada’s 10 million seniors to use our influence – so that our kids and our grandkids will inherit a better world.
Seniors at over 60 locations across Canada will be participating in this Seniors for Climate event. Everyone welcome. Rain or shine.
Join us at local farmers markets this summer to talk renewable energy
Summer’s here and so are the farmers markets. Last season a few of us went to the Rosseau Market to raise awareness of the damage Big Oil is doing to the planet. The response was positive.
This year CAM plans to expand the number of markets covered and bring a positive action message promoting the Ontario Clean Air Alliance campaign to Triple Renewable Solar and Wind Power by 2035.
If you are interested in participating on one or more market days, please email Kim deLagran (kdelagran@gmail.com). Provide your email, cell number and preferred market. Possible markets are Bala (Mondays), Parry Sound (Tuesdays), Gravenhurst (Wednesdays, Sundays), Dwight (Wednesdays), Huntsville (Thursdays), Port Carling (Thursdays), Rosseau (Fridays), Bracebridge (Saturdays), Magnetawan (Saturdays). Thank you!
See Muskoka Through Our Eyes — Traditional Pow Wow: June 29 & 30
The first annual See Muskoka Through Our Eyes traditional Pow Wow takes place June 29 & 30 at Annie Williams Park in Bracebridge. Everyone is welcome!
Featuring White Tail Cree Singers, Chippewa Travellers, Spirit Wolf Singers, MC – Beedahsiga Elliot, artisans and hand-crafters, food vendors, multicultural village, workshops and demonstrations. Details
