Severn Sound Environmental Association
2025 Annual Report
The SSEA Annual Report showcases measurable progress and impact, aligning our initiatives, partnerships, and community outcomes with the Strategic Plan. It provides stakeholders with a clear, transparent view of results, linking achievements to priorities while reinforcing our commitment to accountability, collaboration and environmental stewardship across the Severn Sound watershed.
2025 marked the first full year of implementing SSEA’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan. Guided by four strategic goals, SSEA advanced trusted science, strengthened partnerships, empowered communities, and demonstrated leadership across the watershed.
Through Discover, SSEA delivered applied science and technical expertise to address key environmental challenges while enhancing access to monitoring data and contributing to Great Lakes reporting. Through Connect, we strengthened collaboration with municipalities, Indigenous partners, and community groups to drive coordinated action. Through Empower, SSEA supported landowners, youth, and residents through education and hands-on stewardship, including through special funding for the Hogg Creek area. Under Lead, SSEA advanced invasive species planning, strengthened governance, built staff capacity, and increased engagement with decision-makers.
Together, these achievements reflect meaningful progress and strong momentum, positioning SSEA for continued leadership and impact across the Severn Sound watershed.
Executive
Director
& Chair Message
Executive Director’s Message:
Advancing Stewardship
Through Collaboration and Community Action
In 2025, SSEA continued to advance practical, science based solutions that protect our watershed and support resilient communities. Our work this year reflects the power of collaboration across municipalities, volunteers, educators, and residents to create meaningful, lasting impact.
Together, we strengthened source water protection, grew our successful fundraising efforts to new heights, advanced regional flood resilience with the launch of Flood Ready Severn Sound supported by a grant from Intact Financial Corporation’s 2025 Municipal Climate Resiliency Grants, and informed land use planning through natural heritage expertise and technical guidance. Our stewardship programs continued to grow, empowering community members of all ages, from students planting native species at local schools to volunteers restoring habitats and opportunities for farmers to protect the watershed.
We also expanded our scientific leadership and data accessibility by installing new monitoring signage and modernizing reporting tools. These efforts, along with new funding secured for future initiatives, reinforce our role as a trusted partner in environmental protection and climate resilience.
Thank you to our staff, municipal partners, volunteers, and community members for your continued commitment to a thriving Severn Sound watershed. Your collaboration and passion make this work possible.
Julie Cayley, Executive Director (left)
Board Chair Message:
Strengthening Our Shared Commitment to the WatershedThis past year highlighted once again how valuable our shared commitment is to the Severn Sound watershed. SSEA continues to bring municipalities together in a way that is truly unique, and the results speak for themselves. Whether supporting science-based decision making, strengthening climate resilience, or expanding community stewardship, SSEA remains a trusted partner that helps each municipality do more than it could alone. The Staff were successful in raising over $470,000 in external funding in 2025, a huge accomplishment and amazing leverage of our municipal dollars.
What stands out to me this year is the growing reach of SSEA’s work. The organization continues to evolve while staying grounded in its core mission. The dedication of staff, the support of our municipal partners, and the involvement of residents and volunteers all contribute to the steady progress we see across the watershed.
Thank you to everyone who plays a role in this partnership. Your commitment ensures that Severn Sound remains a healthy, resilient, and thriving place for our communities today and for the future.
Danielle Alexander, Board Chair (right)
Programs & Projects
Environmental Monitoring
In 2025, SSEA conducted comprehensive monitoring across open water, inland lakes, tributaries, groundwater, streams, invertebrates, and climate. This work strengthened watershed protection and equipped municipal partners with reliable data to identify risks and make informed decisions.
Land & Water Stewardship
SSEA’s planting programs boosted biodiversity, improved air and water quality, and strengthened habitat connectivity across member municipalities. SSEA expanded on-the-ground restoration efforts and community focused initiatives to enhance climate resilience and engage residents throughout the watershed, including two pilot initiatives, the Hogg Creek project and the Dock-to-Dock project.
Drinking Water
As the Source Protection Authority for the watershed, under Ontario’s Clean Water Act, SSEA safeguarded local drinking water through science-based policy, education, and outreach. It also served as Risk Management Official/Inspector for eight municipalities, implementing the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan policies.
Sustainability
Sustainable Severn Sound advanced local climate action by equipping partner municipalities with the tools, knowledge and support to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, while strengthening sustainable practices. As Associate Member to the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program for all eight municipalities, SSEA connected communities to funding, resources, and collaborative opportunities, empowering leaders to implement lasting environmental solutions and protect the Severn Sound region for future generations.
Invasive Species
SSEA continued to lead the watershed in invasive species monitoring, management, and education through targeted initiatives and partnerships, helping to protect local ecosystems and biodiversity.
Habitat Restoration
SSEA supported pollinators, improved biodiversity, and built community connections to the environment through projects that focused on naturalizing shorelines, schoolyards and public green spaces, creating lasting environmental benefits while engaging landowners, students, volunteers and municipalities in hands-on stewardship.
Planning & Evaluation
SSEA worked closely with member municipalities to advance policy planning to protect the natural elements that make Severn Sound a great place to live, work and play. We participated in pre-consultation meetings and provided input on various development applications from a Risk Management, natural heritage and water quality perspective, including reviewing environmental impact studies, when requested by municipalities.
2024-2029 Strategic Plan
The 2024 – 2029 Strategic Plan guided all aspects of SSEA’s work. 2025 marked its first full year of implementation, the four interconnected goals—Discover, Connect, Empower, and Lead—shaped priorities and aligned efforts across the organization. Through this framework, SSEA advanced trusted science, strengthened partnerships, empowered communities, and demonstrated leadership across the watershed.
Throughout the year, the plan served as a practical guide helping SSEA address priority and emerging issues, support informed decision‑making and communicate its impact to partners and the community.
This report is organized by strategic goal, highlighting how 2025 activities contributed to advancing SSEA’s vision for a healthy, resilient Severn Sound watershed.
Mission: Leading and galvanizing action to protect the lands and waters of the Severn Sound area through sound science, collaboration, and partnerships.
Strategic Goal 1: Discover
SSEA is the trusted hub for accurate, up-to-date information on the Severn Sound Area, valuing all knowledge and experience, and driven to provide leading edge science for informed decision-making.
What we did in 2025
- Secured and initiated a $40,000 project to develop a report on the transition from the Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan into the Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP), supporting knowledge continuity and future Great Lakes reporting (see spotlight story below).
- Delivered 496 Risk Management Official activities to support source water protection and regulatory compliance, including site visits, inspections, pre-consultation meetings, reviewed 71 development applications, responded to 126 inquiries and issued 284 prohibition reminder letters to reduce risk to municipal drinking water sources.
- Completed Phase 2 of the Severn Sound Municipal/Roadside Phragmites Management Project by developing a comprehensive management plan for municipally owned phragmites identified through Phase 1 mapping, advancing coordinated and effective invasive species response.
- Provided natural heritage expertise through participation in pre-consultation meetings and review of development applications, reports and environmental impact studies for 41 sites, supported informed land-use planning and protection of ecological features.
- Modernized water quality monitoring by implementing rapid reporting for inland lakes and open water sites using new monitoring technologies, publishing results within 48 hours of field visits. More than 200 rapid reports were released, supporting early identification of changing lake conditions and blue-green algae blooms.
- Installed 20 monitoring signs with QR codes at monitoring lakes to increase accessibility to scientific results and empower community members to better understand local lake health.
- Successfully monitored 114 long-term climate and water quality/quantity sites throughout the watershed.
Spotlight Story: Severn Sound – From Area of Concern to Active Member in the Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP)
Severn Sound was designated an Area of Concern (AOC) in 1985 due to poor water quality caused by nutrient enrichment and algal overgrowth. Through more than 20 years of coordinated restoration under the Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan (RAP), supported by all levels of government and the community, the area achieved a major milestone with its delisting in 2003, becoming the second of 43 AOCs to do so. A key factor in this success was the Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA), now an innovative partnership that continues today as a Joint Municipal Service Board guiding watershed management.
Since delisting, SSEA has played a central leadership role in the transition from remediation to long-term monitoring and stewardship. As an active Partnership Member in the LAMP since 2022, SSEA has contributed to local monitoring and management expertise to basin-wide Great Lakes priorities. While the region is recognized for its high ecological value, ongoing threats such as invasive species and climate-change impacts require continued vigilance. In 2025, SSEA was engaged by the Canada Water Agency to document its successful governance model and lessons learned providing guidance for other AOCs working toward sustainable recovery.
Strategic Goal 2: Connect
SSEA is a point of connection for agencies and municipalities in the Severn Sound area, a place for collaboration and communication.
What we did in 2025
- Collaborated with Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) Foundation, joined by Dr. Premek Hamr and SSEA board members to survey 20 waterways for crayfish and support invasive species management (see spotlight story below).
- Agriculture Advisory Committee convened to discuss agriculture-related project progress, feedback and upcoming projects.
- Partnered with Member of Parliament (MP) Chambers on a six-part video series educating the community on invasive species.
- Strengthened visibility and youth engagement by hosting MP Chambers for discussions with summer staff about environmental career pathways and collaboration on an invasive species video series to raise public awareness.
- Demonstrated SSEA’s scientific leadership by hosting Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Dunlop and the newly appointed Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy for a field-based monitoring demonstration, highlighting applied science supporting environmental decision making.
- Intact Foundation awarded a $200,000 grant to SSEA to support community flood risk review through Sustainable Severn Sound.
- Connected with MPP Saunderson (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) regarding infrastructure needs in Severn Sound municipalities in order to ensure water quality and de-listing status is maintained and clean drinking water is protected.
- Received $295,000 in funding through the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative by the Canada Water Agency to launch Smart Water Watch in early 2026, a citizen science program that connects SSEA, community members, academic partners and municipal partners to improve early detection of changing lake conditions and expand public participation in protecting local waters.
- Attended external events fostering partnerships including Ontario Federation of Agriculture Georgian Bay boat tour as speaker; Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture summer meeting to co-promote agriculture stewardship programming; Muskoka Summit on the Environment; Township of Tay open house; Georgian Bay Forever shoreline cleanup; and North Simcoe Soil and Crop Improvement Association (AGM).
- SSEA increased community connectivity through distributing 8 media releases; 313 social media posts; increasing followers by 9% and increased social media engagement by 22% and through attending/hosting 152 events.
Spotlight Story: Strengthening Invasive Species Management Through Partnership
The OFAH Foundation has been a key partner supporting SSEA invasive species program, by providing expertise, field support, and “Hit Squad” students that increase SSEA’s staff and outreach capacity. With the support of the OFAH Foundation, over 140 municipal properties, lakes, and waterways have been surveyed, identifying 135 invasive species and actively managing 22 priority species, including phragmites, buckthorn, garlic mustard and Himalayan balsam.
Beyond fieldwork, the OFAH Foundation has played an important role in education and community engagement, working alongside SSEA at public events and providing educational materials. Their contributions have been especially critical in invasive crayfish monitoring, including locating initial populations of White River Crayfish, refining monitoring protocols, as well as training and educating SSEA staff and volunteers. This strong, collaborative partnership continues to enhance the effectiveness and reach of invasive species monitoring and management efforts in the Severn Sound watershed.
Strategic Goal 3: Empower
SSEA is an inclusive, diverse, and accessible organization that empowers others to contribute and make a difference.
What we did in 2025
- Completed the Watershed Stewardship – Hogg Creek project, empowering landowners and community members through education, stewardship guidance and hands‑on restoration. (See spotlight story.)
- Provided technical support and site‑specific guidance to municipal partners and coordinated biodiversity enhancements including the planting of more than 1,348 native trees, shrubs and wildflowers and installation of habitat features at 21 municipal sites across the watershed through the BEE Parks project, which engaged 33 volunteers who contributed 69 volunteer hours.
- Engaged approximately 550 students through Project SSEED by delivering school presentations and coordinating hands‑on planting of 1,030 native plants at six local schools, supporting youth learning and action to enhance biodiversity in schoolyard habitats.
- Piloted the Dock-to-Dock project, aimed at engaging local communities at their lake and promoted healthy lakes by providing education, information and free stewardship resources. Conducted 14 site visits across 3 lakes, distributed 38 educational packages and engaged with 20 community members at the Bass Lake Educational Booth.
- Supported community-led stewardship through the tree seedling distribution and community tree planting programs, distributing 9,080 seedlings to 150 participants and planting 4,130 seedlings with the support of 171 volunteers.
- Hosted a community Open House with hands‑on activities and guided learning opportunities to increase watershed awareness, improve accessibility to environmental information and empower residents of all ages to engage in local stewardship efforts.
Spotlight Story: Empowering Stewardship in the Hogg Creek Watershed
In 2025, SSEA completed the Watershed Stewardship – Hogg Creek project, a year‑long initiative focused on empowering landowners and community members to take meaningful action to protect and enhance local habitat and water quality. The project combined education, collaboration and hands‑on stewardship to support long‑term environmental care across the Hogg Creek watershed.
Working with conservation groups, stewardship partners and volunteers, SSEA engaged community members through workshops, site visits and outreach offering practical, site‑specific guidance. In total, 114 people participated in person and over 6,900 were reached digitally. Stewardship efforts included planting 2,737 native trees, shrubs and wildflowers, restoring and enhancing four hectares of land.
Landowners received tools and resources to support ongoing stewardship including information on land protection options and sustainable land management programs. Investments in citizen science equipment and monitoring kits continued to support community‑based monitoring and engagement into 2026 and beyond, extending the project’s benefits well past its formal completion.
Strategic Goal 4: Lead
SSEA is a leader.
What we did in 2025
- Launched Flood Ready Severn Sound, a two-year regional flood resilience initiative supporting municipalities with assessing and addressing flood risks associated with extreme weather and climate change. (See spotlight story).
- SSEA continued to advance municipalities through Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Partners for Climate Protection framework. With SSEA’s support, seven partner municipalities achieved Milestone 4 – Implementation. Council deputations and reports updated municipalities on their successful implementation of their Local Climate Change Action Plan.
- Secured new funding from provincial, federal and partner programs to support stewardship, habitat enhancement, agriculture and nature initiatives, and invasive species management strengthening SSEA’s capacity to delivery priority projects in 2025 and beyond.
- Recognized local Environmental Champion Award recipients to celebrate leadership in watershed stewardship, elevated on the ground action and reinforced SSEA’s role in recognizing and inspiring environmental leadership across the region.
- Delivered a Drinking Water Source Protection 101 deputation and a deputation on Little Lake water quality update to Midland Council to strengthen understanding of municipal drinking water protection responsibilities, ongoing monitoring activities and support informed governance decisions.
- Advanced drinking water source protection for municipal drinking water systems by supporting MECP approval of source protection requirements for the proposed Cassell Drive (Springwater) system and continuing technical review and coordination for additional systems in Penetanguishene, Tiny, Severn and Orillia.
- Conducted visual waste audits at 40 sites across 8 municipalities to support municipal climate action plans by identifying new opportunities to divert recyclable materials and organic waste from landfill.
- Completed a third‑party review of the Joint Municipal Service Board agreement and core funding model to improve clarity, consistency and alignment with current governance best practices while maintaining the agreement’s original intent and confirming the strength of SSEA and its current funding model. StrategyCorp Final Report
- Modernized quarterly reporting by integrating infographics to support more accessible, engaging, and easily understood communication of SSEA’s work and data.
Spotlight Story: Leading the Charge on Flood Preparedness
In 2025, SSEA launched a two-year initiative, the Severn Sound Watershed Community Flood Risk Review, known as Flood Ready Severn Sound. Supported by the Intact Municipal Climate Resilience Grant, the initiative is a proactive, collaborative approach to reducing and preparing for flood risk associated with extreme weather and a changing climate before emergencies occur.
The initiative brought together partnering municipalities, conservation authorities, agricultural interests, emergency management, Indigenous partners, Parks Canada and funding partners. This collaborative structure was intended to support consistent, informed and regionally aligned approaches and shared priorities to flood preparedness and response.
SSEA shared early insights at the Simcoe Emergency Response Conference in October 2025, strengthening regional awareness and readiness. In 2026, the project will expand through community open house events to gather local knowledge and lived experience related to flooding, alongside field visits to document spring flooding conditions. These efforts paired technical assessment with community insight, supporting practical, locally relevant strategies to build long-term flood resilience across the Severn Sound watershed.
Historical and Community Impact
For over 30 years, the SSEA has led efforts to restore and protect the Severn Sound watershed. Guided by the Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan (RAP), this work contributed to the delisting of Severn Sound as an Area of Concern. Today, that legacy continues through ongoing monitoring, partnerships and community engagement.
As priorities evolved to long-term stewardship, SSEA continued to lead coordinated, science-based programs and community partnerships across the watershed. Since 1997, community planting programs have established more than 423,000 native trees, shrubs and wildflowers, strengthened shoreline resilience, enhancing habitat and biodiversity and improved aquatic ecosystem health.
This progress reflected strong collaboration among local partners and landowners. Ongoing initiatives, such as open houses, outreach events, school projects and volunteer programs continue to provide meaningful opportunities for community involvement.
Together these efforts reinforced a shared commitment to environmental stewardship ensuring the legacy of restoration and protecting the watershed is sustained.
Recognizing Environmental Leadership
Community impact is also reflected in the individuals and groups who lead by example. Through the Environmental Champion Awards, SSEA recognized outstanding commitment to environmental stewardship across the watershed. These awards celebrated contributions ranging from long‑term scientific leadership and municipal sustainability initiatives to volunteer action and youth‑led innovation. In 2025, SSEA introduced the inaugural Severn Sound Guardian Award, a posthumous tribute created to honour enduring leadership and legacy contributions that continue to inspire environmental action across the region.
Together, the stewardship legacy, ongoing community engagement and recognition of environmental leadership demonstrated how the foundations established through the RAP continued to shape a resilient, community‑supported approach to watershed protection, one that looks forward while remaining rooted in shared history and long‑standing collaboration.
2024 Environmental Champion Award Recipients
Recognized at the 2025 Partners Reception
- Severn Sound Guardian Award (Posthumous Tribute): Carrie McIntyre
- Severn Sound Environmental Legacy Award: Todd Howell
- Severn Sound Student Environmental Champion Award: Julia Johnston, Annabel Whyman
- Severn Sound Environmental Stewardship Champion Award: Robert Coulas
- Severn Sound Environmental Sustainability Champion Award: Briana Dean
Financial Summary
The SSEA is committed to financial transparency, accountability and responsible stewardship of public resources. Financial management practices align with accepted municipal accounting standards and are administered by the Treasurer Municipality, the Township of Tay.
Annual Audited Financial Statements are reviewed and approved by the SSEA Board before being made publicly available. For transparency and accessibility, audited financial statements can be viewed on the SSEA website: https://www.severnsound.ca/about-us/meetings/
These financial practices support SSEA’s ability to advance its strategic goals by delivering trusted science, strengthening partnerships, empowering communities and demonstrating organizational leadership across the Severn Sound watershed.
Governance
2025 Board Members
SSEA Board Chair (2025)
Danielle Alexander
Councillor, Township of Springwater
SSEA Board Vice Chair (2025)
Suzanne Marchand
Councillor, Town of Penetanguishene
SSEA Board Exec. Committee Member
Mark Taylor
Councillor, Township of Tiny
SSEA Past Board Chair - Exec. Committee Member
Steffen Walma
Councillor, Township of Tiny
SSEA Board Member
Barry Norris
Deputy Mayor, Township of Tay
SSEA Board Member
Bill Meridis
Councillor, Town of Midland
SSEA Board Member
Lori Hutcheson
Councillor, Township of Oro-Medonte
SSEA Board Member
Kristian
Graziano
Councillor, Township of Georgian Bay
Severn Sound Source Protection Authority Board Member (Only)
Brian Bochek
Councillor, Township of Georgian Bay/ Councillor, District of Muskoka
Acknowledgments
The SSEA extends its sincere appreciation to the many individuals, organizations and communities whose support, collaboration and commitment made our work possible in 2025. Protecting and enhancing the Severn Sound watershed is a shared responsibility and SSEA is grateful for the collective efforts that contribute to a healthy and resilient region.
Municipal Partners
SSEA thanks its member municipalities for their continued collaboration, leadership, and commitment to protecting and enhancing the Severn Sound watershed.
- Township of Georgian Bay
- Town of Midland
- Township of Oro-Medonte
- Town of Penetanguishene
- Township of Severn
- Township of Springwater
- Township of Tay
- Township of Tiny
Volunteers and Community Supporters
SSEA gratefully acknowledges the many volunteers and community members whose time, commitment and care supported stewardship efforts and engagement across the watershed in 2025. Through hands-on participation, local knowledge and ongoing support, these individuals play a vital role in advancing watershed protection and strengthening community connection across the Severn Sound region.
Funding Partners
SSEA gratefully acknowledges the financial and in‑kind support of the following funding partners whose contributions helped advance watershed science, community engagement and environmental leadership throughout 2025.
- BioTalent Canada – Career Starter Program, Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
- Canada Water Agency – Post-Delisting Report
- Commonwell Insurance – LEAF Fund
- Conservation Ontario – Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program – Marginal Lands
- County of Simcoe Forestry
- Federal Canada Summer Jobs (Service Canada)
- Federal Government – Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative
- Great Lakes Fishery Commission
- Huronia Community Foundation – Community Forward Fund, Smart and Caring Fund
- Intact Foundation – Municipal Climate Resiliency Grant
- Invasive Species Centre – Invasive Phragmites Control Fund, Microgrant
- Lake Huron Georgian Bay Community Action Initiative
- Midland Rotary Club
- NRCAN – 2 Billion Trees – Capacity Building Stream
- Phragmites Management Area (PMA) Lead – Invasive Species Centre
- Pollinator Partnership Canada – Native Seed Grant
- Provincial Great Lakes Local Action Fund
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundatio
Community & Partner Organizations
SSEA extends its sincere thanks to the community and partner organizations whose collaboration, expertise and shared commitment contributed to environmental stewardship and collective impact across the Severn Sound watershed in 2025.
- Climate Change Charter Working Group
- Conservation Ontario
- Copeland Forest Friends
- Couchiching Conservancy
- County of Simcoe
- District Municipality of Muskoka
- EcoMedic Ecosystem Restoration Services
- Georgian Bay Biosphere’s ICECAP
- Georgian Bay Forever
- Georgian Bay Hunters and Anglers
- Georgian Bay Métis Council
- Georgian College
- Great Lakes Ecoregion Network
- Great Lakes Fishery Commission
- Healthy Hogg Creek Committee
- Huronia Land Conservancy
- Huronia Woodland Owners Association
- Invasive Species Centre
- Lake Huron Partnership
- Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
- Local schools: École publique Saint-Joseph, École secondaire Le Caron, Élémentaire Catholique Sainte-Croix, Elmvale District Secondary School, Georgian Bay District Secondary School, Huronia Centennial Elementary School
- Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
- MTM Conservation
- Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
- Ontario Farmland Trust
- Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
- Parks Canada
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Climate Change Exchange Committee
- Watersheds Canada
- Friends of Wye Marsh
2025 SSEA Staff
Longterm:
Julie Cayley – Executive Director
Melissa Carruthers – Manager Source Water Protection, RMO/RMI
Michelle Hudolin – Manager Watershed Resilience
- Lex McPhail – IT Manager/GIS Applications Specialist
- Nicole Stott – Corporate Administration Coordinator
- Judy Limoges – Financial Services Coordinator (Treasurer) (part-time)
- Olena Volik – Water Scientist/ Limnologist
- Olena Volik – Water Scientist/ Limnologist
- Paula Madill – Ecosystem Technologist
- Nikki Priestman – Watershed Health Specialist
- Patrick Jackson – Invasive Species Program Coordinator
Contract:
- Jon Main – Sustainability and Climate Action Coordinator
- Jennifer France – Climate Risk and Resilience Specialist
- Travis van Engelen – Tree Plant Program Specialist
INTERNS:
- Jacquelin Laurin – Biodiversity Enhancement Intern
- Kirsten MacLeod – Watershed Stewardship and Engagement Intern
- Paige Marchand – Shoreline Stewardship Intern
- Emma Maurice – Biodiversity Enhancement Intern (part-time)
Seasonal:
Abby Goneau – Lake Stewardship and Habitat Technician
Alyssa Kakridonis – Office Administrative Assistant
Keira Knicely – Environmental Field Technician
Jaymie Stephenson – Communications and Outreach Assistant
Olivia Tully – Environmental Field Technician
Emma Yetman – Invasive Species Technician (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters supported position)
