Volunteers
Individuals and organizations across the province volunteer to help support the Lake Partner Program.
In early winter, each volunteer receives a kit that contains the materials needed to take water samples and measure water clarity in the upcoming sample season.
The number of samples a volunteer must take depends on whether his/her lake is on the Canadian Shield.
- for an on-Shield lake, one sample must be taken each May
- for an off-Shield lake, one sample must be taken each month from May through October
Volunteers are asked to make a minimum of six (monthly) water clarity observations using a Secchi disk.
Volunteers send their samples and measurements to the Dorset Environmental Science Centre (postage is paid by the ministry).
Becoming a volunteer
If you are interested in becoming a Lake Partner Program volunteer, please complete and submit this online program registration form, or fill out the printable form and mail or fax it to the Dorset Environmental Science Centre.
Mailing Address:
Dorset Environmental Science Centre
Box 39, Dorset, ON
P0A 1E0
Fax Number:
705-766-2254
Phone number:
1-800-470-8322 (in Ontario)
1-705-766-1294 (outside Ontario)
Email:
lakepartner@ontario.ca
