Swim Drink Fish Blog
Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Swimming in Lake Ontario: Five beaches to explore this weekend
Can I swim in Lake Ontario? Is it safe to swim in Lake Ontario? But where would I swim even if it’s safe?Have you ever asked yourself one (or all) of these questions? Here are the answers and five Lake Ontario beaches to explore this weekend.
Connect with Waterkeeper this recreational water season
As you start planning your recreational water activities, here are five ways to connect with Waterkeeper.
Restoring our Great Lakes connection in 2018
When you live in the Great Lakes region, water shapes your daily life. Your health, your home and your job are a product of the lakes.This movement will help take us from an era of destruction to an era of restoration.
Here's a look at what our Great Lakes Community will talk about in 2018.
What can you do: Waterkeeper & Citizen Science
Big change requires lots of hands. One of the reasons water quality monitoring programs are some of the most popular citizen science programs is because people will show up for their beach, their favourite creek, their swimming hole, and fishing spot. They love their waterbodies and they will do what they can to protect them. Science benefits both the work being done to protect and restore swimmable, drinkable, fishable water and increase the information available to the public.
Need a Source? Swim Guide’s new iOS app can help you discover the best beaches this summer (Press Release)
Toronto, Ontario, June 26, 2017 — Heading to the beach this holiday weekend? Beach goers can access even better beach and water quality information, including service in 3 languages, with the launch of Swim Guide’s 3rd version of the iOS app: Swim Guide 3.1
Give the gift of swimmable water
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for someone you love? Dedicate a beach to someone who loves beaches as much as you love them.
After 15 years, where is swimmable drinkable fishable water today?
Waterkeeper has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of people who want to do more for their watershed. That's why, on the week of our 15th anniversary, we're turning the spotlight on them.
Introducing the new Swim Guide – the next phase in keeping you informed about your local beaches and water quality
Since its inception in 2011, Swim Guide has helped its users discover great places to swim while simultaneously helping protect their health. Today, we introduce an all-new Swim Guide website (www.theswimguide.org). It has all the same functions as the old Swim Guide, but with a few key additions.
Lake Ontario’s Best and Worst Beaches in 2015
In 2015, which Lake Ontario beaches did well? And which ones didn't?
MEDIA ADVISORY: Lake Ontario beaches improved in 2015, new Swim Guide report shows
Lake Ontario beach water quality met government standards 73% of the time in 2015, says a new report from Swim Guide (www.theswimguide.org). This is an improvement over 2014, when water quality met standards only 60% of the summer.